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Missouri State Representative Gretchen Bangert has filed a federal complaint against St. Louis County Executive Sam Page for allegedly trying to persuade Bangert to drop out of a County Council primary by offering her a job in his administration.

If there’s been one recurring theme during the “AI” (read, language learning models) revolution, it’s that the tech sector and greedy financiers are prematurely rushing undercooked technology to market. We’ve seen it broadly across industries, whether it’s fabulism-prone fake journalists, automated health insurance systems with 90% error rates, or Google telling people to eat rocks […]

The International Institute of St. Louis is on track to resettle approximately 2,500 immigrants and refugees to the St. Louis region, a number it said represents the largest influx of asylum-seekers to the region in nearly 30 years.

While we've seen hotter weather in recent St. Louis history, it's almost never this hot this early in the summer.

Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick also will review the management of the $790 million settlement with the NFL after the Rams left St. Louis.

State Rep. Ladonna Appelbaum said she also called state Rep. Gretchen Bangert to tell her county jobs were available if she'd drop out of council primary race

Cornelius Green, 42, was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life terms for paying a friend to murder his girlfriend, Jocelyn Peters, and her unborn baby girl.

The St. Charles County Council voted 5-2 to approve Lombardo Homes of St. Louis' request.

Republican Will Scharf and Democrat Elad Gross disagreed on almost every issue Monday night during a forum of attorney general candidates in St. Louis.  They aren’t on the same page on dealing with violent crime or protecting speech on campus. They crossed swords over abortion rights and access to contraception. And they couldn’t agree on […]

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George and Cheryl discuss one of the questions they're most frequently asked: "Where do I go that's delicious and affordable?" Hear their picks for full-service restaurants where entrées are priced in the teens to twenties.

Although St. Louis settled for another frustrating draw last weekend, the club saw some positive offensive developments that it hopes to build on during upcoming matches.

The left back earned an assist and made a strong impression on a club in need of defenders.

Boeing has a “license to market” the MQ-25 – an autonomous drone that will refuel fighter jets – with Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom and France, officials said. The licenses enable Boeing to have discussions with those governments about potential military sales.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will get a crucial opportunity to reach undecided voters and set the terms for the 2024 presidential campaign at Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta. Partisans on either side have already made up their minds about which candidate they’ll support. And with this year’s race serving as a […]

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will pardon U.S. military veterans who were discharged or convicted under military law for consensual same-sex relations, the administration announced Wednesday. The White House could not provide an exact number of veterans who will be pardoned, but the administration estimates thousands were convicted over several decades and may be eligible. […]

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There is a new face in the FOX 2 newsroom, and there is a lot more to her own story than viewers may see on their television. Caroline Pettey is bringing experience from the south and east coast to share the stories of the St. Louis community.

A Missouri House committee began a new phase Tuesday of a years-long process to create a formula to fund the state’s higher education institutions. Led by state Rep. Brenda Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, the Special Interim Committee on Higher Education Performance Funding is hoping to pick a performance-based formula that would determine funding […]

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A car crashed into a house in De Soto early Wednesday morning, resulting in multiple injuries, but the cause of the crash is currently unknown.