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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer can grow slowly over several years before being discovered.

Here in St. Louis, we’re spoiled when it comes to Cheap Trick. The Rockford, Illinois, band seems to play in the area at least once or twice each summer and this year is no exception. Many locals know that they can catch Cheap Trick next month at the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Missouri, but the band is also playing a lesser-known event much closer to St. Louis next weekend in support of the Songs4Soldiers organization.

You might know him as Edgar in The Lost Boys or Teddy in Stand by Me, but Corey Feldman’s true love isn’t acting — it’s music. Inspired by Michael Jackson (his longtime friend), the former child star has put decades into making music and bringing it to audiences across the country. He didn’t seem to have much luck catching attention from the public until a performance on the Today show in 2017 went viral for all the wrong reasons.

Joni Mitchell has just treated fans to a never-before-heard song, “Like Veils Said Lorraine,” which will appear on her upcoming box set, Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975). The…

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ST. LOUIS -- A lot of people are asking why it is so hazy out today. A Google Trends report shows that there is a spike in people searching for this question. FOX 2 Meteorologist Angela Hutti has the answer. Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting in from the northwest. The smoke is thicker to the [...]

Moxie beat out hundreds of dogs for the title of National American Hero Service Dog.

Imagine making a commitment to bring a cake to a bar for a year for the opportunity to meet men. It's the basis of a new film coming to Amazon Prime Video Friday based on inspiring true events.

Visit by US education and health secretaries comes as some local parents are fighting against mental health programs and social-emotional learning in public schools.

The victim was Luis Fernanado Cruz Cruz, 31. Police Sgt. Charles Wall said investigators think he was homeless.

Democrats in Missouri, like their counterparts nationally, will use 2024 to test a new system for determining the party’s presidential preference now that the public primary for all parties has been abolished. Instead of reverting to a caucus-only system, the process used in most elections prior to 2000, the Missouri Democratic Party is seeking comment […]

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“It’s not just a rehashing of old tunes the way I did them originally," says Hancock, 83.

Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22.   The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project […]

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]

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JERSEY COUNTY - The 32nd annual Apple Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jersey County Historical Society, located at 601 N. State St. in Jerseyville. More than 30 vendors will be located throughout the grounds, selling pottery, jewelry, fall crafts, honey, and other goods. There is no charge to enter the grounds. Live entertainment will be offered from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and includes Jersey Community High School students at 10 a.m., Anya Alexis Wilkie at 11:30 a.m., the Gibson Girls at noon, and Back in the Saddle at 1:30 p.m. Jerseyville’s oldest home, the Cheney House (which pre-dates both Jerseyville and Jersey County and includes a stop on the Underground Railroad) will be open for tours, as will the one-room Lone Star School (built in 1877), Union Forest Church (built in 1920), log cabins and the 10-room museum. The museum is full of local artifacts and historical photos, including a racing sleigh and buggy, four vintage cards (including

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Homicide detectives were initially called in to investigate. It was later reclassified as a suicide.

Some illnesses and injuries — say, a broken ankle — can send you to numerous health care providers. You might start at urgent care but end up in the emergency room. Referred to an orthopedist, you might eventually land in an outpatient surgery center. Four different stops on your road to recovery. But as supersized […]

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