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University City officials tell 5 On Your Side, their $500,000 grant came from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.

Fearful Florida residents streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton.

BELLEVILLE — The American Red Cross continues to work to restock critically needed blood products uncollected due to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in the Southeast. Donors outside of affected areas are encouraged to make an appointment to give now and help keep the blood supply stable in the weeks to come. The time to give blood or platelets is now. Bring hope to those in need by visiting RedCrossBlood.org , calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. As the Red Cross continues to urge people to give blood or platelets now, our teams are also on the ground providing vital relief − like food, water, shelter and support − in communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. If you’re able to help those impacted by disasters big and small across the country, like Helene, please consider making a gift of any amount. All who come to give blood, platelets or plasma Oct. 1-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card

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Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. We’ve heard it time and again: Despite what the science says, climate change does not rank high among Americans’ priorities in the ballot box. When we launched this series in August, however, we made the case that climate disasters can influence voting […]

Art Saint Louis is pleased to announce our Fall 2024 exhibition, “Memento Mori,” on view September 14-October 17, 2024 at our newly relocated Art Saint Louis Gallery at 2801 Locust […]

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“The experiment has run its course."

Though Republicans are the worse of the two offenders, neither Democrats nor Republicans have cared all too much about preventing media consolidation. As a result, U.S. journalism and media has increasingly fallen into the hands of a handful of wealthy corporations and billionaires; and it’s routinely reflected in terrible journalism (especially political journalism) and bumbling […]

A major change is underway at the FBI St. Louis field office where for the first time in history there is a female special agent in charge. She worked for years as a parole officer, and saw the other side of policing, long before she became the first female leader of the St. Louis Field Office. Johnson was named to the post last month, succeeding Jay Greenberg. After 17 years on the job, including postings in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., Johnson has learned one thing. “The mission…

A $42 million apartment project in the Cortex innovation district is seeking a sales tax exemption from the city of St. Louis.

City officials insist they will thoroughly vet each grant recipient before any money changes hands.

Tracy and the sergeant detained the couple until other officers arrived to take the man to the Central Patrol division for questioning.

The campaign to approve a casino at the Lake of the Ozarks gets an additional $2 million. The sports betting measure gets another $5 million.

A fire at an apartment complex in Shrewsbury left a firefighter injured and ten units uninhabitable, leaving multiple people displaced.

When and how to register to vote, and how to request an absentee ballot in Missouri. (Free article)

Twenty-five years ago, the pizza-baking Benedictine monk had a local television show about baking bread.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's coast, airports across the state are shutting down and people are scrambling to escape the path of the storm, with many choosing to ride it out in St. Louis.

‘Tis the season for pretzels, traditional attire, dancy brass bands, and beer.