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He was found safe, police said.

The Madison County Board approved a measure on Wednesday evening that will put a symbolic referendum to voters in November — asking if the Metro East county should secede from Illinois and create a new state. In advance of that vote, STLPR Metro East reporter Will Bauer discussed his reporting on this story.

CBP released border numbers last Friday and they were once again about the same as last month: Total encounters in February came to 189,000, of which 44,000 were migrants who made appointments for asylum through CBP's mobile app. The number apprehended crossing illegally was 137,000.

The past day, you may have noticed pollen flying around or your car covered with it.

First visit to Chain of Rocks Park after a recent hard scape and landscape upgrade.

Blueberry Hill's Duck Room presents Heart to Gold with special guests Prize Horse and Chainstay live in concert on Wednesday, April 17th at 8:00 PM.

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Police said the teen was last seen leaving his school Tuesday afternoon. He was found the following day.

St. Charles County police are searching for a missing teenager whose car was found abandoned just north of downtown St. Louis.

Heavy rain and lightning are likely Thursday in the St. Louis area with a cold front. Damaging wind and hail are expected in spots and isolated flooding and tornadoes could occur as well. Full details on the timing and hazards…

The modern Trump empire is built mostly around licensing Trump's name to midrange Asian hotels and overpriced Bibles. So why not do the same in politics? As Trump struggles to close his own fundraising gap with Biden, his campaign sent out a letter this week asking down-ballot candidates for 5% of the proceeds when they ...continue reading "Trump shakes down the neighborhood for a 5% cut"

On Monday, St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Whyte awarded nearly $23.5 million to former police officer Luther Hall, who was beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest in 2017.

His wife was also charged in the indictment.

Three initiative campaigns say they are on track to submit signatures that would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and to increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot this year. Campaign finance reports filed this week show more than $10 million, much of it from out-of-state organizations, has been raised to fuel the campaigns. Only one opposition group, seeking to prevent abortion rights from making the ballot, is active. And its resources, much of it from Catholic churches,…

The first-ever Animals Aglow lantern festival will bring a dazzling spectacle of lights to the Saint Louis Zoo. More than 60 larger-than-life Chinese lanterns, along with interactive light displays in […]

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The EPA is testing sites around the West Lake Landfill Superfund in Bridgeton. 

A Fairview Heights, Illinois, man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly committing sexual abuse on the grounds of Gateway Arch National Park.