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Missouri lawmakers are pushing legislation this year requiring pornographic websites and online dating services to verify the ages of all users. Proponents say the goal is to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content online.  However, civil liberties advocates are raising red flags, arguing that the purveyors of adult entertainment content want to prevent minors from […]

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What is the timeline for the icy weather near St. Louis? Freezing rain has coated the entire region in a thin glaze of ice. This has closed many schools and businesses. It appears the roads may be safer to travel on this evening as temperatures rise Monday.

On Jan. 22, 1972, a rail tanker exploded in the Alton and Southern Rail Yard in East St. Louis. More than 200 people were injured in a blast that broke windows as far away as downtown St. Louis.

A Germany-based manufacturer said it will make a multimillion-dollar investment to upgrade a Metro East copper products plant.

The deadline to submit your nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's 2024 Innovation in Philanthropy Awards, a program that celebrates innovative partnerships between nonprofit organizations and local companies, has been extended to Monday, Jan. 29. Submit your nomination here. These awards highlight companies and organizations that are going above and beyond the standard philanthropic practices to evolve programs in our communities. In your nomination, tell us about the creative ways you're…

ALTON - Motorists are advised to take it slow going out the door on the morning of Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, because of several hours' worth of freezing rain on the sidewalks and roads. Illinois Department of Transportation, Missouri Department of Transportation and county and city streets crews are out this morning salting and preparing the roads for travel. Still, the icy precipitation will likely continue until the temperature gets to 32 degrees or more, Chris Kimble, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, said early Monday morning. “It is going to be icy out there until the temps rise above freezing,” he said. “We are going to see on and off showers throughout the day. It will take a while before it goes to where we have the ice. I would advise staying home if possible before it rises above freezing.” Kimble said he advised residents to wait until the afternoon to venture out. For the rest of the week, temps should stay much warmer

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An icy mix of winter weather is causing slick spots on St. Louis area interstates, side streets, and sidewalks. Many school districts are cancelling classes Monday and some businesses are asking employees to work remotely.

The icy conditions are prompting many closures all around the area on Monday.

Students are working on ideas for cities that solve problems and meet the needs of modern society. It's part of a national competition that challenges sixth through eighth graders to design a city of the future.

Emma Miller is living every teenage fashionista’s dream with her online boutique, Style It Out.  “I [started] during COVID 2020, my freshman year; I was 14,” Miller says.

A driver was killed in a tractor-trailer crash early Monday morning.

Union, Missouri, police have issued an endangered person advisory for 26-year-old Lydia Remsh.

A bus is currently stuck on a south St. Louis road Monday morning.

Emergency crews are responding to two incidents involving icy roads early Monday morning.

Freezing rain is occurring across the region and will continue through the morning and into the early afternoon before gradually transitioning to a cold rain from west to east.