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The Riverfront Times, a publication nearly fifty years old with deep roots in St. Louis, may have printed the final edition of its weekly paper. Some are describing it as the end of an era.

On Thursday, Alderwoman Cara Spencer announced her plans to run for St. Louis mayor, setting up a 2021 rematch with Mayor Tishaura Jones. The two ran against each other and were only separated by 2,300 votes. “It was so close,” Spencer told Fox 2 Thursday.

Terrell Peete, 19, of St. Louis died. Two other people who were shot and wounded are expected to survive.

A second suspect has just been arrested in the Washington County murder of Christian Hildebrandt.

Some residents living at the subsidized Silvercreek apartment complex in Troy, IL, were shocked to find a notice Wednesday that included the words “Notice of Demolition.” The notification was posted on five apartment buildings at the complex.

Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said the man died in a shootout with St. Louis police after a chase that started in the city.

Prosecutors charged two St. Louis teens with murder and several other offenses in connection with Gerardo Perez's death.

A Cole County Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing for 10 a.m. Friday in a lawsuit filed by Democrat Stephen Webber seeking to block Republican James Coyne from appearing on the ballot as a candidate for the Missouri Senate. Webber claims Coyne is ineligible to run because the local Republican nominating committee missed a […]

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Just as the summer season begins, Florissant's Koch Park Aquatic Center will open its doors. Scheduled for Thursday afternoon, the city's newest recreational facility is the culmination of community efforts.

Missouri’s economy is taking a significant hit, with more than a billion dollars lost due to insufficient childcare options, according to the state’s business community. Despite this pressing issue, the General Assembly has once again failed to approve tax credits designed to support the childcare industry, a priority for Governor Mike Parson.

People are going to extremes to avoid the ‘Cicada-Apocalypse’ in Missouri and Illinois, one of them being a mail carrier in north Illinois wearing a beekeeper suit on the job.

This $1.5 million initiative, called 'Save Lives Now,' involves St. Clair County, St. Louis and St. Louis County.