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The Wirtz family, which has long been involved in liquor distribution and owns the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, is further consolidating its distribution business through a deal for one of St. Louis' largest privately held companies.

In a new memoir being published this month, Valerie Bertinelli opens up about her relationship with her late ex-husband Eddie Van Halen and shares what happened during his final moments.…

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The system also paused last week for a day because of the overwhelming number of requests.

This story was originally published by the Missouri Independent.

Marijuana reform in Missouri has been a hotly contested topic since at least 2016, as thousands of entrepreneurs and commercial entities have competed for access to commercial licensing.

In 2018, the New Approach Missouri campaign won the support of 66% of Missouri voters to put a medical marijuana program into the state’s Constitution.…

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For a second year in a row, the Grammy Awards will not take place on January 31 as originally planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ABC News confirms the Recording…

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Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois has named a new executive director to replace Ronda Sauget, who left the economic development group in October.

Music-industry veteran and Lollapalooza co-founder Ted Gardner has died. The news was first announced by Anton Newcombe of the band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who Gardner had managed. According to…

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The first St. Louis County Council meeting of the year saw the approval of a mask mandate and the promise of a lawsuit from Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

The council voted to require masks in an ordinance along party lines as the omicron variant surges, causing record-breaking cases in the community. Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, D-5th District, introduced the legislation last night.…

The pho-centric Vietnamese restaurant Pho Long will move a short distance on Olive Boulevard.

St. Louis lawyer says governor’s pardon entitles him to the immediate return of his guns and refund of fines.

‘Our hospitals are overwhelmed. We are tired. We are close to breaking. We need quick action.’

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The districts decided back in December to make masks optional. But with COVID cases on the rise, school officials have reversed those decisions.

It will mark Arzola’s fourth pop-up ahead of its grand opening in Benton Park, in the space previously occupied by Ernesto’s Wine Bar.

Overwhelmed by rising COVID-19 cases, BJC HealthCare announced Wednesday that it is postponing all elective surgeries effective January 6.

The hospital system is contending with more than 500 COVID cases, leaving nurses and staff "stretched to their limits" amid a wave of infections that's seen the St. Louis region break case records on back-to-back days.…