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This story is a collaboration between ProPublica and APM Reports. When the final numbers showed that St. Louis had reduced its murders last year while other big cities were hitting records, city officials said their success was due to smart use of crime data and effective anti-violence programs. But over the past two years, St. Louis […]

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“I should have known better, and I deeply regret and I apologize that my actions hurt others,” she said in a statement.

Steve Mackin has been with Mercy since March 2017 and has held a variety of roles in the hospital system.

Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Big Bird and Kermit the Frog – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed

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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to a seat on the Supreme Court, she said Wednesday, becoming the first Republican to pledge her support for …

For decades, local law enforcement agencies have blown off requests from the FBI and DOJ to report use of force incidents by officers. This has led to a very incomplete picture of force deployment in the United States — a form of proxy opacity that has allowed agencies to ignore problematic cops and problematic actions. […]

(NOTE LANGUAGE) The Red Hot Chili Peppers will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, and the LA band has a true emotional connection to those particular…

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A teenager is dead and a woman seriously injured in a collision on Highway 50 near Union, Missouri.

Nguyen's modern Asian restaurant, called Snō, is slated to open this summer in the Tower Grove South neighborhood.

New research reinforces a startling truth: St. Louis County’s 89 local governments have inconsistent building codes that cause confusion and higher costs, discouraging investment and growth. The new study shows no other metro area nationwide manages building codes like the scores of fragmented local jurisdictions in St. Louis County, or with the same negative combined effects. This is why a dozen partner organizations launched Safer + Simpler St. Louis County, a coalition committed to our region’s…

According to The Wrap, the app that rolled out on President’s Day has seen a 93% decline in downloads since launching on Feb. 22.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 1 a.m. Thursday in the northbound lanes of the interstate, just north of Imperial Main Street.

As part of the pact, the professional golf tournament said it could host some of its own events at the historic golf course in future years.

St. Louis police said the shooting occurred just before 3 a.m. in the 4000 block of Laclede Avenue.

The newly published report seeks to provide a blueprint on how the region can close the digital divide, offering “preliminary estimates” on the investment needed to achieve that goal. The analysis shows closing the digital divide will require an investment of several hundred million dollars.

Some of the biggest items in Gov. Mike Parson’s $47.3 billion budget proposal won’t be in the plan House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith will bring up for discussion on Thursday. On Tuesday, Smith distributed a 52-page list of changes he would like to see, including major cuts to how federal stimulus funds are used […]

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