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The officer accused of firing several shots at an elementary school's Halloween event is no longer employed by the St. Louis County police department.

Last Friday was the final moonless night of the month, so I trekked out to Palomar Mountain to try out my new narrowband filter for a second time. I originally planned to photograph the Ghost Nebula, a smallish object with interesting colors. But at the last minute I discovered that narrowband filters don't work on ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Efforts to raise casino entrance fees in Missouri have failed in recent years.

Getting folks off their screens and back connecting face-to-face has been local board game manufacturer Across the Board's mission since its inception in 2008.

Paul McKee's NorthSide Regeneration is seeking to demolish a historic warehouse just north of downtown St. Louis, in Columbus Square, but city officials have come out against it.

The investigation is ongoing.

O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is hosting an Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to noon. The collection vehicle will be located in the parking lot in front of the Health Center at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., O’Fallon, Illinois. The hospital’s Reverence for the Earth Committee invites the public to do their part to support environmental recycling efforts. “As a Franciscan ministry, we strive to be good stewards of the Earth and proudly offer collection events such as this to the community,” states Chance Beeler, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s manager of mission integration, spiritual care and volunteer services. “It is an opportunity to reduce waste and treat the planet with respect.” J&C E-Recycling will be managing the electronics recycling collection and will accept such items as computer towers, computer components, laptops and wire. Other items accepted include: Printers Cell Phones Electr

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Bob Seger may love that “Old Time Rock and Roll,” but apparently, he loves a little country too.  The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was in Nashville Sunday, October 22,…

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Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees wrote an apologetic note to fans today. Well, apologetic to some. Just three shows into the tour honoring the 25th anniversary of her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,  Hill postponed a concert scheduled for tomorrow in Philadelphia, writing on Instagram that it was to rest her voice and prevent further damage to her vocal cords.

ST. LOUIS -- A local thrift store has launched an online shop to help neighbors in need. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis now has an eBay storefront that lists items at 99 cents and offers free shipping. Merchandise will be sold to the highest bidder after a week. Sales of [...]

You’d think this legal question would be settled by now. Smartphones have been in everyday use for more than a decade. Citizen journalists have been part of our daily life ever since the advent of affordable portable cameras. The internet has democratized publication, lowering the barrier between observation and accountability. Cops hate this. But the […]

Today on TAP: Military stresses are compounded by economic divisions.

The Lauren Daigle Sensory Room is outfitted with bean bags, visual light and activity panels, bubble walls, and custom tactile artwork created by an autistic artist.

Clark was originally charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful firearm possession.

A neighbor's security camera captured Perry Green entering and leaving the home of Demetria Howard the day she was killed.

Fireside Financial and its development partner, Jack Matthews Development, want to build a mixed-use redevelopment with apartments, townhomes, retail, hotels, office buildings and other commercial space at the former Bayer property, at 10300 Olive Boulevard.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democrat Lucas Kunce have something big in common – their campaigns are heavily dependent on money from outside Missouri. Hawley, a Missouri Republican incumbent seeking his second term, and Kunce, who narrowly lost the state's 2022 Democratic primary for Senate, are the best-funded candidates in the race according to campaign finance reports filed last week. With a little over a year to go before the election, Hawley, a Republican elected in 2018, has amassed a bank…