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Centene Corp. is pushing to boost federal quality ratings for its Medicare Advantage business, after the scores tumbled last year.

Billy Joel will turn 75 next year, and to celebrate the milestone, he's doing the same thing he did when he turned 65. Just like he did in 2014, Billy will spend his…

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Police said a suspect opened fire on a car at the intersection of North 10th and O'Fallon streets.

Authorities say a suspect used some bizarre techniques to steal large amounts of gas from one rural Missouri gas station on several occasions.

EAST ST. LOUIS – On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the Illinois State Police Public Safety Enforcement Group released photos of persons of interest in a shooting that occurred earlier in the month. At 7:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, the Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) was requested to investigate a shooting at a convenience mart located at 3711 Bunkum Road in East St. Louis. The victim was transported from the scene to a St. Louis area hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department are requesting assistance in identifying two persons of interest. Anyone with knowledge of the incident or information about the persons of interest is asked to contact Crimestoppers by phone at 1-866-371-8477 (TIPS) or visit https://www.stlrcs.org/ . Witnesses can remain anonymous.

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A teenager and a 21-year-old woman were shot while in a car early Thursday in the city's Columbus Square neighborhood.

Dr. Dimitri Feys, an associate professor of civil engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named a Fellow of RILEM, the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures. He was presented with the honor during the 77th RILEM Annual Week last month in Vancouver, Canada. “I have been a member of RILEM since […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a suspicious death that occurred in the 5700 block of Apricot which resulted in the death of an adult male. At 6:50 p.m. on October 18, 2023, St. Louis County police officers from the City of Jennings Precinct responded to a call for service for a shooting at a residence in the 5700 block of Apricot Avenue in the city of Jennings. Responding officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot injury. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation is ongoing. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators if you have any information regarding this incident. To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, please contact CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477)

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A man was killed Wednesday afternoon when he drove off the road and hit a wall on the border of the city's Walnut Park East and Bellefontaine neighborhoods.

A man was shot and killed Wednesday night in a home in Jennings.

At least part of the team that brought St. Louis the celebrated cocktail bars Planter's House (1000 Mississippi) and Small Change (2800 Indiana Avenue) is looking to open another bar — this time in Botanical Heights. The city's Excise Division this morning approved a liquor license for Edward "Ted" Charak, co-owner of Planter's House in Lafayette Square and Small Change in Benton Park, for a building at 1654 Tower Grove Avenue. City records show Angry Elf LLC, with Charak listed as the managing officer, applied for a liquor license for a concept called Purgatory.

Although he’s primarily (if reductively) identified with gangsters and New York City, Martin Scorsese has long expressed an interest in directing a Western. John Ford’s The Searchers serves as a particular touchstone — Harvey Keitel delivers a lengthy disquisition on the film in Scorsese’s first feature, Who’s That Knocking on My Door, and Taxi Driver consciously evokes its plot — but Scorsese adores the genre in all its permutations and periods.

The EPA has an opportunity to limit pollution and protect frontline communities.

Green Door Art Gallery presents On the Horizon, an exploration of what lies before us, featuring oil paintings by Maureen Brodsky, gouache paintings by Michelle Graf, oil paintings by Timothy […]

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Pearl Jam's sophomore album, Vs., is now 30 years old. Released on October 19, 1993, Vs. was the follow-up to PJ's hit 1991 debut, Ten. While Ten was initially released to little…

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On This Day, October 19, 1979… Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their third album, Damn the Torpedoes. The record became their first top 10 album, peaking at #2. It featured the band’s…

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The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century presents a sweeping art history of hip-hop culture and its myriad expressions across the globe. The multidisciplinary and multimedia […]

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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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