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St. Louis has a long history of believing that demolition will solve all of its social and economic woes. The 20th century saw the demolition of entire neighborhoods like the riverfront, Kosciusko, Mill Creek Valley, and Carr Square. James Neal Primm’s Lion of the Valley notes that the Post Dispatch declared that the city “voted […]

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The 4-by-8-foot plot at the Boyle-Laclede Community Garden was a gift to Tatiana from her grandson's friends, who’d heard that she was an avid gardener.

WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River High School senior track and field star Noah Mason is one who loves training, whether it is for track and field or in martial arts. Noah has been running track for two years now and says that his favorite thing about it is having to put in all the work needed to run races. Noah is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Oilers. "Throughout high school, I have been able to develop the ability to stay focused to help me accomplish my goals which I got from track to break PRs," Noah said. Outside of track Noah is also a black belt in tae kwon do. His other hobbies include wrestling, art, music, carpentry, and drama club. Noah also succeeds inside the classroom being a National Honors Society member, academic challenge participant, and vice-presidential scholar thespian. He plans on attending Illinois State University where he thinks he'll study engineering. He does not plan to continue running track during college but

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A prison warden urged her supervisors to illegally tamp down the use of family leave by Missouri prison workers

Two Missouri students and three Illinois students have advanced past the quarterfinals of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

When Brandon Cousins reported what he thought was a weather-related pothole to the transportation department, they told him it was instead a man-made problem.

Enjoy St. Louis Cardinals baseball at Busch Stadium.

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Did I wake up on Mars today? Last September Texas passed a law that allowed the government to enforce speech codes on private companies like Facebook and Twitter. These companies would be required to host speech they didn't want, a bit of state coercion so wildly unconstitutional it was a wonder the ghost of James ...continue reading "The Supreme Court’s conservatives take a dive on the First Amendment"

It's part of a long-awaited $120 million redevelopment of part of the Wells Fargo Advisors campus downtown.

The breakfast and lunch spot took over the former Quincy Street Bistro space in the Princeton Heights neighborhood.

The new series Pistol, which debuted Tuesday on Hulu, is all about explosive rise and tragic fall of pioneering punk band the Sex Pistols. Based on founding member and guitarist…

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This spring, The Monkees' Micky Dolenz and The Rascals' Felix Cavaliere have teamed up for several joint U.S. concerts dubbed "Legends Live!," and the famous singers have two more co-headlining…

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She was found safe by police on May 20.

ST. LOUIS - The New York Times put Missouri wine country on its list of budget-conscious vacation options. The publication wrote, "the region along the Missouri River, about an hour’s drive west of St. Louis, was called “Rhineland” by German immigrants in the 19th century when they arrived and began planting grapes." They also spoke [...]

U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver, both Missouri Democrats, are pressing executives of GKN Aerospace to answer questions about the U.K.-based company's plans to close its Hazelwood plant next year, and how the jobs can be kept in St. Louis.

The district, in a 2020 consent decree, agreed to identify and enroll homeless students, and provide necessary services to ensure they have access to education.

ALTON - Dave Braasch (above), president of Alton Memorial Hospital, accepts a Perseverance Award at the Chamber Choice Awards on May 25. The awards luncheon was hosted by the Riverbend Growth Association. The hospital was honored for its courageous efforts during the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the tireless devotion exhibited on a daily basis by an excellent staff of more than 900, the physicians as well as the volunteers, Alton Memorial has taken on the worst that COVID-19 could throw at it and continues to provide excellent care – to all of its patients, families, and the communities that it serves.

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Beautiful weather will settle in through Saturday. Then, from Sunday into the middle of next week the pattern will become more turbulent with several rounds of thunderstorms possible.