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Late last year we wrote about a new startup that was flooding the internet with AI-generated podcast slop. Featuring fake hosts having fake discussions, the startup proudly stated it was creating about 3,000 new AI-generated podcasts every single week. The owners of the startup (who called critics of AI slop “Luddites,”) stated that because they […]

The North County Police Cooperative, which patrols Velda City, said the man was stabbed around 9 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of Claremore Drive.

Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation’s first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don’t offer them. Voters on Tuesday sanctioned the city council’s PhillySaves program by adopting a change to the city charter. The move will require employers without retirement benefits to enroll their workers in the new plan. Unless workers opt out, […]

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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ST. LOUIS – The Power of Two is live in your neighborhood, downtown St. Louis. FOX 2’s Mike Colombo and Blair Ledet visit downtown St. Louis, highlighting the people, places, and stories that make the area special. Visit FOX 2’s YouTube channel to check out the locations the duo visited while in downtown St. Louis.

Aurora officials are investigating after the city lost nearly $1.1 million from city payroll accounts to a fraud scheme.

The Peoria City/County Health Department has detected the first West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample of the year in Peoria County, and people are advised to take preventive measures to protect their health.

HIGH HILL — A $5 million federal pandemic recovery grant helped Montgomery County prepare a rural industrial site along Interstate 70 for major development. Two years later, Amazon and Google are building data centers on nearly 2,000 acres near New Florence — and local officials are preparing to offer Google a 70% personal property tax […]

A 37-year-old man was stabbed and killed in Velda City Thursday night, and a 28-year-old woman was taken into custody at the scene.

AAA projects that 45 million Americans will travel for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, with 39.1 million taking road trips, and gas prices are higher than last year.

Contractors are slated to demolish hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed by the May 2025 tornado in the coming months. Residents are in for a dusty summer, and experts say neighbors should take precautions to keep their lungs healthy. STLPR's Sarah Fentem reports.

ST. LOUIS - We'll have some showers around for Friday, but it won't be a washout. Shower activity looks to focus a bit more on southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. While some people will have to deal with some rain, many will stay dry Friday. It'll be cooler with mostly cloudy skies and highs in [...]

Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan turns 85 on Sunday.While Dylan has been called one of the greatest American songwriters, not many people are as effusive about his singing voice. But the…

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On Sept. 27, 1817, on Bloody Island in the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, Thomas Hart Benton felled a political foe with his pistol.

Headlines from the May 22, 1926, front page include: Wild shot by new traffic cop kills bystander.