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A Squishmallow is a cute, plush, pastel-colored stuffed toy that has evolved into a collector's item. But are they the next Beanie Baby?…

In 1932, after Missouri lost three congressional seats and state lawmakers deadlocked over redistricting, all candidates for the U.S. House ran on a statewide at-large ballot. In the August primary, there were 56 Democratic candidates, 29 Republican candidates and 13 Socialist Party candidates seeking nomination for the 13 available seats. All 16 incumbents ran for […]

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ST. LOUIS - Police say a man choked and killed a 34-year-old woman who broke into his south St. Louis home. Investigators said the woman broke into a house at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday along Dunnica and Gustine Avenues. The man then put the woman in a chokehold killing her. Police arrested him and are [...]

EDWARDSVILLE - At 6:48 p.m. Saturday, Edwardsville Fire Department responded to a fire call at the Edwardsville Car Wash at 1100 North Main Street. Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford said firefighters arrived to find fire in the control room and storage rooms of the car wash. "North Main Street was closed down from approximately 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, due to fire apparatus operating on scene," the chief said. "Edwardsville Police did a great job controlling traffic. Edwardsville Street Department assisted by spreading salt on the ice that was created on East Union Street and in the parking lot during the firefighting efforts. "The fire was brought under control by 7:30 p.m. and all units had cleared the scene by 8:30 p.m. Edwardsville Fire Department was assisted by Glen Carbon, Wood River, Collinsville, and Troy Fire Departments. No injuries were reported." The fire cause and origin are under investigation per standard protocol, the chief added. "Edwardsville Fire Department

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ST. LOUIS - Temperatures will reach the 60s by Monday afternoon. Rain comes in Monday night with a chance of thunderstorms. Tuesday will start off wet but will dry out by the afternoon. The next system comes in Wednesday and brings us winter weather through Thursday. The St. Louis area is expecting accumulating snow. FOX [...]

We are the United States of America. At least, that is who we have always claimed to be. But are we? Have we ever been? Considering where we are today, and the state of our public discourse, it begs the questions. The brazen and hateful divisions playing out in almost every aspect of American life […]

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - Four people are in custody after leading Cahokia Heights Police on a chase early Monday morning. The chase started at about 1 a.m. when officers attempted to stop a car that did not have its lights on. The driver sped off. Officers chased the vehicle until it crashed at Water Street [...]

Police said it happened at about 11:30 p.m. along Goodfellow Boulevard at Sherry Avenue in north St. Louis as the man was walking across the street. The driver left the scene.

Famine grips the country, but ruthless lawyers are smelling profit.

A nation of exceptional bullies and hypocrites

Joe Biden wants to unfreeze Afghanistan’s financial assets to hand them over to 9/11 families while Afghans themselves continue starving.

2022 has gotten off to a flying start for St. Louis founder, Bash Jones, who joined SeedScout and headed West to meet investors and launch Homeplan, a personal home management platform.

Cat Taber of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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“We always used to say, ‘Leave the jersey in a better place because the club will be here a lot longer than you will.’”

ALTON – Kendall Lavender and the Marquette Explorers recently took on the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins. For the Explorers, it was the final conference game of the season, and the Explorers came out on top with a final score of 54-46. Lavender had a solid passing game and finished with nine points total. Lavender has been a key component of Marquette Catholic's success this season. Kendall is a Tucker's Automotive Marquette Catholic Male Athlete of the Month for his efforts for the Explorers in this game and the season overall. “It felt good,” said the junior point guard when asked how it felt to win the last conference game of the season against Father McGivney Catholic. With their team having a tough time at part of the game, the Marquette Blue Crew and Explorer teammates helped the home team rally to a key boys basketball conference victory. But just how much did Lavender’s fans and teammates help with that win? According to the 6-foot star player,

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For some reason a chart of pedestrian deaths has been making the rounds in my Twitter feed: I replotted the chart to show pedestrian deaths per capita, which looks like this: This is very peculiar. Whether you look at the raw data or whether you adjust for population or vehicle miles driven you get the ...continue reading "Why did pedestrian deaths suddenly turn upward in 2009?"

ROXANA – The Marquette Girls Basketball team are officially IHSA Class 2A Regional Champions. The Explorers team secured their first regional girls basketball championship since 2018 after their convincing, 65-48, victory over the Staunton Bulldogs on Friday. One of Marquette’s standout players was senior #4, Abigail Williams. Williams finished the night with nine points and a victory she will never forget. “This means everything to us," Williams said. "We have wanted this since our freshman year! I wanted this so much more after I didn't play my sophomore year because of my ACL injury and then last year due to Covid. I know this means a lot, especially for the seniors.” Due to the winter storm on Thursday, the Regional Championship game had to be rescheduled for Friday night. Marquette friends, family, and Blue Crew were all able to show up because of the weather delay, and the added fans made for an electric atmosphere. “It was awesome! They definitely

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PIASA - It’s always special to play on Senior Night, and for Southwestern High School boys basketball guard Carson Cooley, he had been dreaming of it for a long time. He mentioned that he was nervous to start the game and called it a little scary. Carson did seem a little tense in the early going but he transformed in the second half in the recent Piasa Birds boys basketball game against Litchfield. He put up an astonishing 25-point performance to make sure he will never forget the night. His side was trailing the Litchfield Purple Panthers 30-24 at halftime but with his help, the Piasa Birds came storming back to tie it up at 42 after three quarters. “I was thinking we’re right back in this, like let’s go, let’s win this game. I really wanted that win tonight,” Cooley said after the game. In the end, his excellent performance wasn’t enough as Southwestern lost the game 68-61. The Piasa Birds lost a close one to East Alton-Wood River

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BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial High School girl’s basketball team is moving toward the sectional semifinals on Tuesday after beating the Jersey Panthers last Monday 60-40 and East St. Louis this past Friday 64-58 in overtime. The Eagles meet Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the CM Sectional. Lending a huge helping hand in both CM games was junior guard Aubree Wallace. She scored 17 points on the night and shot lights out against Jersey and directed the offense against East St. Louis. She drained five three-pointers in the 20-point Jersey victory and helped her team continue their postseason run. Aubrey Wallace is a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of the Month for CM. The Eagles led by a score of 23-7 after the first quarter but that lead shrunk down to only five points when the score was 30-25 before halftime. “We started off good and then in the second quarter it kind of went downhill a little bit. We weren’t making our shots and our defense

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Communities across the St. Louis region are experiencing an increase in car thefts and break-ins, and it's raising concern.