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A 25-year-old man is in custody after a fight outside a McDonald's in north St. Louis County in which a 15-year-old employee had her head slammed into the ground. Police are still seeking information about others involved in the fight. Video of the incident posted on social media allegedly shows Johnny Ricks pulling Aryiah Lynch by her hair in the parking lot and assaulting her multiple times near the drive-thru of the restaurant.

Police said the driver was speeding down Theodore Avenue when his SUV left the roadway and crashed into a home on Plover Avenue.

In exchange for pleading guilty to the lesser charges, Antoine Miller was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes has paid tribute to Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80.“Such a huge loss. Not only for…

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I want to highlight something I posted yesterday that might have gotten lost: Up through 2014, teen suicide among girls was no different from suicide among adult women. Then, in 2015, it suddenly shot up, opening up a huge gap in only three years. This is very unusual. Very often, when you see a sudden, ...continue reading "What happened to teen girls in 2015-17?"

The National Weather Service said the tornado was confirmed near Athensville, Illinois.

I was thinking some more about yesterday's comment that Joe Biden had given Israel 95% of what it wanted. So what's the other 5%? It's certainly not any kind of concrete support, which Biden has never even momentarily withheld. It's mostly just some occasional mild requests. In the approximate order he made them, here they ...continue reading "What has Biden asked from Israel?"

Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]

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On This Day, April 19, 2012...Levon Helm, best known as the drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band, died at age 71 of throat cancer. As one of The Band's three main vocalists,…

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Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]

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A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]

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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised […]

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Running from Feb. 17 to May 12, Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career, which included […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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Some spots in the Metro East were hit hard as tornado-warned storms rolled through the St. Louis region on Thursday afternoon.

Sheryl Crow was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year and she invited Peter Frampton, the first artist she ever saw in concert, to perform with…

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Chris LaBarge caused a minor commotion on the Hill Monday when he pulled up in front of the Digregorio’s Market in his new Tesla Cybertruck. Say what you will about Elon Musk's car company, but there was no shortage of passersby coming up to LaBarge to admire the stainless steel, futuristic-looking electric pickup and ask him questions about it.  The Cybertruck weighs about 7,000 pounds and can go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds.