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YouTube’s rollout of AI tools shows nonsensical AI-generated audience engagement and AI slop thumbnails.

Green Door Art Gallery presents Naturally Abstract, featuring paintings by Sheldon Johnson, mixed media paintings by De’Joneiro Jones, fiber art by Suzy Farren, sculptures by Lisa Hilton and jewelry by […]

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Pat McBride, an Olympian and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee known as "Missouri's Father of Soccer," died Wednesday at the age of 81, friends of the family confirmed. He was born Nov. 13, 1943, in St. Louis. McBride, a midfielder, was a two-time first-team All-American for the St. Louis Billikens, and played on the team when it won NCAA soccer titles in 1963 and 1965. McBride was the first American-born player to sign with the North American Soccer League. He spent his entire NASL soccer…

Cahokia Heights, Illinois, will be required to make dozens of improvements to its sewage system if a proposed consent decree with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency is approved by a judge. According to a press release from the DOJ, the DOJ and EPA reached a settlement with the city to make the improvements after years of flooding and sewage issues. The complaint against the city alleges it of discharging sanitary sewage into nearby waterways more than 300 times since…

Photos provided by the fire department showed the roof and interior of the home completely gutted by the fire.

As we recently noted, the Biden FCC has announced that it is finally “taking a look at” broadband usage caps. We’ve noted for decades how such limits are completely artificial, technically unnecessary constructs that exist specifically so your local telecom monopoly can rip you off. They don’t “manage congestion” or anything else; they exist exclusively to […]

JENNINGS, Mo. -- Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire at a reportedly vacant warehouse on Xograph Avenue in Jennings. This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

An American who turned up in Syria on Thursday says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago.

ST. LOUIS -- The Blues are partnering with the Siteman Cancer Center tonight for their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night at the Enterprise Center. During the event, they will announce the launch of a groundbreaking pediatric cancer research project, funded by last year’s campaign. This year’s fundraising goal is $200,000. Fans can support the cause [...]

TOWN & COUNTRY, Mo. -- BJC Healthcare has opened its first milk drop site at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. The site includes a freezer to store donated breast milk, which will be sent to a milk bank in Ohio. From there, the milk is distributed across North America to help babies in need. Those interested [...]

St. Louis Public Schools has been awarded a $10 million grant from the EPA to purchase 30 zero-emission electric vehicles, which will replace diesel buses and improve air quality while reducing transportation costs.

ST. CHARLES, Mo -- A new McDonald’s is officially opening today in St. Charles. Located on Upper Bottom Road, the restaurant will host a grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. This marks the 202nd McDonald’s location in the St. Louis region.

FENTON, Mo. -- A fire broke out late last night in the lawn and garden section of the Lowe’s store in Fenton. Firefighters responded around 11:30 p.m. to find heavy smoke inside the building. The store’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading further. Crews ventilated the building and monitored air quality to ensure it [...]

Personnel Director Sonya Jenkins-Gray accuses Mayor Tishaura O. Jones of pressuring her to bend civil service rules.

Cole County Judge Brian Stumpe, in a three-sentence decision, signaled he agreed with attorneys for Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher.

Doug Burris, who was credited with improving conditions at the St. Louis County jail, has signed on as a consultant to recommend fixes to the troubled downtown city jail.

Former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad, who pleaded guilty in August 2022 to accepting bribes from a local businessman, registered as a lobbyist this week with the Missouri Ethics Commission, records show.

Mike Kehoe is right that the governor shouldn't play politics on road projects. So why does he want to take over St. Louis police?

ST. LOUIS -- A man in his 40s was fatally shot late Tuesday night in the Bevo Mill neighborhood, police report. The incident occurred near the intersection of Gravois and Bates. St. Louis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. According to preliminary reports, EMS took the victim to a hospital after he was [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Clouds are moving into the region and a few flurries are possible across mainly northeast Missouri into central Illinois. While much of the morning will be mostly cloudy, clouds should decrease through the afternoon. Temperatures will be colder today, not making it out of the 30s. The warmup begins tomorrow with highs [...]