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From NPR:  Ameren has officially taken ownership of its largest solar facility yet. The project near Beardstown, Illinois, is one of three big solar projects the company is adding in 2024. The Cass County Renewable Energy Center will come online later this year and produce 150 megawatts of power, enough to power about 27,500 homes […]

From The Intelligencer:  A local attorney and developer seeks to revamp a chunk of Edwardsville’s downtown transition district. Chris Byron with Byron, Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC, is planning to create Buchanan Street Plaza II that would be bordered by Buchanan, East Park, South Kansas, and East Schwarz streets. Developers plan to spend $7.5 million […]

The 32-year-old groom is in critical condition and fighting for his life.

Shaboozey will headline the last night of the Illinois State Fair it was announced Tuesday. Shaboozey's hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is one of the hottest songs of the summer so it's only fitting that he closes out the state fair. Tickets for his show will go on sale Saturday July 6 at 10 a.m. [...]

Police broke up groups of teens firing gel blasters at each other in Downtown St. Louis Monday night. The incident happened at 6th Street and Locust at around 9:15 p.m. One of the teens had several Roman candles on them.

Amusement park corporations Six Flags and Cedar Fair have merged to operate dozens of parks under the Six Flags name, including Six Flags St. Louis.

Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]

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Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]

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Whether you’re looking for barbecue, a rooftop experience, or fine dining, there's a range of options across the region.

On This Day, July 2, 2001 ...Twenty-one years after his death, Liverpool renamed Speke Airport after the late Beatle John Lennon, who was born and raised in the U.K. city.Now…

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A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]

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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised […]

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Running from June 22 to Sept. 1, Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800, features more than 100 works drawn from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s notable collection […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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“The MO GOP, whether it be nefarious intentions or just incompetency, completely botched their one job — credentialing,” Sophia Shore of Camden County said.

ST. LOUIS - Watch the Fourth of July fireworks from downtown St. Louis on STL 11 this year. Tune in for a special presentation of the Celebrate St. Louis fireworks in their entirety beginning around 9:40 p.m.! You'll have a bird's-eye view from Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter. The fireworks will also be streaming on [...]

After months of polls showing Bill Eigel in a distant third place in the GOP primary for Missouri governor, a new survey suggests he may be within striking distance of the frontrunners.  And the poll giving Eigel a boost was paid for by one of his campaign rivals, though it doesn’t appear to be intended for public consumption.  American Dream PAC, the political action committee supporting Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, commissioned the June poll but has not released it to the public. The Independent…