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A former aide to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Budzinski was elected in 2022 in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, which covers parts of St. Clair and Madison counties.

Despite a lot of rhetoric by customers about how they were sick of Netflix price hikes and headed to the exits, the company’s latest earnings report showed impressive growth. The company added 13.1 million customers worldwide in the fourth quarter, up from the 8.76 million added the previous quarter. All told, the once-disruptive streaming upstart […]

United Steelworkers opened up another front in its fight against the $14.9 billion proposed acquisition of United States Steel, saying winning bidder Nippon Steel Corp. hasn’t provided enough information about the financial condition of its U.S. subsidiary.

A Georgia man with connections to St. Louis pleaded guilty Monday to charges related to fraudulently obtaining a pandemic loan, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

A crash Monday evening involving a semi with hazardous materials on board has shut down a section of Highway C and led to a mandatory evacuation.

St. Louis County police issue an endangered person advisory for 21-year-old Nia Washington.

An effort to find homes is taking place Tuesday morning for people displaced from the 'Heritage House' apartments after a pipe burst two weeks ago.

Fighting for St. Louis city priorities. That is what St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones will do Tuesday when she heads to Jefferson City.

The Missouri House Special Committee on Education Reform has approved the measure to expand charter schools into St. Louis and St. Charles counties.

Fort Leonard Wood is opening a new spouse resource center Tuesday.

The plan that would exempt low-income workers from St. Louis' 1% city earnings tax goes before a Missouri House committee on Wednesday.

The Missouri History Museum (5700 Lindell Boulevard, mohistory.org/museum) will open its new store concept — Sold on St. Louis — on Wednesday, February 14. The store will sell unique gifts, art and specialty items from a carefully selected list of St. Louis vendors, including Arch Apparel, Salt + Smoke, Golden Gems, Kakao Chocolate Company, Pure Perfection Candles, Ridge Trail Honey and Old Vienna.

Timothy Bryant, 60, walked onto the ice Friday evening after one or two of his four dogs, all corgis, ran out onto the river, his sister Terry Ann Kersting said Monday. One of his dogs was found dead. Another is…

Last week, protesters shut the meeting down as they urged councilmembers to introduce a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Two weeks after St. Louis sued Dara Daugherty and her associates for allegedly running a 39-property illegal rooming house operation throughout south city, Brentwood shut down an illegal rooming house Daugherty was running there. This house was also apparently Daugherty’s personal residence.

Republican lawmakers are once again pushing legislation that would require Missouri to conduct a clinical study on using psilocybin, more commonly referred to  as “magic mushrooms,” to treat depression, substance use or as part end-of-life care.  Last year, the House overwhelmingly approved the measure. But it never made it to a final House vote. Hearings […]

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A 140 year-old crematorium in south St. Louis is now home to a new alternative to traditional burial practices. It's one of the few places in the region that offers “water cremation.”

Paul McCartney is ready to share some more insights into the writing of his most famous works. The second season of the legendary singer’s podcast, McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, is set to debut…

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