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Lightning strike caused a fire at a home in De Soto, Missouri, resulting in damage to the garage and electrical system, but no injuries were reported.

St. Louis Public Schools and other districts in the St. Louis area are adjusting dismissal times and canceling after-school activities due to potential severe weather on Monday.

"We need to get our arms around all we are spending on ... legal fees," said Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, the sponsor of the new measure.

The accidental exposure of student information from Missouri’s MOScholars program has reopened a broader fight over how much scrutiny the state’s private school voucher program should face. After The Independent reported last week that student names, schools and parent email addresses were accessible through the underlying data of a spreadsheet posted by the Missouri State […]

Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care desert. “You know, I have families calling me every day looking for spots, and we’re full in Jefferson City until August of 2027,” Rexroat […]

Recently, columnist Janice Ellis asked the question: “Who is the real Republican Party? Look at how it governs.” As the Missouri state chair for Our Republican Legacy, here is my answer. The Republican Party belongs to history, not to one man. The principled Republicans and conservatives are still here. And we’re not going anywhere. There […]

The National Weather Service by 6 a.m. Monday said quarter-size hail was spotted south of Belleville, and hail as big as 2 inches was reported in Farmington.

A south St. Louis shop is hoping to make an old-school photography experience new again. St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz takes you behind the scenes at ‘Analog.’

ST. LOUIS - We are waking up to rain and thunderstorms Monday morning. These storms are producing frequent lightning, heavy rainfall and some hail. Scattered rain and a couple of thunderstorms will continue past sunrise through about 9 a.m. with a gradual decrease in coverage and intensity. That’s round one of Monday’s weather. Our main [...]

Lindsey Buckingham is giving fans a little insight into what inspires him to continue to create new music. The rocker broached the subject in a video posted to Instagram, captioned,…

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Headlines from the April 27, 1926, front page include: Forrest Ferguson freed of embezzlement charge.

A new U.N. report maps how extreme heat is tearing through every layer of the global food system — and mostly overlooks the people at the heart of it.

To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling clears the way for state court proceedings in the decades-long dispute over the pipeline crossing between Lakes Michigan and Huron.