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The shelter was forced to close in 2017.

Two Wood River schools are closed for at least 6-8 weeks, and possibly much longer, after the Feb. 4 fire caused smoke damage throughout the building.

The agency, which runs Metro Transit, turned down the idea in 2020.

MONROE COUNTY, Ill. - A home was completely lost to a fire in Hecker, Illinois Tuesday morning. The fire broke out at a home located on West Monroe Street at about 6 a.m. Chris Egner is the homeowner. At the time the fire started, Egner said all he saw was black, and then he got [...]

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The 29th annual Purina Pet Parade returns to St. Louis' Soulard neighborhood this Sunday, February 20 and our tails are wagging. The parade kicks off St. Louis’ Mardi Gras party season and will feature hundreds of outrageously costumed pets and their owners, all decked out for charity.…

In 2011, Dawn Huston, a 45-year-old woman from the small western Missouri town of Marshall, sold weed to an undercover Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper. In a series of small deals, she unloaded about five ounces of cannabis – worth about $500 – before being arrested.…

Watch the writers discuss the special issue, which investigates how outsourcing, monopolies, and just-in-time manufacturing broke our supply chains.

This story was originally published as a collaboration between Investigate Midwest and Watchdog Writers Group. The American Farm Bureau Federation calls itself the “voice of agriculture,” a slogan it trademarked in 2007. But as the divide between agribusiness and small farmers has grown in recent decades, a unified voice of agriculture has become harder to […]

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ST. LOUIS - Two luxury cars were stolen from a Carvana in Hazelwood early Tuesday morning. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Phantom Drive. Investigators said the thieves stole an Audi A5 and a Jaguar F-TYPE. Police said the thieves arrived to the scene in their own luxury car, a white BMW. FOX [...]

The soldiers who used deception to defeat Hitler in World War II have finally received the Congressional Gold Medal — nearly 80 years after they served in what’s become known as the “Ghost Army.”

ST. LOUIS - Tuesday will have a sunny, warm, and breezy afternoon with highs in the upper-50s. It will be very warm overnight. Expect warm and windy conditions Wednesday. The next system moves in bringing rain by Wednesday afternoon. High temps will be in the 60s. Rain will be heavy at times with a chance [...]

Decision to ban sale of leaded aviation fuel triggers pushback from FAA and pilots.

COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois State Police (ISP) District 11 has announced a Trooper arrested Juan Martin Mercado, a 30-year old male from Peoria, IL who was wanted for questioning for Predatory Criminal Sexual Abuse involving a 14-year-old female and was also a suspect in a parental abduction of a five-year-old female. On February 12, 2022, ISP District 11 communications received a call from the Peoria Police Department about trying to locate a GMC Yukon that was driven by Mercado. At approximately 3:02 a.m., a District 11 Trooper observed a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle in question and conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Packers Avenue in St. Clair County. The driver, Juan Martin Mercado was taken into custody without incident and the five-year-old female was taken into protective custody. Mercado was transported to District 11 headquarters and custody was turned over to the Peoria Police Department. The juvenile is in the process of being reunited

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Armed carjackers targeted a man on his newspaper route early Tuesday morning in west St. Louis County. Police said the 57-year-old man was attacked while delivering newspapers just after 2 a.m. He was at the intersection of Ladue and Lindbergh when two armed males approached his vehicle. The victim sensed [...]

Temperatures in 499 counties across West, Northeast, and upper Midwest US have already breached 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit.

Falls for seniors over age 65 are the leading cause of hip fractures, brain injury, and death from injury.

Journey is gearing up for a lengthy U.S. trek with Toto dubbed the 2022 Freedom Tour that kicks off on February 22 in Pittsburgh. Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain tells ABC…

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The leader of LaunchCode, the St. Louis nonprofit that offers tech training, argues that Missouri must reinstate a tax credit to boost the state's technology industry.

By projecting an image of expertise and empathy, McKinsey’s ‘thought leadership’ helps the firm preserve and perpetuate its power.