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St. Louis County police said potential explosives have been located in a pick-up truck in Fenton Thursday afternoon.

An innocent man died late Wednesday afternoon in a crash involving a driver who was attempting to evade St. Louis County police officers, who were attempting to stop the vehicle for suspected drug activity.

Crews took a break on Thursday to celebrate Construction Awareness Week. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month.

Paul McCartney recently launched his Got Back tour of the U.S., and in the latest installment of his "You Gave Me the Answer" Q&A feature, he fields questions about the…

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Join NBM’s Sittin’ on the Porch on Thursday Nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! Players of all levels are encouraged to come jam with

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Seven of 12 grand jurors wrote a letter to the presiding judge in the 22nd Judicial Circuit asking for stiffer penalties on St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.

This evening the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office announced that a jury found 58-year-old Tommie Coffer Jr. guilty of first degree murder for killing Geneva Richardson, 94, at her home in Florissant, Missouri. The murder happened in December 2017 when Coffer was working in Richardson's home providing night-shift elder care. Over the course of that month, Coffer wrote $7,000 in Richardson's personal checks to himself.

In an update Thursday afternoon, police identified the victim as 25-year-old Arriell Dixon, a St. Louis resident.

The commission has issued three “no action” findings since April.

JERSEYVILLE - The drive-thru construction at Germania Brew Haus’s Jerseyville location has been slightly delayed, but owner Jared Brynildsen said that “it is being load-tested currently and should be open on Monday, May 9, should all go well.” Once the drive-thru construction is complete, Brynildsen said this location will open for its full business hours, which will start earlier than other Germania locations. “This location will open earlier than our other locations due to the earlier departures for most of the residents,” Brynildsen said. “We want to serve the community and to do that, we must be open when they need it. We are shooting to be open no later than 5:30 a.m. once we go to full hours.” Progress is still being made on the exterior, but Brynildsen said it’s been slowed down by factors like rain and pandemic-related manufacturing delays. He said the location’s “signage and awnings should be up very soon,”

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A few days ago, Motherboard revealed they were able to purchase the location data of visitors to Planned Parenthood clinics for just $160 from a company named SafeGraph. While SafeGraph refused to comment at the time, they’ve since written a blot post announcing they’ll be ending the practice. But not without spending much of the […]

The press release said they are not sure how long the closure is expected to last.

Kick off your weekend at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park! Each Thursday Night at the Museum will be the most fun, engaging, uplifting, thought-provoking, perspective-shaping night

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May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month! We will be celebrating on social media by introducing you to some of the Delmar Loop’s Asian/Pacific American business owners who have contributed not just to our community but to the region. Visit us on Facebook or Instrgram  

A jury convicted a St. Louis County man Thursday on criminal charges for fatally beating and stabbing a 94-year-old woman in his care.

TROY/MARYVILLE - Employers need employees. High school students need jobs. The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce knows employers. Triad High School knows students. So, the first High School Student Job Fair was born. “This event concept came together in about 30 minutes,” said Dawn Mushill, Executive Director, Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce. “I think we all knew there was a need and it was just a matter of figuring out the logistics”. Figuring out the logistics meant bringing together Triad teachers Todd Grigg and Stephanie Potthast, and Mushill. The Chamber knew they had the member businesses and the Triad staff knew they had the venue and the students. Putting it on paper and orchestrating the details were next. First, the students. They were asked to preregister online for the event and submit their general information into the portal provided. Mr. Grigg and his staff worked with the students to put together

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BELLEVILLE – For the third year in a row, Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Company (NYSE: AWK), has received the J.D. Power award for ranking highest in customer satisfaction among large water utilities in the Midwest according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM. Illinois American Water also ranked #1 in 2021, 2020 and in the first year of the J.D. Power Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study in 2016. Illinois American Water President Justin Ladner commended employees for their commitment to customers. He said, “Our employees have a service-focused mindset and place our customers at the center of everything they do. Every day, our team strives to deliver excellent service at a good value, not for recognition, but because it is the right thing to do. To be recognized three years in a row is an incredible feeling for all of us. I am very proud of our team.” The J.D. Power 2022 U.S.

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