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Bumper-to-bumper traffic is a regular occurrence for holiday travelers. However, researchers with Vanderbilt University hope findings from a large traffic study can help.

Three men were arrested for armed robbery, burglary, and armed criminal action after a mother used her iPhone's emergency call feature to alert police during a home invasion.

This holiday season, help your friends and family members prioritize their health, nutrition, and self-care with these locally sourced gift ideas.

Winter on Mount Baldy a couple of years ago.

Police issued an arrest warrant for a Saint Ann man after he allegedly brought a loaded gun to Ritenour High School on Monday.

Metro Transit says 25 bus routes in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Clair County will get service expansions or other improvements starting Monday.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that Colin Brown, a teenage hockey player shot Saturday evening on Interstate 55, died Wednesday morning.

ST. LOUIS — Colin Brown, a 16-year-old high school hockey player, from the O'Fallon area, died Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27, 2024, from injuries sustained in a highway shooting over the weekend in St. Louis, police confirmed. Brown was struck by stray gunfire on Saturday night while traveling home from a hockey game on northbound Interstate 55 near Loughborough. St. Louis Police believe the gunfire originated from the opposite direction of traffic. As of Wednesday afternoon, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident. St. Louis police spokesman Mitch McCoy reiterated the department's call for assistance in solving the case, urging anyone with video or other evidence to contact homicide detectives at 314-444-5371 or to provide anonymous tips to CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477. At the time of the shooting, Brown was in the vehicle with his father, Calvin Brown, a retired lieutenant colonel with the Illinois State Police. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones issued this statemen

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Roger Daltrey seems mighty impressed by a youth band's cover of The Who's classic tune “Baba O’Riley.”The Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame, a nonprofit focusing on youth music education, just shared video on…

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Today on TAP: Maybe for the moment. But despite Israel’s vicious tactical victories over Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel remains isolated and vulnerable.

With over 120 parade floats and displays, the Ameren Missouri Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown St. Louis returns for its 40th year on Thursday.

CASEYVILLE — A vehicular hijacking incident early on Monday, November 25, 2024, in Caseyville led to a police response that resulted in the identification and arrest of a suspect. At approximately 2:24 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2024, Caseyville Police Department officers were dispatched to a local motel following reports of shots fired during an attempted hijacking. Upon arrival, officers found the victim who reported that an unknown suspect had attempted to take their vehicle. During the encounter, an occupant of the vehicle retrieved a firearm and fired at the suspect, who then fled on foot. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene, deploying police canines and drones in an effort to locate the suspect, but initial attempts were unsuccessful. The Caseyville Police Department, in collaboration with the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, gathered surveillance footage from nearby businesses, which proved instrumental in identifying the suspect. Authorities later determined

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ICE has never been opposed to mass surveillance. It has used everything it possibly can to locate Trump’s so-called “bad hombres” and subject them to family separation and a detainment infrastructure incapable of handling the former president’s (and now President-elect) masturbatorial fantasies about “border invasions.” ICE buys location info from data brokers to evade warrant […]

A man was rescued early Wednesday morning after being trapped inside the compactor of a garbage truck in Madison County.

Here's another economic chart. The hook is that October sales of new cars were released today, but that's just an excuse. What I really want to show you is the long-term trend: Look at the trendline since that smooths out volatility. On a per capita basis, new car sales have dropped from 57 per thousand ...continue reading "Americans are losing their lust for cars"

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Second to April 20 or 4/20, the cannabis industry sees the largest uptick in sales the day before Thanksgiving, and one St. Louis dispensary is offering deals and a DJ for "Green Wednesday."

Blue Öyster Cult’s classic tune “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” was the subject of a now legendary Saturday Night Live sketch in 2000, which featured Will Ferrell on the cowbell and host…

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