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Mysteries about lead-contaminated water stubbornly persist in rural Jefferson County, even after more than 15 years of samples from 1,400-plus local wells.

Clayton Echard, a Eureka native and former star of ABC TV series "The Bachelor," will be the lead host for an upcoming pickleball-themed reality TV series.

Pretenders have shared yet another track from their upcoming album Relentless, which drops September 15. The latest is the single “A Love,” which frontwoman Chrissie Hynde describes as “the most traditionally Pretenders-sounding song on the…

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Rapper Sexyy Red took some heat a couple weeks ago when a video posted on social media showed her arriving at a St. Louis high school, middle fingers up, to perform for students. Video of the event gives more insight into the chaos, which ultimately led to the rapper being escorted out of the school.

You can vote for Moxie online through Aug. 24.

A man is behind bars after he reportedly robbed a golf cart and held a golf club employee at gunpoint earlier this month.

The BEA released its first estimate of GDP growth in Q2 and there were no surprises. It was up a respectable 2.4%: GDP growth was mostly due to increased consumer spending and nonresidential investment. For those predicting a soft landing, this was good news.

ALTON - Alternative solutions to the problem of “vicious” cats and dogs in Alton were brought before the City Council on Wednesday, prompting a discussion which turned heated when one resident criticized Public Works Director Mike Parsons for referring to animals as “things” at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. Resident Bill Gilbreth introduced himself as a “lifelong pet owner” and said he took offense to Parsons saying that “things have to be euthanized so you can make room for other things” at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. “You don’t have an opinion about considering animals to be ‘things’ to be euthanized?” Gilbreth asked the City Council members. He said he’s called the Mayor’s office to ask his opinion on the comment, but hasn’t received any response. “I have an opinion about ‘things,’ I sure do.” Parsons replied. When Gilbret

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Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

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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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ST. LOUIS - The deceased in a recent homicide in St. Louis County has been identified as Latoya Brown, 36, of the 10200 block of Ashbrook Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo., 63137. St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 10200 block of Ashbrook Drive in Bellefontaine Neighbors which resulted in the death of an adult female. On July 25, 2023, at 10:51 PM, police officers from the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 10200 block of Ashbrook Drive. Arriving officers located an adult female suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a residence. The female was transported to an area hospital for life-saving treatment but succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased. City of Bellefontaine Neighbors officers requested St. Louis County Police Department assume responsibility for the investigation. Preliminary investigation has revealed this shooting

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The move ends a 14-year reign as CEO of the company, which has grown from around $20 million in revenue to nearly $1 billion thanks, in part, to an aggressive growth-by-acquisition strategy.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Inspiration and Expression, The Art of MaryJo Clark.   The exhibit includes collage,

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Car prices are up, inventory is down — and no one sees “normal” coming back.

Leading the Wild Life My father used the expression “eating off the fat of the land” to describe a bountiful meal from his garden.   With that in mind, last weekend I planned a dinner based on eating from the land. (Today’s sniffy chefs would call that a “vegetable forward menu.”) But as Robert Burns... 

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Crime continues to top the headlines in St. Louis and across the country.