On Aug. 30, 1861, after consulting only with his wife, Fremont issued a proclamation declaring that active rebels in Missouri will be shot and their slaves "hereby declared freemen."
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Bill Wyatt and partner Don Kuehl opened the first McDonald's restaurant in Missouri, at 9915 Watson Road. "Nobody knew us; we were just another hamburger place then.''
A St. Louis County Republican is suing to block possible statewide ballot measures that would allow St. Louis and St. Louis County to set their own firearms restrictions.
The rare lemon cuckoo bumblebee bee was recently spotted in a Belleville garden by an amateur citizen scientist. The bee’s population has been on the decline, but this recent sighting could mean good news for rare bee species and bumblebees in the region.
More than 1,000 people have died in the U.S. following incidents in which police used Axon’s Tasers, often along with other types of force, a Reuters examination in 2017 found.
Trying to make sure first responders are ready in case the St. Louis region is targeted in a major attack is the goal of the multi-day counterterrorism training taking place this week at the Embassy Suites Hotel at the St. Charles Convention Center.
Hurricane Idalia made landfall at 6:45 a.m. Central time along the coast of the Florida Big Bend Near Keaton Beach. It strengthened to a category three hurricane around 2:00 a.m.
One day in 1906, a dead man stepped off a steamboat in Cuba. Félix de la Caridad Carvajal y Soto, known as "Andarín," or "the walker," disembarked the boat alone.
It looks like fans of The Rolling Stones won't have to wait much longer for news on their upcoming album. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers continue to tease the album,…
The forecast is showing a hot day in Saint Louis. It looks like it will be a warm 81 degrees. Expect a drastic drop in temperatures though, with a low reaching 55 degrees. Today's conditions are expected to be clear,…
Advocates were thrilled that Medicare will negotiate the price of several insulins. But other high-profit drugs are protected by the new program’s rules.
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