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The baby orangutan that was born at the Saint Louis Zoo, the first in nine years, now has a name. His name is Forest.

Brian Dorsey is scheduled to die in April. Dozens of corrections officers are trying to save him from the death penalty.

Nearly 100 years after the end of the Civil War, and a year after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, many Black Americans, particularly in the Southern United States, were still systematically denied the right to register and vote. World premiere play Hold On!

Local labor officials wanted a written guarantee that the new hotelier wouldn’t do any union-busting.

Tlaib, who represents the Detroit area, has been a vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause — even more so than Bush — and both congresswomen have been accused of antisemitism.

Quincey Haulcy, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and multiple other crimes in connection with the death of Terry St. John on Dec. 12, 2020.

A St. Louis County man pled guilty, Wednesday, in a fatal arson case from January of 2020.

Talking Heads’ iconic concert film Stop Making Sense is headed back to theaters. Variety reports that in celebration of the movie’s 40th anniversary this summer, A24 is set to rerelease its 4K restoration of…

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A state Senate hearing on a medical provider tax devolved Wednesday into a fight over the political tactics of Missouri Right to Life, with a Democrat dropping an obscenity and Republicans slamming the group for injecting its anti-abortion politics into unrelated issues. Only one member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins of […]

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The man is accused of telling customers he would obtain and fix cars for people at a discount before spending the money on personal expenses, court documents reveal.

Owners of Central West End property are suing the Salt + Smoke restaurant over a large 2022 fire that caused that and another restaurant to close.

ALTON - From grief to anger management, OSF St. Anthony’s has several new support groups available for community members no matter what issues they are facing. Staci M. Knox, LCSW, is the Manager of Psychological Services at OSF. She explained that support groups can be especially beneficial for people when combined with individual therapy. These groups allow people to discuss issues, role-play new behaviors and share what worked for them. “We all are social beings, and we all really benefit from being in an environment where you feel safe and you feel supported,” Knox said. “A therapeutic educational group led by a mental health professional is a perfect place to have these skills introduced — whether we’re talking about conflict resolution or skills for anxiety and depression and bullying — to have these skills introduced for specific conditions and then practice. Or perhaps there might be someone in the group that has had an experience

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UMSL's entrepreneurship program this summer will begin a $3 million renovation to its facilities. Separately, the program announced the next cohort in its Anchor Accelerator program, awarding $250,000 in grants to local entrepreneurs.

This is the dome above the main altar at the Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Paris. Whenever I see it in thumbnail mode it reminds me less of Jesus and more of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Now that I've finally posted it, however, I'll never see it in thumbnail mode again.

Legislation to provide public subsidies for a downtown St. Louis hotel redevelopment advanced Wednesday after failing to move forward last month amid a dispute between the developer and a local union.

Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy.

The new record surpassed the previous state record set in 2006.