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A gas fireplace, heated bathroom floors, and closet built-ins are just a few of the unit’s features.

When Jason Bibb needs to illustrate just how difficult it is to get into the Corner Bar's (571 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles; 636-724-9060) legendary cocked-hat bowling league — a tradition that dates back to at least the 1940s, if not all the way back to 1875 — all he has to do is point to his own situation.

ST. LOUIS - Thieves targeted cars in west St. Louis overnight. They broke into six or seven cars in the parking lot at Nick's Pub on Manchester and Sulphur Avenues. The thieves also got away with one car. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Jason Maxwell was at the scene. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with [...]

When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her South St. Louis home had been remodeled. But then the nurse called to say her son’s blood lead level was dangerously high — five times the level federal […]

The post Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids appeared first on Missouri Independent.

ST. LOUIS - A man turned the tables on a would-be carjacker early Monday morning in south St. Louis. The victim told FOX 2 he was on the phone in his car parked along Connecticut Street at Roger Place when a man tried to open his car door. That's when the victim pulled out his [...]

A years-long impasse over increased funding for charter schools was finally broken in the Missouri Senate, leaving proponents optimistic the legislation could finally make its way to the governor’s desk. Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-Manchester, unveiled a new funding mechanism last week to close a discrepancy in the amount that charter schools are funded versus traditional […]

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When I was a kid a 1970s filling (gas) station was a small corner location with a few pumps and a small interior. Inside they might have a vending machine or two. They also did some automotive work, like tire repairs, in the shop portion of the building. Restrooms were ...

A new report reveals how U.S. agencies and conservation organizations have supported the violence.

ST. LOUIS - Showers and some storms are in the area Monday. It will be windy with high temperatures in the low-60s. There is a slight risk of strong to severe storms south of metro St. Louis. The main threats come from damaging winds and large hail. There is a chance of showers Tuesday, but [...]

A Franklin County woman who pleaded guilty to her involvement in the January 6 Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday.

Rural communities are concerned about losing agricultural land in a region long-defined by its farming roots.

Missouri Senator and member of the Conservative Caucus Bill Eigel is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. Eigel joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about his thoughts on how Missouri should draw its congressional redistricting map. Eigel has been a proponent of a 7-1 majority Republican map, though he ultimately did vote on a map that would likely send six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington. Eigel also spoke on the state of the Senate as well as what he hopes to accomplish this session.

Envy of None, Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's new band, released its self-titled debut album on Friday, April 8. The project came together after Andy Curran, veteran Canadian band Coney Hatch's…

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A band of 20-year-olds have made headlines disrupting football games, the Baftas, and now oil facilities across the UK. But what do they want?

America's Gerry Beckley has debuted a second advance song from his upcoming solo album, Aurora, a tune called "Tickets from the Past" that he co-wrote with his co-founding America band…

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Unions must create a massive, dedicated project to assist workers like those at the Staten Island Amazon warehouse.

As an example of the promise of long-term investment in child care and early learning, it was wildly successful. But the money runs out soon.

Republicans’ culture-war legislation is both wedge-issue politics and a subjugation of women and minorities.

It doesn't get much simpler than this.

Totally unexpected, rare artifacts from the farm of James Compton Sutton, Sr. for your viewing pleasure! A little over a year ago I made two related posts, the first of which was titled, Rarer Than Rare.  The subject was not only an astonishing photograph of James Compton Sutton, unseen by anyone in our town for […]