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Christmas is a time for joyfulness and goodwill toward all. Several organizations across the St. Louis metro area are providing meals or food resources for underserved members of the community.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - A man from Maryville faces seven total felonies in two cases for a string of retail thefts at the Glen Carbon Lowe’s and Edwardsville Target. Among the items stolen are two Christmas trees, holiday decorations, a fireplace, and much more before he tried to flee from police. Christopher J. Ottensmeyer, 48, of Maryville, was charged on Dec. 16, 2024 with six counts of retail theft over $300, each Class 3 felonies. Each of the offenses in the first case were committed at the same Lowe’s location at 159 Whistle Stop Drive in Glen Carbon. On Nov. 18, 2024, Ottensmeyer allegedly stole 12 boxes of Quickstop laminate wood plank flooring. Four days later on Nov. 22, he stole another 12 boxes of the same type of flooring and a Marshalltown flooring cutter. The next day on Nov. 23, he reportedly stole a Blackstone grill, three boxes of pathway marker lights, a 5-foot white Christmas Tree, a 4-foot piece of LED neon holiday decor, and a “Holiday Livin

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This year, there are four ways to experience Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm: by car, on foot, over a meal or around the fire. The popular drive-through experience routes you […]

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The Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis consists of historic, red-brick buildings in the Germanic-Romanesque style, and this time of year, the stunning architecture is amplified by more than a million […]

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Miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music – that’s what you’ll find at WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway. Open nightly from Nov. 15 to Jan. […]

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Kasparas Jakucionis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 28 seconds left and Illinois defeated Missouri 80-77 in the annual Braggin’ Rights game between the nonconference rivals.

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.