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BJC HealthCare has hired a new hospital executive away from a St. Louis-area competitor.

Hi-Pointe Cannabis, a dispensary that closed earlier this week at 1015 McCausland Ave. in the city’s Hi-Pointe neighborhood, will reopen Friday as Blue Sage Cannabis Deli.

CHICAGO – Today, Carol Moseley Braun, the former U.S. Senator from Illinois and Ambassador of the U.S. to New Zealand, published an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how this Black History Month, Democrats are celebrating – and making – Black history. Ambassador Mosely Braun is a history maker herself as the first Black woman and first Black Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate. She highlights the progress the Biden-Harris administration has delivered for Black communities, what’s at stake in 2024, and how Democrats are continuing to make history leading up to this year’s Democratic National Convention. Key Excerpts: Black history can’t be confined to just one calendar month. It’s an integral part of our national identity that deserves far more than just an annual commemoration. But every year, marking February as Black History Month feels more and more essential. In a country where extremist forces and Republican politicians are fighting

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George and Cheryl discuss the best fish fries in St. Louis, as well as restaurants offering limited-time Lenten specials.

Prosecutors say Clyde E. Young, of Godfrey, shot his girlfriend after an argument.

Missouri's governor is sending state troopers and National Guard members to Texas to help with the border. Both agencies are struggling with staff shortages.

For six straight years, Democratic state Rep. Gretchen Bangert has filed a bill that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in Missouri public schools. The bill has failed each time, never making it out of the House and only twice getting initial approval. Yet Bangert, of Florissant, isn’t letting the issue go. In December, […]

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Many Asian people in the area say they miss spending the holiday with family back home, but they try to keep the traditions alive in St. Louis. And, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a musical melding of Radiohead and Brahms.

One of Missouri's largest cannabis companies is opening its first dispensary in St. Louis.

Financial advisory firm, Deloitte, says the automotive industry is expected to see a surge in demand for workers skilled in electric vehicle technology and cybersecurity this year.

The Missouri Libertarian Party is holding its 2024 convention this weekend.

Missouri officials are worried new federal welfare rules could cost the state 90-million dollars in funding for programs affecting low-income people.

A St. Louis man who pleaded guilty to killing four people in a crash last February is facing years behind bars.

Lincoln County Police need your help finding a man who violated probation.

Funeral services are being held Friday for the woman who died in the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting.

Social media users created a firestorm wrongly pinning him as a gunman in the Kansas City shooting, as an “illegal” immigrant, as a terrorist.

After low Mississippi River levels caused shipping disruptions last fall, water levels have improved.

It's the second-largest body of water in Missouri, after the Truman Reservoir.