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The rulings come a week after a St. Louis Circuit judge sided with the city in an ongoing budget fight with its state-appointed police board.

Behind a kennel door at a metro-area animal shelter, a little brown pup with a big smile and a wagging tail watched as hundreds of families walked out of the shelter doors with their new best friends by their side.

A St. Louis man remains jailed without bond for allegedly attacking a teenager and later trying to inappropriately touch a woman.

In the last three months I’ve had people forward me four separate examples of a CEO losing his or her mind over AI. What’s been striking to me is the similarity in each case: It would be an “all hands” email in which the CEO talks up how amazing LLM tools are and saying that […]

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Patricia Jones is accused of fatally shooting Domonick Tuwaun Owens on Sunday during an argument, according to a probable cause statement.

War’s 1976 Greatest Hits compilation is getting a special reissue for its 50th anniversary.The new release is part of Rhino’s Spirit of ’76 campaign, which celebrates the albums that defined…

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Bausch + Lomb, one of the world's largest suppliers of contact lenses and lens care products, is preparing to lay off 119 employees at its Kirkwood manufacturing facility later this year.

MADISON COUNTY, IL. - A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Madison County. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on Illinois Route 4, south of Interstate 70, in Marine. It involved a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle. Details surrounding the crash are unclear. Both lanes of [...]

DE SOTO, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging the public to stop vandalizing and stealing road signs around the De Soto area. In a release from MoDOT Tuesday morning, officials say there has been a significant increase in the number of road signs and stop signs that have been "intentionally removed," spray [...]

BETHALTO - The Bethalto Fire Department will once again host its annual homecoming carnival, and they encourage people to mark their calendars now for a fun weekend. On Sept. 4–7, 2026, Labor Day weekend, community members can enjoy carnival rides and games, live music, food, vendors, and more fun at Bethalto City Park. Derek Mormino, president of the volunteers for the Bethalto Fire Department, shared that this year marks the 107th anniversary of the homecoming tradition, and he hopes

The details of the agreement are confidential, according to an attorney.

WASHINGTON — Congress must act to shore up Social Security during the next six years to avoid an automatic drop-off in benefits in 2032, according to a report released Tuesday.  The annual update on the Old Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund shows that it will “become depleted” in the fourth quarter of that year, […]

WASHINGTON — A hastily constructed immigrant detention facility on a military base in Texas wasted millions in federal funding and failed to meet basic standards, according to a report released Tuesday by a nonpartisan government watchdog.  The report by the Government Accountability Office documenting problems at Camp East Montana is one of the first independent […]

ALTON – Alton officials may support a youth gardening program and more this summer with up to $5,000 pending City Council approval. Committee of the Whole members unanimously approved a resolution authorizing up to $5,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the Summer Youth Program offered by the Alton Housing Authority. This includes the Elm Street Youth Garden Program, which Alderwoman Martha Pfister shared more about. “This is an existing garden at Alton Manor, and

A Brentwood man appeared in court Tuesday morning for attacking a woman who lived in the same apartment complex.