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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A man is left dead after a shooting occurred during a firework gathering in Glasgow Village Thursday night. The incident happened a little after 10:20 p.m. as officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for a shooting that occurred on the 10200 block of Valley Drive. When police [...]

The cost of holding someone in a Missouri county jail for those days and months before and after a conviction ultimately falls to the state. In 2024, the state spent about $50 million to reimburse counties for the cost. But it’s had trouble keeping up with that tab. That’s left counties stuck with most of […]

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Teven J. Blackwell, 20, crashed just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Pike County Road 255.

In the days following the Biden-Trump debate, news stories and Facebook posts introduced a new term for many — Gish Gallop — defined roughly as throwing out numerous arguments that are typically unsupported by facts making it difficult to respond. The debate strategy was named in 1994 for Duane Gish, a creationist advocate who was known […]

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A man is left dead and five others shot after a shooting at a heavily attended firework gathering in north St. Louis County. The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. when police received a call for a shooting that happened on the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue in Spanish Lake. Police found [...]

In France, the 'Fête nationale française' is a day for military parades. Here in St. Louis, it’s a day for whimsical partying and celebrating our French connection.

This spring, the state of Missouri owed Kimberly Luong Nichols $5,000 in backlogged payments for children at her Kansas City daycare who were part of a state subsidy program. For four years, she’s operated a licensed daycare inside her home, where she currently serves 10 children. Luong Nichols stopped drawing a salary last summer to […]

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The server should at least acknowledge the table within a few minutes, but there's more to it than that.

WASHINGTON — The stalemate over the current farm bill may be solidifying a new era in farm politics as it joins the last three farm bills in a trend of delays and partisan division — a contrast from the legislation’s history of bipartisanship. Every five years, Congress is tasked with drafting a new federal farm […]

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A multi-vehicle crash in north St. Louis resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, with West Florissant closed for accident reconstruction investigators.

ST. LOUIS - We have rain and storms moving across the region, with the heaviest rain now in Illinois. There is some scattered rain back into the metro and points west but the severe and flooding threat is decreasing. Once these storms move out, we'll see clearing skies and a nice day ahead. A bit [...]

Def Leppard is getting ready to launch their Summer Stadium Tour with Journey, and guitarist Phil Collen is excited for what’s in store.The two bands previously toured together in 2018, and…

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Flash flood warnings, heavy rain have changed plans for the Fourth of July celebrations.

A group of Illinois teachers spent a week learning how to teach their students about water and their local watersheds. It culminated with a kayak ride down the Rock River.

The FTC’s campaign against junk fees could help protect truckers from exorbitant towing fees.

The WikiLeaks founder was forced to plead guilty to something journalists do every day.

‘Due process’ for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines, and appeals before loss of income.

Cities across the West rely on fragile water sources — and aging infrastructure.