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The former director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources discusses the unprecedented buyout effort in lead-contaminated Herculaneum, Missouri, in 2003 — and what we can learn from that effort today.

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, a reboot of the original show, premiered today on Apple TV+, and coinciding with its debut, a soundtrack has been released via digital formats.…

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Coast Guard team offers stability and flexibility

District officials say state laws back up their authority to set rules that help maintain a safe school environment.

"Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" runs March 8-10 at the Fox Theatre. Win with Five at the Fox!

The move restarts a case against Jeremy J. Garnier, a day after a St. Louis County judge dismissed it because a prosecution witness was unavailable.

St. Louis voters to decide on bond issue for projects such as a new 911 dispatch center, jail improvements, street paving and trails.

Two days after framing Missouri's "balanced response" to the COVID-19 pandemic as a success, Governor Mike Parson announced in a press release that the federal government is sending military medical personnel to St. Louis to relieve strained hospital staff.

"In Missouri, we took a common-sense approach to the pandemic, never shut down businesses," Parson said in his State of the State address on Wednesday.…

St. Louis hospitals straining to keep up with a record-breaking number of COVID-19 cases will get some relief in the form of a military medical team. A 40-member team will begin arriving at BJC-Christian Hospital in North St. Louis County on Wednesday, a news release from BJC HealthCare stated. The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task […]

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As abortion access continues to be targeted by various states, including Missouri, a partnership between the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and the Hope Clinic for Women has built a solution: A logistics center to help patients overcome barriers to abortion access.

Known as the Regional Logistics Center, the organization operates as a call center that can connect patients with existing resources like abortion funds — and even arrange travel and lodging while they wait for care.…

Barry Manilow enjoyed a little surprise when enjoying dinner with songwriting partner Bruce Sussman at a New York City restaurant Thursday night.  According to Page Six, once the patrons figured out the legendary singer was…

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Former Great Circle employee pleaded guilty to abusing child with autism at Webster Groves campus.

Former Winfield, Missouri, police chief Betty Frizzell discusses how a toxic stew of mental illness, opioid abuse and domestic violence set her family on a tragic path — and her efforts to fight for her sister, who is now serving a life sentence for murder.

A county official said jail staff have "worked hard to monitor symptoms, provide regular testing" and take other steps amid the pandemic.

After Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that he planned to sue school districts that require masks, he’s now following through on that promise. On Friday, Schmitt started tweeting lawsuits his office has filed against school districts across the state, including several in the St. Louis area: Affton Brentwood Dunklin R-5 Fort Zumwalt Francis Howell Ladue Mehlville Rockwood R-VI School District of Clayton St. Charles R-VI St. Louis Public Schools Schmitt's lawsuits demands schools…

A new Fed analysis sheds light on which categories of workers used the pandemic as an opportunity to retire earlier than planned.