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St. Louis' NASCAR push came down to a half-day of private meetings with big-name CEOs and the most powerful people in St. Louis sports.

A second 18-year-old woman had been charged in connection with a murder outside an O'Fallon, Illinois restaurant last weekend.

Hardy's story of perseverance in the face of Stage 4 stomach cancer inspired people all over the country. He was 22 years old.

The Class of 2022 perseveres through a pandemic to earn their degrees and diplomas.

You don't need to wait for a bustle in your hedgerow or believe all that glitters is gold in order to find a stairway to heaven. However, you do need to look to the west – west St. Louis County, that is.

ALTON - Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Derek Richardson expressed some strong pride for how a group of firefighters handled an early Friday morning fire/rescue situation on Hillcrest. “We were dispatched to a house fire on Hillcrest at 12:17 a.m. Friday,” he said. “Dispatch reported Alton Police were on scene, and two people were reported to occupy the house, along with three dogs. When I arrived on scene, I saw Alton Police Department escorting the second occupant out of the house. The first occupant had already made it out. Neither occupant needed emergency medical treatment. “It was reported by the Alton Police Department and bystanders that one of the dogs ran out of the house and down the street before Alton Fire arrived on the scene. After extinguishing the fire, the Alton Fire Department members did a secondary search, and crew members Engineers Sissom, Pruitt, and P. Campion found and rescued both dogs. Both dogs needed help breathing. AFD crew

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St. Louis' Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a single in the ninth inning. He has reached base safely in a career-best 34 games in a row.

In 1992, Jim Talent was a nerdy, 30-something policy wonk with wire-rimmed glasses and a head of brown anchorman hair looking to skip a rung on Missouri’s political ladder and …

Jail staff denied Drexel Starks’ request for urgent medical care and neglected his obviously declining health, his mother, Margaret Starks, alleges in lawsuit.

On Thursday, June 16, the Soulard Community Improvement District – in partnership with Soulard SBD and Alderman Jack Coatar – will host a public open house to share results and initial recommendations of a Soulard Traffic Calming Study, which was conducted in late 2021. The goal of the study is to improve pedestrian safety by […]

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 5:00 PM, the Soulard Community Improvement District (the “District”) will hold a public meeting to consider and act upon the matters on the following tentative agenda and such other matters as may be presented at the meeting and determined to be appropriate for discussion at […]

SPRINGFIELD - The United States and Illinois flags are displayed at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 30, 2022. The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor J.B. Pritzker that all person or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of Memorial Day. Around the immediate region, at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, 2022, Alton will have its annual Memorial Day Parade in Upper Alton. Also that night, the annual Memorial Day Sunset Ceremony is at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the United States National Cemetery in Alton. The morning Alton Memorial Day Parade is one of the oldest in the country with a 155-year time frame.

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Set in the late 1970s, August Wilson’s first play in his 10-play cycle of 10 decades of history in Pittsburgh takes place in the midst

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In the end, it was Marcus Ericsson.