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An all-Boeing fleet for Southwest Airlines will get bigger after a new order was made public Thursday.

A large crowd gathered after a crash overnight near the Harris-Stowe State University campus.  

U.S. Steel Corp. CEO David Burritt said in a statement late Thursday with the Pittsburgh manufacturer’s earnings that its review of strategic alternatives launched in August is continuing.

Early this morning, someone shot a 15-year-old boy in the groin.

The St. Louis Blues have made investments to grow women's hockey in St. Louis. That has included launching new programs, bringing events here and support initiatives by others locally. The efforts come as new North American women's hockey league launches with hopes of raising the profile of the sport.

The suspect suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No officers were injured.

If you drive a Kia, you have a chance to get free anti-theft technology installed in your car this weekend.

NOEL, Mo. — On a Sunday afternoon in rural southwest Missouri, dozens of friends and family gather at a modest one-story home to sing and celebrate in the language of their homeland, more than 8,000 miles away.  Some arrive from church, crowding into a living room to celebrate two brothers — one turning 7 and […]

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More than 10 million people — 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men — have experienced some form of violence by an intimate partner.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Halloween's placement on a Tuesday this year means all the best parties will be the previous weekend — but you can't just spend the night at home fielding cheesy jokes from trick-or-treaters, can you? If you don't have kids to monitor and you're too old to beg for candy yourself, you're in that sweet spot for Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun: A Halloween Drag Show. The one-night-only event happening this Tuesday, October 31, at City Winery (3730 Foundry Way, 314-678-5060) features some of the best drag artists in town, including but not limited to hosts Moxie Contin and Lucy Couture.

An overnight armed robbery at a Sauget ATM led to a police chase ending in East St. Louis with an officer involved shooting. On Friday morning, one suspect was in the hospital and police are still searching for multiple other suspects.

WASHINGTON — Newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has three weeks to broker an agreement with Democrats to avoid a partial government shutdown when a short-term spending law expires on Nov. 17. The Louisiana Republican, who has leaped from relative obscurity to one of the four congressional leaders, has already spoken with his Senate […]

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Volunteers are needed to set up 600 American flags along North Illinois Street in Fairview Heights.

A St. Louis County health inspector has temporarily shut down 'Old Town Donuts' Florissant location because of a roach infestation.

A disability rights group wants the St. Louis County Council to audit the region's bus and train operations.

Arrests for marijuana possession in Missouri reached a 28-year low in 2022, but marijuana possession still accounted for nearly half of all drug arrests in the state, according to new FBI data.  Out of 20,829 arrests across the state for drug possession in 2022, 8,863 arrests were for marijuana possession.

Our dining editor also queried local chefs and candy makers about their preferences.