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St. Louis task force doctors on Tuesday cautioned that COVID-19 rates have risen in the St. Louis region, though not as steeply as this past winter.

The boy returned safely Tuesday, police said.

ST. LOUIS - A woman was shot in the hip in south St. Louis Wednesday morning. The incident happened at about 7:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of Pennsylvania just off of Broadway. Police were at the scene. It is unknown at this time what led up to the shooting. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner [...]

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The opioid crisis is still described by many as a secret hidden in plain sight. A recent project at a community college in Illinois tried to bring that secret into the light.

On May 25, 1986, a melting pot of Midwesterners from mayors and movie stars to the children of the inner city and the farmers of the Mississippi Valley joined hands through Illinois and Missouri in Hands Across America.

This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon. Beto Lugo-Martinez is a grassroots activist who advocates for clean air. A big part of his work is fighting the expansion of “gas guzzling” vehicles and making sure that historically underserved communities receive infrastructure updates, partly to encourage driving an electric vehicle in Kansas City. […]

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South St. Louis County couple loses an oak tree, gains a bear sculpture.

The local chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus was sharply criticized by some members for endorsing Jane Dueker, a candidate for St. Louis County executive.

Held by Koplar Properties since 2007, hopes for 1711 Locust in Downtown West were buoyed recently with the start of rehab of the Butler Brothers building across the street. The property was listed for sale for $100k (Koplar paid $385k in 2007 according to city records) and under contract in April. Now city records show […]

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ST. LOUIS - St. Louis area leaders have been reacting to the tragedy in Texas. Multiple leaders including St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, and Missouri Governor Mike Parson have all expressed sadness regarding the horrific mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 [...]

Three of the candidates debated on WGN (Channel 9); three others on WMAQ (Channel 5) and Telemundo.

WASHINGTON — Another grueling summer disaster season is arriving, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is under intense pressure even as its portfolio balloons, it pleads for more money from Congress and criticism comes on several fronts. The agency manages more than 300 disaster declarations a year, a dramatic increase from the average of 108 […]

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It wasn't always like this. Some 15 millennia ago, we were noble, fearsome creatures. We traveled in packs, hunting our prey with fierce determination.

St. Patrick's Day, late 80s or early 90s at Harpo's on the Landing, with KSHE stickers

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Three state employee labor unions hoping to preserve the merit system for their members told the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday that a law passed in 2018 doesn’t alter existing contracts. Under the law, most state employees lost protections that included grievance procedures to protest disciplinary actions and a requirement that the state have a […]

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