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On May 16, a ruthless tornado tore through parts of St. Louis city, county and the Metro East. In less than 30 minutes, the storm carved a 20-mile scar across north St. Louis, flattening blocks in Fountain Park, Penrose, the Ville and Kingshighway West. Nearly 5,000 homes, churches and businesses were destroyed, with damage estimates […]

Toyota will invest more than $55 million at their casting plant in Troy, Missouri, to expand its capacity and bring new jobs as part of a larger initiative from the company.

Expect a mild day today with a high near 65 and a low around 46. Winds will be light from the west-southwest at 8 to 15 mph. Early this morning, a stray thunderstorm could hit one or two spots, with a 55% chance of rain and 33% chance of a thunderstorm. Temperatures will feel pleasant in the afternoon near 63. This morning will feature scattered clouds with the chance of a brief thunderstorm, then partial sunshine and some low clouds moving in through the afternoon. Evening and overnight look mostl

Expect a mild day today with a high near 65 and a low around 46. Winds will be light from the west-southwest at 8 to 15 mph. Early this morning, a stray thunderstorm could hit one or two spots, with a 55% chance of rain and 33% chance of a thunderstorm. Temperatures will feel pleasant in the afternoon near 63. This morning will feature scattered clouds with the chance of a brief thunderstorm, then partial sunshine and some low clouds moving in through the afternoon. Evening and overnight look mostl

Donald Trump and his earlobe nibbler (FCC boss Brendan Carr) are threatening to try and censor some more comedians after their efforts to cancel Jimmy Kimmel went so well (read: not well at all). Over at the right wing white propaganda website formerly known as Twitter, Brendan Carr retweeted some whining from Donald Trump calling […]

Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen […]

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County is set to give out free baby essentials Tuesday to families impacted by the government shutdown. Hundreds of families impacted by the 44-day government shutdown will be able to pick up baby essentials for free. During the shutdown, more than 650,000 Missourians saw delays or uncertainty with [...]

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ST. LOUIS - A trial to decide to permanently remove Alfred Montgomery as St. Louis City Sheriff is set to begin Tuesday. The trial will take place at the Civil Courts building before Judge Steven Ohmer. The focus of the trial is an effort by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway to permanently remove Montgomery as [...]

The attorney general's office says Sheriff Alfred Montgomery's tenure has been a disaster. Montgomery's lawyers say not so fast.

Kevin L. Smith was arrested after the victim messaged family members while Smith was driving her at gunpoint to an abortion clinic, said the U.S. attorney's office for southern Illinois.

A video posted to Facebook depicted a woman striking a dog on the side of its body while screaming at it then dragging it by its collar, police say.

Tornado debris punctured the roof of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center on Skinker Boulevard. Now it is getting a shiny new one.

For several weeks now, the American right has been embroiled in a bitter internal fight about Nazis and antisemitism. Specifically, the fight has centered on a Nazi sympathizer who keeps finding his way into the orbit of influential conservatives: Nick Fuentes. Fuentes, a far-right activist and Holocaust denier, has summed up his political worldview as […]

St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery heads to trial this week: St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz breaks down the removal effort. Plus: The City of Ferguson has been under a consent decree for almost ten years. The city’s consent decree coordinator says her goal is to make sure reforms become deeply embedded in Ferguson’s identity. Consent decree coordinator Patricia Washington sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis.

Voters across Missouri late last week received a text message urging them to take their names off petitions they may have “accidentally signed.” The message, labeled as the work of the Republican National Committee, dropped the name of Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, saying he had “declared TENS OF THOUSANDS of petition signatures IMPROPERLY […]