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Dr. King’s spirit was resurrected Jan. 14 inside the cavernous sanctuary of the Christ Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church on Kingshighway Blvd.

St. Louis' most famous misdemeanant is again litigating issues around his crime — this time filing paperwork seeking an expungement. Mark McCloskey, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to misdemeanor assault after brandishing weapons at protestors walking through their gated community in the Central West End, filed the request yesterday in St. Louis Circuit Court. If granted, it would seal the records of his conviction.

Matthew D. Eernisse is facing charges of second-degree assault and armed criminal action after prosecutors say he shot an unarmed, fleeing man in the back in 2018.

ALTON - From Bluey to Blippi to Mickey Mouse, “We Like to PARTY” has a variety of characters who can make your party even more fun. After Whitney Bilan struggled to find a Peppa Pig costume to celebrate her daughter’s birthday, she decided she would start her own company to provide characters for parties, home visits and other events in the Riverbend area. A few months later, Bilan’s company has grown to include several costumes and hundreds of excited kids who love to hang out with their favorite characters. “It’s just very fulfilling to know that these kids are so excited,” Bilan said. “I want to do something that I enjoy. This is something that I’ve put my heart into. I know how much kids enjoy seeing a character and making them smile. It’s just great.” Bilan’s best friend, nieces and 16-year-old daughter are usually the people in the costumes. She said the business has been a fun way to bring joy

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There's a large police presence at a downtown hotel as police are responding to a hostage incident.

HARDIN - A Fieldon woman - Loren K. Dale - faces multiple charges after a traffic stop in Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Sheriff's report reads as follows: On January 5, 2024, at approximately 9:05 p.m., deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office observed a silver 1999 GMC strike the side of the Joe Page Bridge, and continue eastbound towards Greene County. Calhoun County Deputy Sheriff Austin Phillips and Sergeant Zach Hardin immediately began an attempt to stop the fleeing vehicle, which continued eastbound across the Bridge. "After continuing eastbound, the vehicle turned north onto Sand Ridge Road and finally pulled over." Dale, 54, was arrested for the following offenses: Aggravated Driving Under the Influence (Four or More Previous), Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Fleeing / Attempt to Elude a Peace Officer, Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Dale was arrested without incident and transported to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. As is now required under

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"It's pretty clear folks are very upset about the content of libraries and the way things are selected and rejected," said Rep. Tony Lovasco, R-O'Fallon.

The former officer was booked into jail Tuesday afternoon on nine charges of child sex abuse after deputies had tried for a week to arrest him.

A dispute between a neighborhood association and nonprofit has delayed a project that would house families of those at the John Cochran VA Medical Center.

It’s equal parts annoying and bizarre that we’ve normalized the fact that scammers, scumbags, debt collectors, partisan operatives, and marketers have made the U.S.’ primary voice communication platform largely unusable. Americans received 3.8 billion robocalls last month, and despite some modest inroads in fighting the problem, it continues to grow for reasons we’ve already well […]

A juvenile was shot and killed near City Museum in Downtown West early Wednesday morning.

The report shows tax breaks adding up to $260.7 million in losses to area schools over the last six years.

Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans – are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week. The decision comes three and a half years after state Attorney General Kwame Raoul sued a trio of staffing agencies, alleging they used their mutual client to coordinate no-poach agreements, which created a secondary agreement to pay temp staffers less than the market rate. In a unanimous 20-page opinion published…

Legislation seeking to create a “parents bill of rights” in Missouri was amended in committee Tuesday morning to add prohibitions on transgender students accessing restrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. A House hearing on standalone bills that sought to regulate school bathrooms took up the majority of a nearly nine-hour meeting […]

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The state’s Child Care Assistance Program workers want higher pay and retirement benefits. The initiative provides affordable services for low-income families throughout Illinois.

The Denver-based airline said Tuesday that it will begin serving Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to and from Lambert with four flights each way a week.

A woman has died after a fatal house fire in Wood River, Illinois.

State lawmakers were informed last week that it will cost taxpayers $1.2 million to defend a rule on investment brokers that Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says is designed to stop “politically motivated” financial advisers who want to “fritter away Missourians’ money.” Ashcroft issued a new rule in July targeting environmental, social and governance, or […]

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