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Two things come to mind when St. Louisans think of Sauget, Illinois: weed and nightclubs. The small village directly across the river is the land of smokestacks, strip joints and minor league baseball, with a population of just a few hundred people.

An analysis found that the decline in homicides and gun assaults in neighborhoods getting the Cure Violence treatment wasn’t much different from that seen in areas without the program.

A driver was injured in a two-car crash overnight in north St. Louis.

A man is found dead in Jefferson County, and police are saying it looks suspicious.

Several people were injured in a crash overnight on Interstate 70.

Missouri campaign finance laws exist so voters know who is involved in and supports a campaign, as well as how the campaign spends its money. Ballot measures, candidates and committees are regulated by the state’s campaign finance laws  — Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 130 — which are enforced by the Missouri Ethics Commission. Individuals have been known […]

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School board on Thursday hears from critics and supporters, but takes no action.

Flames can be seen erupting from a home in Madison, Illinois, on Friday morning.

The KSHE Night of Fire and Thunder back-to-school bash at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois starts Friday.

The second annual 'WEPOWER Weekend' starts Friday at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

In Clayton, it's the 6th annual 'Ferragosto Festival.'

The city of Florissant and the Knights of Columbus are co-sponsoring a food truck event Friday night.

It's the final day for the City Museum's 'Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive.'

Clear and cool Friday morning. A beautiful day is on tap with sunshine and temperature highs in the lower half of the 80s.

A tractor trailer full of alcohol caught fire early Friday morning on Interstate 270 near Troy, Illinois.

Complaints about flood risks and levee controversies were the focus of a Thursday public hearing held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Commission.

As former President Donald Trump faces his fourth indictment in Georgia, his previous running mate former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday disputed Trump’s claims that the Georgia election was “stolen” while still criticizing the federal justice system. Pence is one of many candidates competing against Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination who are […]

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