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First responders from multiple agencies are undergoing regional tower rescue training in South County and St. Jacob, Ill. The exercises, hosted by the Mehlville Fire Protection District, were observed on Old Lemay Ferry Road and will continue Thursday and Friday to enhance inter-agency response capabilities for complex high-angle rescues.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, and one Democrat, maintained their support for President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, after blocking for the fifth time a resolution that would force the president to seek congressional authorization for further action in the Middle East. The vote failed 46-51, largely following the same split as previous failed measures. Sen. […]

WASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee failed to show up for a Wednesday hearing convened by Democrats to highlight President Donald Trump’s aggressive tactics in his mass deportation campaign that have ensnared U.S. citizens.  It marked a rare full committee hearing that Democrats were allowed to conduct because of Minority […]

One man died and three people were injured Sunday in what police called a targeted attack in Centralia, about 70 miles east of St. Louis.

Plans for a youth golf recreational center cause community activists to call for new environmental testing at a once highly contaminated north St. Louis property.

More legislation is headed to the desk of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe. So far this week, the Missouri Legislature has fully passed six bills. This includes a proposed directive on peace officer licenses and changes to sewage regulations. Lawmakers also approved a proposed constitutional amendment related to the state income tax. That measure now heads directly to voters.

Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.

Investigators with the Illinois State Police arrested a Centralia man Tuesday in connection with a shooting over the weekend that left one person dead.

Eckert’s Farm is opening its pick-your-own strawberry season early on Thursday, April 23, thanks to warm weather and a strong crop.

A St. Louis smoke shop has agreed to stop selling highly potent THC edibles packaged to mimic popular candy, after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sued the store for alleged violations of state consumer-protection laws. Hanaway announced Wednesday that Pressure STL, located just south of downtown St. Louis, will immediately halt operations and destroy all […]

There are no effective eradication methods for the worm.