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Later this year, Missouri voters could see a handful of initiative petitions, like legalizing sports betting, on the ballot. 

This is the time, when people are dealing with storm damage, that alleged victims of Raymond Alexander fear he might resurface. FOX 2 has reported on the consistent warnings from customers who told us they received nothing for the money they paid, all while Alexander had apparently skipped town.

An early morning fire near Gravois Park in south St. Louis has left several neighbors upset.

Tuesday at the Maplewood City Council meeting 19 residents were appointed to commissions and boards. All the council votes were unanimous. Also, in a city staffing adjustment, the position of city clerk became part of the city manager’s job, so City Manager Amber Withycombe was appointed city clerk. Withycombe explained following the meeting by email: […]

And here we go again. It used to be that when you bought a thing, you owned the thing. You could do whatever you wanted with the thing, so long as you didn’t violate the law with the thing, because you owned the thing. And I recognize I’m using the word “thing” a lot here, […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced charges against a mother in relation to a double homicide investigation of her two children. Ashley Parmeley, 36, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for the death of her two-year-old son, with more charges expected. She is being held at the Jefferson [...]

A community is mourning the loss of a well-known individual in the Walnut Park neighborhood of north St. Louis County.

Some Festus residents were in tears Tuesday night, even though they did not know the children of a mother who allegedly confessed to killing them. 

A proposal to renew compensation for cancer victims who were exposed to radioactive material from the nation’s weapons development without expanding the program to Missouri and several other states amounted to a betrayal, Missouri advocates and lawmakers said Tuesday. Members of Congress from Missouri learned late Tuesday that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to […]

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WASHINGTON — Closing arguments in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president concluded Tuesday, leaving the jury to now decide if Donald Trump is guilty of faking reimbursement to his personal lawyer for hush money paid to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. Just outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse during […]

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I've just spent the past hour reading half a dozen reports about the closing arguments in Donald Trump's hush money case. And I'm confused. As you all know, Trump is accused of ordering his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay off Stormy Daniels in order to keep her quiet about an affair they had. This ...continue reading "What is Donald Trump’s “other crime”? Take your pick."

"We shouldn't feel ashamed about it, and we should just celebrate the love that you actually did get to have," said author Erika Sinner.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Our industry lost a legendary believer in an equal place at the starting line for everyone Saturday. Tom Heeger, 77, the founder of Acme Constructors, a supporter of the industry in many ways, and a dedicated volunteer and devout Catholic, left us on Saturday, May 25th. […]