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Despite the continued budget squabbling between Page and the council, they may be closer to agreement on a partial solution to the money shortfall.

BELLEVILLE - Officer Rodney Wilson is retiring from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office after 20 years of service that began Feb. 19, 2006, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department. Wilson started his career with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department as a member of the Auxiliary Deputy Program and later served with the Auxiliary Deputy Mounted Patrol. Over the years, he also served as an intelligence officer assigned to the jail, a firearms range master,

BELLEVILLE - Officer Mark Harris is retiring from the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department after a career that began Aug. 6, 2001, in Belleville, where he served as a correctional officer and later worked in inmate transport and equipment support roles, the department said in a statement. The department announced Harris’ retirement and congratulated him and Officer Rodney Wilson, who is also retiring. See the other story about Wilson's retirement. “For 26 years,

The proposal to eliminate the state income tax is moving to the Missouri House floor following a party-line committee vote Wednesday. The 7-3 vote on Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s top priority followed a heated discussion where Democrats on the House Commerce Committee accused Republicans of steering the state into a fiscally dangerous future. “You don’t […]

Courtney Love has something planned with former Hole bandmate Melissa Auf der Maur.The "Celebrity Skin" rocker has shared a video of Auf der Maur on Instagram, adding in the caption,…

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A lucky charm can make people perform better—even when the charm has no real power. In one study, golfers who were told their ball was “lucky” sank more putts than those who weren’t. The ball didn’t change. The mind did. That small twist helps explain why beliefs about luck have lasted so long: they don’t just sit in the background of culture. They shape how people feel, decide, and act. Superstitions about luck show up everywhere. Someone avoids walking unde

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House hosts a special exhibition during spring break season, celebrating the final days of winter with a flood of Blue Morpho butterflies.  Morpho Mania features […]

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This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Strowger 11 Digit Dial Phone (circa 1907) Kellogg Model 925 Monophone (circa 1930s) Stromberg Carlson Model 1191 Fatboy 8 Button Intercom (circa 1930s) Western Electric 302 Multi-Line Rotary Phone (circa […]

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The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service St. Louis Office announced early Wednesday morning that the scheduled statewide tornado drill has been canceled.

On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt took the oath of office as president of the United States in the middle of the Great Depression and used his inaugural address to signal a major shift in how government would respond to national crisis. The economy was collapsing, banks were failing, and unemployment was widespread. Roosevelt’s message—best remembered for the line about having “nothing to fear but fear itself”—mattered because it tried to steady a shaken public

The St. Louis Assessor’s Office raised $2,000 for charity, donating $500 each to four local organizations this holiday season.

An Imperial home exploded Tuesday afternoon after a gas leak prompted an evacuation, local fire officials said. There were no injuries.