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“The men would say to her, ‘You don’t belong here,’” her daughter said. “And she would just prove otherwise.”

Over the course of half a dozen trips to Washington, D.C., Dawn Chapman has become accustomed to long days of congressional meetings and questions about St. Louis’ decades-long struggle with radioactive contamination. Chapman, co-founder of Just Moms STL, wraps her feet with duct tape to keep her shoes from giving her blisters, and she and […]

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Missouri’s legislative session closed with a sad and stunning display of how little the loudest lawmakers identifying as “pro-life” care about helping children and families — or governing at all. Even in a session that was historic for its dysfunction and rancor, there were a handful of bipartisan bills that would have made life somewhat […]

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According to MSHP, the man was inattentive and going too fast when his vehicle left the roadway.

A victim was found shot in the head Sunday night in the city's Downtown West neighborhood.

One weak thunderstorm is getting ready to move into Phelps County. We will see the clouds clear out, and Memorial Day should be a quiet one.

Several residents in the neighborhood said they witnessed the damage before taking cover Sunday.

The 10th biannual exhibition curated from artists within 200 miles. Opening May 7th and on display through October, the 10th Biannual will feature 32 artists and 41 works from a […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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The St. Louis region was slammed by severe weather late afternoon and early Sunday evening. A storm system moved over the entire viewing area, leading to tornado warnings, heavy rain, and plenty of hail piling up quickly across the area in various sizes.

The St. Charles County Ambulance District was in a deep hole staffing wise as it struggled to keep up with demand when voters threw the district a vital lifeline.

Scouts from the Greater St. Louis Area Council gathered Sunday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery to continue a heartfelt tradition: placing thousands of American flags at the gravesites of fallen service men and women.

Home surveillance video captured thieves walking up people's driveways in University City and breaking into at least one person’s car over the weekend. The video was taken around 11 p.m. Saturday.

He was two blocks from a fatal shooting earlier in the morning.