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Belleville man charged with killing man in 2017 robbery attempt
The St. Clair County state's attorney filed the charges Monday.
'Gateway to Innovation Conference' taking place today in downtown St. Louis
The 16th Gateway to Innovation Conference is Wednesday in St. Louis. More than 1,400 information technology workers will attend.
Flood preparation meeting in Clarksville, Missouri happening tonight
Clarksville officials are meeting Wednesday to begin planning for potential flooding.
School safety forum taking place today at Florissant-Valley Community College
Students from four local high schools are participating in a school safety forum Wednesday.
Preliminary hearing set today for Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett
Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett is due in court Wednesday in Potosi.
Hearing on lawsuit to block A.G. Bailey's gender-affirming care restrictions today
A judge could decide whether to block the emergency rule on gender-affirming care filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Wednesday.
Fire at vacant home in Cahokia Heights, Illinois
Several areas fire departments responded to a vacant house fire in Cahokia Heights.
Man, 19, found dead on street in south St. Louis
The victim's name has not been released.
Driver shot and killed, 3 injured, crashes into vacant house trying to avoid gunfire
One man is dead, and three others are hurt after the truck they are in is shot at, then crashes into a vacant home overnight in south St. Louis.
Massive fire breaks out at 'Three Kings Pub' in University City
Multiple emergency crews were at the scene of a three-alarm fire at a University City pub and restaurant.
Crews battle fire at businesses in University City (Three Kings and Iron Age)
Powell Hall getting a developmental facelift
Missouri child care deserts include nearly half of kids 5 and under, new data shows
At five months pregnant, Kayla Marmaud started putting her name on waiting lists for child care. But when her son was born in late 2021, she still hadn’t heard from any daycares. As her maternity leave drew to a close, Marmaud found herself in waitlist limbo. Leaving the workforce was not an option financially for […]
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Five things we learned about Missouri’s child care crisis
MuckRock and The Missouri Independent analyzed the supply and demand of Missouri child care programs since 2019, drawing from public records and data provided by the advocacy group Child Care Aware. Reporters sought to find what areas of the state have the least child care availability, how availability changed during the pandemic and whether several […]
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The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis
A century-old miscalculation has California and Arizona fighting over water. Again.
Casual dinner in Alton or Grafton
For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.
Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm.
The Supreme Court just unleashed a flood of lawsuits against Big Oil
Climate court cases are about to get a lot more interesting.
San Carlos Apache take copper mine fight to United Nations
Oak flat is one of the largest copper sources in North America. It's also the San Carlos Apache Tribe's most sacred site.