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The report’s findings came as a surprise in many areas.

Prices have been on the rise, but how does St. Louis compare for affordability?

The Gateway Arch will not be illuminated at night from October 16, through November 17, 2023, as the National Park Service (NPS) installs a new, state-of-the-art lighting system reducing the overall energy needed to light the Arch by 60%. The new fixtures replace the 26 static Xeon skylights installed one week after the reopening of […]

St. Louis is home to dozens of talented painters, sculptor, photographers, and more. Here's a few names you should know right now.

The 16.5-acre site produced ammunition during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, and has been vacant since 1998.

The new location, at 3201 Chouteau Ave., is Missouri's second Topgolf venue.

Last weekend, Contraband Theatre opened a new play by founding member and playwright Jacob Juntunen. See You in a Minute, directed by Ellie Schwetye, is a thoughtful and thought-provoking drama that thoroughly entertains while subtly encouraging self-reflection.

Nearly four months after a fire gutted the north St. Louis cathedral-turned-skate park, its founders and stakeholders say a second coming for the building is on the way.

The money would pay for sheltering victims of domestic abuse, boost pay for child care workers and help community gardens provide fresh vegetables in food deserts, among other things.

The professor deleted his X (formerly known as Twitter) account after facing backlash about the post.

ALTON - Twenty writers and countless bookworms flooded the halls of Milton Schoolhouse for the seventh Writers of the Riverbend event on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Writers of the Riverbend invites local authors, editors, photographers, illustrators and other creatives to connect with each other and share their work. Community members, including many aspiring writers, stopped by the schoolhouse to support the artists and learn about the publishing process. “When I started, I didn’t know any other writers,” said Sarah J. Dhue, author and organizer of the event. “Community is huge, huge, huge for me, and it’s become more in the most recent years in writing as well as other parts of my life, just how important it is to have that community.” Dhue explained that the event aims to bring writers together so they can network. She said it’s difficult to navigate the writing, editing and publishing process by yourself, and it helps to have mentors

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COLLINSVILLE – Today, Ameren Illinois announced a key senior leadership change and the retirement of one vice president. Luke Wollin has stepped into the role of Ameren Illinois Vice President, Electric Operations and Distribution, effective Oct. 1. Wollin joined Ameren in 2003, transitioned into leadership in 2013 as Ameren Transmission Manager and since then has held roles in Design Engineering and Transmission Operations & Maintenance prior to his role as Vice President, Transmission Engineering and Construction. Wollin grew up in Kinmundy, Illinois. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and his master's in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri and Illinois. He is active in many industry groups including Edison EIectric Institute (EEI), and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He will report to Patrick Smith, Senior Vice President,

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Documentaries about Carlos Santana and Blood, Sweat and Tears are among the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, presented by National Geographic Documentary Films.  The Santana doc Carlos and What The Hell Happened to…

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Anger coursed through the courtroom this morning in St. Louis as Javon Nettles pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old and her father in the Central West End, but was sentenced to only 10 years in prison.  “I feel like I’m not getting justice,” said Janice Johns, the mother of Dmyah Fleming, the girl killed.

Minors attending public schools may find their rights are limited, due to a variety of factors: school safety, access to learning, etc. But they’re not nonexistent. This much courts have made clear, including the top court in the land. Nevertheless, school administrators seem to feel students should be treated as suspects until proven otherwise. In […]

SPRINGFIELD - Some may not know this, but Madison County ranks nearly at the top of crashes involving deer during mating season. Madison County was second in the state in 2022 with 396 crashes involving deer. Cook County led the pack with 542 crashes involving deer. McHenry was third with 351 and fourth was Lake County with 350 of these crashes. Macoupin County was in 10th position in the state from the 2022 crashes involving deer statistics with 271. Illinois is entering the peak time for crashes involving deer as fall moves ahead. Fall in Illinois includes high school football, spectacular scenery as the leaves change colors and... the arrival of deer mating season. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are reminding motorists to be alert for deer, which are entering their peak active season, especially at dawn and dusk now through December. “While your natural instinct is to steer quickly out of the way when you see a deer,

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With its intuitive, immersive training method, Rosetta Stone will have you reading, writing, and speaking new languages like a natural in no time. You’ll start by matching words with images just like when you learned your native language as a child. Then you’ll move onto interactive lessons where speech recognition technology works to evaluate and […]