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Last fall, the couple agreed to pay $215,200 in fines for applying herbicide to trees on the beachside property of a neighbor.

Justin Brooks was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The projects span 5 miles along Interstate Crossing in Wentzville and are all south of Interstate 70.

Last September, Mozilla came out with a privacy study indicating that the auto industry was the worst tech industry the organization tracked. Mozilla found that not only does the industry hoover up a ton of data from your use of vehicles, it collects and monetizes most of the data on your phone. Often without transparency […]

Omarion Mays, 19, and James Jamel Blake, 22, were charged with murder and robbery in connection with the deadly shooting of 14-year-old Kathon Moore.

Newly released surveillance video footage captures a concerning moment.

A former quality control manager with Boeing died after two days of depositions.

Thinking green beer for St. Paddy's Day? Here's another option.

Missouri Senate Democrats ended their filibuster Tuesday of a bill that seeks to expand the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program — agreeing to let the legislation come to a vote after Republicans added provisions boosting public school funding and teacher retention efforts. The bill receiving first-round approval in the Senate Tuesday evening is the second version to come to the floor this week. The original 12-page bill ballooned to 76 pages before expanding to 153 pages Tuesday after…

WASHINGTON — Senators on the U.S. Senate Rules Committee expressed concerns Tuesday that poll workers may need protection and that artificial intelligence could interfere in the fall elections. Leading members of the committee said AI has already been used to promote disinformation that has interfered with elections, while elections workers have for years experienced intimidation. […]

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When Terrence Wise explains Missouri’s initiative petition process to his children, he brings up one particularly remarkable play by the Kansas City Chiefs. The famous 13 second overtime win against the Buffalo Bills secured the Chiefs a place in the 2023 Super Bowl. As a result of the win, the NFL changed its overtime rules. […]

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ST. LOUIS -- Firefighters have been called to the 4500 block of Newport Avenue in south St. Louis to put out a house fire. The structure appears to be unoccupied and there is heavy damage to the building. It is not clear what started the fire. This is a developing story. More details will be [...]

Kahlil Robert Irving makes sculptures at his spacious studio in South St. Louis that he exhibits around the world. His latest show, an innovative mix of ceramics and digital collage, is at the Kemper Art Museum.

ST. LOUIS -- A fire erupted in an apartment on the 7th floor of the Riverbend Apartments on Wednesday, located on South Broadway, displacing two of its residents. The incident, which drew an immediate response from firefighters shortly after 4:30 a.m., was successfully contained to the single unit involved. Thankfully, the individuals living in the [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Zoo's first ever lantern festival starts today. "Animals Aglow" will illuminate the zoo this spring with more than 60 larger-than-life Chinese lanterns and interactive light displays shaped like plants and wildlife. This first-ever event will feature a Chinese Dragon Corridor tunnel, giant glowing animals, and interactive displays such as [...]

When State Senator Holly Thompson Rehder (R-Sikeston) first heard about the idea to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use, she was adamantly opposed to it. But the more she learned about the drug and studies on its uses, the more intrigued she became. “I was so impressed,” Rehder tells the RFT, “and just amazed at the outcomes that these other studies were showing for people who had chronic depression, substance use disorder, PTSD — it's amazing.”