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The St. Louis region will be well represented at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, with several native artists already having secured Grammy awards for their contributions to the music industry.

They might not be the quintessential flower for Valentine’s Day, but pink and red orchids symbolize femininity, grace and elegance, desire, passion and love. Walking arm in arm with your […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS – An 18-year-old from O’Fallon, Illinois, has been charged with First Degree Murder in connection with a homicide that took place in December 2024. Ricky T. Clayton was arrested by the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation’s Public Safety Enforcement Group following an investigation into the death of 21-year-old Markela Howliet. The incident occurred on Dec. 22, 2024, outside the Samuel Gomper Homes in the 400 block of North 6th Street in East St. Louis, where Howliet was shot in a parking lot. She was later pronounced deceased at a local hospital. ISP agents were called in to assist the East St. Louis Police Department with the investigation, which culminated in the filing of charges against Clayton on Jan. 31, 2025. St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric reviewed the case before the charges were formally issued. Clayton remains in custody, and no further information has been released regarding the case. T

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ST. LOUIS – A vacant home went up in flames in north St. Louis early Sunday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., the Saint Louis Fire Department was called out to the two-story brick building on Destrehan Street off Blair Avenue. Firefighters say heavy flames were pouring from the building when they got there. Crews were [...]

ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green is apologizing to Alderman Joe Vollmer after accusing him on social media of being drunk during a heated meeting. Our partners at the Post-Dispatch report Green made a post on Facebook accusing him of being “visibly intoxicated” during a board meeting on Friday as [...]

Near record warmth both Sunday and Monday. Temperatures Sunday will be in the 60s with sun and some clouds mixing. It'll be mild overnight with lows in the 40s which sets us up for an even warmer Monday. Highs on Monday could hit about 70. A cold front then enters the region Monday night and [...]

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters.

Chaos is the St. Louis Way, columnist Bill McClellan writes.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosts the debut screening of the documentary film “We Bear Witness: The African American Legacy of Hadley Township, MO” at Dunham Theater on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Veteran journalist and WSIE 88.7 The Sound’s Robin Boyce, associate director of underwriting, will moderate the esteemed panel. The film explores the now obsolete African American community of Hadley Township, which is now only known as a section of Richmond Heights, Mo. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on disappearing African American communities dismantled across the country for economic purposes or gain. Guest panelists include the following: Dr. John A. Wright Sr., notable historian/Fulbright Scholar/author of “St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities” Gwen Moore, historian/Curator of Urban Landscape and Community Identity of the Missouri History Museum Honorable Mayor Reginald Finney, first African

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Plant of the Week: Primrose Gardening by Month: February Gardening Tips, Tasks, & Problems (Missouri Botanical Garden) Plan your garden with  Seed St. Louis 2025 Planting Calendar. Start Indoors This Week: Cauliflower, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Parsley. Still time to start Broccoli, Cabbage, Leeks, Onions indoors. When to Plant in Illinois (University of Illinois Extension) … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

ST. LOUIS -- A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 struck near the Missouri-Illinois border Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It happened at around 6:00 p.m. Central Time on February 1, with no reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake's epicenter was located approximately 2.3 miles south-southwest of Valmeyer, Illinois, and [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country's North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies. The Republican president posted on social media that the [...]

Credit card statements and interviews paint a picture of close friendships and improper perks among St. Louis school administrators and the board president.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has been trying to fire one of the most powerful people in city government for half a year. The hearings may be ceremonial.

I'm not especially worried about Trump steamrolling democracy, but if he does it will be down to one thing: The Republican Party rolling over and playing dead for anything Trump does. Pardoning all the J6 insurrectionists? Meh. Shutting down the NIH? Yawn. Huge tariffs on two of our most steadfast allies and neighbors? Whaddayagonnado? Firing ...continue reading "Where’s the Republican Party?"