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The only trouble for any musician wanting to play a 12-bar blues is that they usually have to do so in a saloon. One local businessman and musician wanted to change that.

Do you have an expired temporary tag on your car and live in the City of St. Louis? Well, you may be in luck, the city is working to roll out a program to help.

Fire crews from multiple departments put out the accidental fire in under an hour, but not before a neighbor jumped into action moments before the fire started.

With passage of a $51.7 billion budget Thursday, the Missouri Senate beat the constitutional deadline by 24 hours after a debate that left Republican leaders exhausted but satisfied. A 41-hour filibuster stalled all work last week – including planned budget debates on a committee-passed spending plan. To make the deadline, Senate Appropriations Chairman Lincoln Hough […]

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This didn’t go the way anyone (other than cops and their unions) wanted it to, but first let’s acknowledge the fact that the city of Denver is actually trying to make things better for both cops and the people they serve. Here’s how that’s going: In its first three months, STAR handled 350 calls — […]

Missouri child abuse investigators missed warning signs of fentanyl use among parents before their young children died of accidental overdoses from the drug, according to a new state report. It found that Children's Division investigators, who are tasked with following up on claims of abuse and neglect, “lacked essential procedures, missed warning signs and left vulnerable children at risk.” St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum spoke with Department of Social Services director Robert Knodell on how Children's Division could change course after the report.

Glen Carbon firefighters received an up-close look at the potential hazards of downed power lines Thursday night. Ameren Illinois brought Live Line Demo to the fire department on South Main Street.

After a senior prank at Normandy High School, two students have been told they cannot walk at graduation next week. Now, one father is taking a stand for his daughter.

A Tuesday night shootout at a Qdoba restaurant in the Central West End was caught on surveillance video. Muzzle flashes can be seen on the video as restaurant customers scatter for cover.

A child who was inside of a car stolen at a Brentwood gas station Thursday morning was found safe and reunited with guardians, authorities say. The accused car thief remains at large as of Thursday evening.

There is an active scene underway after a 2-year-old was shot while inside a vehicle in the Dellwood neighborhood Thursday evening.

The review website named three St. Louis area restaurants to the list, one of them even making the Top 15.

The candidates had refused to take a “moral values” survey and undergo other vetting by Vernon County’s Republican committee.

“There is no evidence that Rep. (Hannah) Kelly acted in bad faith,” the House Ethics Committee stated in the report.