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Illinois State Police are handling the homicide investigation.

After a soft opening this past weekend, Good Company (4317 Manchester Avenue) officially opened for business on April 30 in the former Layla space in the Grove. The cocktail bar and restaurant is co-owned by Jordan Goodman and Kyle Gillespie, who also own Good Ice, a local company that specializes in boutique custom ice cubes and sculptures. So, yes, there’s some impressive ice-trickery here. It’s hard to miss the ice sculpture, which changes nightly (naturally) and sits center stage behind the bar.

The realization that Nachomama’s (9643 Manchester Road, Rock Hill; nachomamas-stl.com) turns 30 this year is a bit like being told you’re three decades older than you thought you were. Because part of me is still back there in the mid-1990s, waiting in some old banger in the drive-thru line for cheese quesadillas and a margarita for the road. But it’s true: The beloved Rock Hill Tex-Mex restaurant – the one with peppers and onions painted on its roof – celebrated its birthday on April 17. 

ST. LOUIS - The National Great Rivers Museum in Alton has launched a new art exhibit titled "Reversing Course: The Illinois River in 1900 and Today," part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers River Project. The exhibit, which runs until November 3rd, explores the impact of diverting the polluted Chicago River into the Illinois [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Art Museum recently introduced two new exhibits that highlight Native American culture and history. On display since Friday, these exhibits feature works by renowned Native-American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, including a map titled "State Names Map: Cahokia" and a sculpture called "Trade Canoe: Cahokia." The map presents the continental [...]

ST. LOUIS -- It's a damp morning with scattered light rain and fog. These showers will continue pulling off to the northeast and will become less widespread as the morning progresses. Once we get past this morning's rain the rest of the day should be dry, with a decrease in the cloud cover later this [...]

PEVELY, Mo. - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crime lab Monday located on Mason Circle Drive in Pevely. The state-of-the-art facility is expected to expedite investigations by allowing the sheriff's office to process their own test results, rather than waiting for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The [...]

ST. LOUIS - A crash occurred between a Loop Trolley and an SUV at the intersection of Delmar Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The collision resulted in two people being hospitalized with minor injuries and a door being torn off the SUV. According to a spokesperson from the Loop Trolley, the [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A building in East St. Louis sustains heavy damage after a car crashes into it overnight. This morning, we are getting updated information from East St. Louis police. It all happened at 22nd and State in East St. Louis about 3:30-4 a.m. The car wound up completely inside the building. East [...]

On and off the field, Battlehawks quarterback Manny Wilkins Jr. is five. Or, make that 5IVE.  “Everything in my life kind of revolves around five,” he explains.

The end of a 41-hour filibuster early Thursday was a cease-fire in the Missouri Senate’s Republican civil war, not a peace settlement. But the only place it applies is in the chamber itself. Outside, on social media and conservative talk radio, the barrage continues. The Missouri Freedom Caucus surrendered the floor under threat of being […]

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In two years, Washington University will launch a new school devoted to public health — and a Boston University epidemiologist will lead the charge.

By our vote — or failure to vote — six months from today, we will have selected the next president of the United States. Will we have selected the person who could represent the best of America? Whether we are ready or not, the presidential campaign is in full swing. We have time to evaluate […]

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Pitcher Adam Wainwright retired last year after an impressive 18-year career with the Cardinals. His final season had multiple milestones. Two weeks after securing his landmark 200th win, he performed three original songs after a game at Busch Stadium. It was a preview of his new country album, “Hey Y’all.” St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin asked Wainwright what it was like to perform for Cardinals fans, not with a ball and a glove, but a microphone and guitar.

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When Billy Idol is not performing for audiences onstage, he spends some of his downtime with his grandchildren, and it’s something he loves doing."It is really lovely. It's nice, I've…

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A Missouri woman’s lawsuit against one tech company worth billions of dollars is being bankrolled by another tech company worth billions of dollars. As it so happens, both firms were founded by the same St. Louis native. Chloe Happe, a resident of Lincoln County, Missouri, says in her lawsuit filed in federal court last week that she was wrongfully terminated from her job at payments processing company Block (formerly Square) because of “constitutionally protected speech” she made on X (formerly Twitter).

Injuries didn't appear to be life-threatening.

It wasn’t really Jews or Palestinians. It was the U.S. Congress, which closed American borders 100 years ago this month.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s recent student protest and university and police reaction is a prime example of the conflict between protecting free speech and ensuring public safety.