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St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia will receive $5 million in Illinois state funding for improvements to airfield access that officials say will support aircraft maintenance providers at the airport.

Officials with nonprofit Forest Park Forever and the city of St. Louis are asking for feedback on plans to operate Steinberg Skating Rink year-round, possibly with a beer garden.

As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift card program to incentivize COVID-19 vaccines. But months later, just …

Kelley had been head of the nonprofit Downtown STL, which, with four other organizations, merged Jan. 1 to create Greater St. Louis Inc. She had held the role of senior vice president there.

Deputies and detectives arrived to find 18-year-old Kiley Kennedy on the ground. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The case is now a criminal investigation.

Spire STL Pipeline appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn a lower-court ruling that outlined evidence of self-dealing in its construction of a controversial natural gas pipeline in the St. Louis area.  The pipeline has been in operation since 2019. But this summer, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit […]

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Styx and REO Speedwagon will sail away together next year on a U.S. co-headlining tour, and they're taking Loverboy with them as their special guest. The Live & Unzoomed Tour…

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There's a 50% probability inflation won't dissipate quickly next year unless the central bank phases out its bond-buying program, according to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Proposals include requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before an abortion and raising criminal penalties for illegal abortions, according to reports.

In this 2018 talk from the TEDxStLouis archive Antoinette Carol speaks at on how elements of design can build strong equitable communities for the Black and Latinx population. She believes designers and creative experts are the way forward for a better community. 

The owner of a Metro East car dealership has purchased a 116,000-square-foot former Kmart building next door.

Growing up on 22 acres of fields and forests in western Michigan, graphic and exhibit designer Sarah Aman found her inspiration in nature and art. Her fascination towards animals and their environments fueled her desire to preserve, protect and share it with everyone. Our family depends on your family It was not nature that is […]

Johnny Cash, Chico, Roo, Houdini and Eddie — a group of cows deemed the St. Louis Six after escaping a slaughterhouse — are now available for hugs.

The Gentle Barn (9171 State Road Y, Dittmer, 636-285-7686) offers cow hugging therapy. Guests who are feeling stressed — whether from COVID-19, the holiday season or just life in general — can book an appointment to hug the cows.

A press release from the Gentle Barn details that animal therapy can improve cardiovascular health, reduce blood pressure and release endorphins to “produce a calming effect.”

“We will meditate with the cows, spend time hugging them, and cuddle with them,” the Gentle Barn’s website reads.…

"It's a new species. It's like hitting King Tut's treasure in Missouri is what that's like," curator Guy Darrough said.

Motown legends The Temptations will continue their 60th anniversary celebrations next year when they release a new studio album titled Temptations 60 on January 28. The 12-track collection includes the…

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