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“This is an extremely beneficial deal for both countries and cannot be blocked simply because of political speculation.”

Crime in St. Louis is at the lowest levels in a decade, and recruitment and retention of St. Louis police has improved.

Amtrak officials say a mechanical issue Friday morning has caused delays for a train near Alton. The train's planned route is from St. Louis to Chicago.

It comes just one day after several students at Sumner High were hospitalized, after school officials say they took gummies containing THC.

Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been named a 2024 Sport Illustrated Swim rookie.

A single thread out of place can distort the illusion of perfect embroidery or reduce the perception of the quality of a smooth hand of fabric. Its free movement against […]

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The Missouri Botanical Garden’s ever-popular orchid show returns on Jan. 27. The Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one […]

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), also members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to reintroduce the bipartisan Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act ( VICTIM Act ), a bill to help improve the clearance rate for murders and violent gun crimes. The legislation would establish a grant program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide funding to State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to hire, retain, and train detectives and victim services personnel to investigate unsolved homicides and support victims. The national clearance rate for murders – or the percentage of murder cases solved by law enforcement agencies— has been in continual decline for decades and, in recent years, has reached its lowest point. Between 2019 and 2022, murder clearance rates fell from

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WASHGINTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees—issued the following statement after the Senate voted to proceed on the package to bolster U.S. national security that will provide additional support for our partners and allies: “With our nation confronting increasingly complex and escalating threats to global security, I’m relieved that Senate Republicans have finally joined Democrats to enable us to strengthen our own national security—including by investing in our military industrial base, replenishing critical U.S. military equipment and creating good-paying jobs here at home—while helping Ukraine defend themselves from Putin’s forces, expanding life-saving humanitarian assistance to the innocent civilians suffering in Gaza, supporting our Indo-Pacific partners as we work together to counter China and helping Israel eliminate

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WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Sunil Harjani, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; and Jasmine Yoon, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. Durbin began his questions by asking Mr. Ali about his work that bridges organizations with opposing ideologies. “You submitted numerous amicus briefs over the course of your career as a litigator. In some of those briefs, you’ve been joined by organizations across the political spectrum, including the Cato Institute. Speak about some of the issues that you worked on, bringing together unusual political allies, as well as why you think these issues are so important,”Durbin said. Mr. Ali first noted that the work Durbin referred t

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Upon Further Reflection, a collection of oil and cold wax paintings by Mark […]

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Phillips established a Black-operated hospital and medical training facility in 1923. It was named in his honor.

Missourians voted in 2013 to return control of the St. Louis police department to local officials, ending more than 150 years of state oversight. And almost immediately, state lawmakers began pushing to get control back. That effort is back again this year, with proponents arguing the experiment with local control has failed, leaving the city a more dangerous place — a situation with statewide implications. A Senate committee approved legislation last month sponsored by GOP state Sen. Nick Schroer…

On Feb. 9, 1966, the NHL awarded a franchise to St. Louis, despite the fact that nobody from our town even made a bid for a team.

A woman was struck and killed Thursday afternoon while crossing a street in north St. Louis County.

The event specifically targets experienced mechanics and individuals interested in becoming Metro Call-A-Ride operators. Interviews will be conducted on-site, and qualified candidates may receive job offers immediately. A $5,000 signing bonus is available until March 31 for these positions.

The trouble started as a relatively simple roof repair. But construction has now dragged on for so long that nearly all the businesses here are affected.