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It was the first time the Cardinals have swept the Yankees in a regular season series.

Police are still investigating a building that collapsed in Litchfield Saturday which trapped 20 people and injured several women and children.

St. Louis won its season-high seventh straight in a slugfest that took 4 hours, 25 minutes — the longest nine-inning game in the majors this season.

A Troy, Missouri man died Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle crash along Highway 94 in rural St. Charles County.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The American Red Cross provided shelter Saturday night for 17 people who were impacted by recent flooding in the St. Louis area. Since first opening shelters in the metro starting on Tuesday, July 26, the Red Cross has provided for a total of 249 overnight stays. One shelter remains open at St. Vincent Community Center, 7335 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Louis, MO., 63133. The Red Cross in partnership with local and state disaster assistance organizations and the State of Missouri Emergency Management will provide services at three additional Multi-Agency Resource Center dates starting Tuesday, August 9 for those impacted by recent flooding. These centers (MARCs) are “one-stop shops” for people needing assistance to recover from flooding. Three Additional MARC Dates: Days: Tues., Aug. 9, Wed., Aug. 10, and Thurs., Aug. 11 Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Location: Friendly Temple, 5515 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., St. Louis, MO 63130 Who: Services

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The crash happened at 2:00 p.m. near Highway DD and Highway 94.

The floods from three weeks ago left a lot of home and business owners alike struggling on their own to manage and clean up.

Sunday’s multi-agency flood relief center marked the seventh such event since torrential rains destroyed cars, flooded homes and killed at least two people.

A Troy man died Sunday when his motorcycle struck a car head-on, in a no-passing zone.

MADISON COUNTY - Johna Murphy and Skylar Touchette seem to be perfect choices for this year’s Miss Madison County Fair Pageant queen and runner-up. Skylar also was Miss Heart of Heirtlieb and the People’s Choice. Murphy, of Troy, was so "thrilled" to win the Miss Madison County Fair Pageant. “I was surprised; I am over the moon to win,” she said. This is my second pageant. I would like people to know they are more than welcome to invite me to any event, and I will try to be there.” Skylar was equally excited to walk out with three awards. She said she is a small-town girl from Edwardsville, and she was also thrilled with the honors. “All the fellow contestants were so nice and loving to me,” she said. Both girls said the Miss Madison County Pageant was a wonderful experience, and they encouraged others in the county to enter next year.

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $369 billion for energy security and clean energy.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate, along party lines, passed a sweeping energy, health care, climate and tax package Sunday afternoon, following an overnight marathon of votes that resulted in just a handful of notable changes to the legislation. The 755-page bill was passed after Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie in the evenly divided Senate. […]

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