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Missouri officials are urging residents to prepare for extreme cold and possible snow this weekend as a winter storm approaches, with temperatures expected to drop sharply and dangerous wind chills expected.

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in challenging potential Biden-era grant fraud and supporting the EPA’s cancellation of billions of questionable grants.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has helped raise money for a cancer charity in his hometown of Birmingham, England.The BBC reports that a guitar he donated to Birmingham-based Heartlands Hospital Charity…

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The most stolen vehicles in Missouri are the Ford Pickup, Hyundai Elantra, and Chevrolet Pickup, with vehicle thefts reaching 495 per 100,000 residents, ranking 6th in the nation.

MINERAL POINT, Mo. - The Potosi Correctional Center announced Thursday that an inmate has died in their facility this week. According to officials, 76-year-old Dennis Irby died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday from apparent natural causes. Irby had been in the Potosi Correction Center since Dec. 14, 2005. He was serving a life sentence without parole [...]

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Saturday and Sunday in the St. Louis region for a highly-anticipated forecast that includes strong snow chances and extreme cold this weekend.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office processed 1,123 REAL IDs and the Cook County Clerk’s office issued 412 vital records during the first Saturday of expanded hours at the REAL ID Supercenter and the Clerk’s downtown office. The expanded Saturday hours launched January 17 ahead of TSA’s new $45 REAL ID penalty, which takes effect on February 1. The effort is aimed at reducing wait times, minimizing hassle and ensuring Illinoisans can secure

For decades, the city has focused its plows on main thoroughfares and left most side streets to melt on their own.

GRAFTON – The National Memorial of Military Ascent being built in Grafton recently got a $50,000 boost from the Jersey County Board. At the Jan. 20, 2026 Grafton City Council meeting , members of the Jersey County Board donated $50,000 towards the completion and promotion of the National Memorial of Military Ascent. Jersey County Board members in attendance included Chairman Gary Krueger and Finance Chairman Kara Ontis, as well as Jersey County Tourism Board Chairman Mark Wagner.

After years of debate, revisions, and regulatory review, a long-planned residential development in Wildwood has cleared its final hurdles and is now moving into active construction—illustrating both the challenges and persistence required to deliver new housing in West County’s increasingly constrained development landscape. A company tied to McKelvey Homes has paid $5 million for more […]

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The Eagles are celebrating a new musical milestone.The band revealed on Instagram that their compilation album Their Greatest Hits 1971-75 has just been awarded a quadruple Diamond certification by the Recording…

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Below-freezing temperatures are expected to stick around through January and into early February, meaning any snow that falls could stay a while.

The Board of Aldermen voted 6-0 on Tuesday night to approve the plan.

The St. Louis region is preparing to see several inches of snow blanket the city throughout the weekend. The timing of this upcoming weather is likely put a damper on any plans.

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State leaders who want to curb the increasingly violent arrest tactics of immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere are struggling to push back. They’ve promised civil rights legislation that could offer alleged victims another route to courts, ordered up official tribunals to gather video and other records, or asked cities to refuse requests to […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised Thursday his newly established “Board of Peace” will not “be a waste of time,” just after the leaders of several countries signed its charter at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.  Trump, who has been vocal about his hopes to one day win the Nobel Peace Prize, said he […]