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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: An explosion Monday in a quiet subdivision near Black Jack destroyed three houses, burned two others and shook neighboring homes so hard it bent garage doors, knocked down ceilings and blew the glass out of windows. Three people were injured and taken to hospitals. All three survived the blast. Rescue crews […]

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Visitation at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 567 St. Joseph Lane, Manchester, Friday, August 29, 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. For more info see Schrader.com.

Loving wife, mother, and Nana, passed away peacefully sounded by family. Service details found at: https://stlouiscremation.com/obituaries/nancy-elizabeth-bina/.

Ellen Marie Gianella (nee Scobie) fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at the age of 97. Beloved wife of the late Ambrose Gianella; loving mother…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a game-ending solo homer with two out in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Burleson drove an 87 mph slider from Dennis Santana (4-5) deep to center for his 16th homer. It was his fourth hit [...]

Among the impacted towns was Biloxi, Mississippi. Scott Melton, a former Biloxi resident, moved to Missouri after the storm.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Police report an 18-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries from a devastating explosion in north St. Louis County.  Black Jack firefighters responded to the call on Evan Aire Drive at approximately 9:15 a.m. on Monday. When they arrived, five homes were burning. The fire chief said more than 20 homes [...]

The volume of stories about Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Oklahoma, seems to be increasing. Walters is a Christian Nationalist by name, though the first of those words goes against all of what I learned about Christianity as a Catholic minor and curious adult. While he certainly wants to inject bibles into public schools for […]

Residents of North St. Louis gathered at St. Luke Memorial Church to voice their frustrations over delayed and denied insurance claims.

Both Disaster Recovery Centers will remain open until further notice.

ALTON – Despite facing heavy skepticism from two aldermen, the Alton Committee of the Whole on Monday agreed to pay an SIUE graduate student with ARPA funds to collect and analyze data as part of the city’s effort to become a “Child Friendly City.” Committee members voted 5-2 to allocate $14,616 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pay a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). This GRA would be tasked with collecting and analyzing data about Alton’s safety, social services, living environments, and more as part of the city’s ongoing effort to be recognized by UNICEF as a Child Friendly City . This data would be used as guidance to ensure the city’s children and their needs are considered in any future policy decisions. Under the proposal from the Southern Illinois University System Office of Community Engagement, the GRA from SIUE would work for 20 hours per wee

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All four passengers were ejected from the vehicle, according to MSHP.

Gregory Heimann was charged with making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, part of a yearslong effort to convince doctors he could not walk.