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The omicron variant was detected in 32 of the 57 wastewater samples collected on Dec. 20, including seven in St. Louis County and five in St. Charles County.

Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments at the same time health officials warn the omicron variant will bring thousands of new COVID-19 cases. Missouri reported almost 10,000 new coronavirus infections Monday, making December the second-worst month of the pandemic […]

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Winston Calvert, chief strategy officer and chief adviser to Page, will become CEO of the Alvin Goldfarb Foundation, a local philanthropy.

Former inmates initially sued the city in 2017, alleging ‘hellish’ conditions at a city jail.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday that troopers worked 310 total accidents during the period from Thursday through Sunday.

As of Monday afternoon, just 14 flights in or out of St. Louis Lambert International Airport were canceled.

The seven-day average of new daily COVID cases in St. Louis County is now at 661, according to health data

The Missouri State Highway Patrol made 67 arrests for driving while intoxicated.

The East Alton restaurant’s last day of business will be Friday, Dec. 31, according to a social media post. It will be replaced by a pizza restaurant that will open in March.

988 was chosen because it is similar to 911, which is used for other emergencies.

The $52 million, 2.2-mile trolley debuted in November 2018, offering service from Delmar Boulevard entertainment district to Forest Park.

The buyer, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, said the deal will expand its holdings in the distribution industry.

The Tigers are scheduled to open SEC play Wednesday at Kentucky.

New Year's Eve concerts include Maggie Rose, Morgan Page, Greensky Bluegrass, Dirty Muggs, Jake's Leg.

None of the workers were injured in the incident

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at …

The Feds say the trolley's operators must come up with a plan by Feb. 1 that includes resuming at least four days of service per week.

St. Louis' food scene got a lot of national (and international!) love in 2021. Here are the five biggest headlines stuffed with openings and big-time rankings.