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ST. PETERS, Mo. – FOX 2 brings you a snapshot of St. Louis area neighborhoods on Fridays. This week we introduce you to the city of St. Peters. See more clips from Kokomo Joes, Hobos at the Legion, Mayor Len Pagano, and many more on our YouTube page.

The victim was identified as 33-year-old Nathan McClanahan.

Shane Presley is a testament to sticking with a passion project. A lifelong music fanatic and hometown loyalist, Presley is the St. Louis music scene's best buddy.

You might recall how when U.S. telecom giants lobbied the Trump FCC to kill net neutrality, they hired a bunch of PR firms to flood the FCC with fake comments from a bunch of fake and dead people. The goal: create the illusion of support for shitty, unpopular policies. It’s a pretty popular tactic by […]

The Army wants to add new robotic equipment to its arsenal. Soldiers at the military base this week are working with two prototypes that could help save lives.

Allison Kite, a data reporter covering agriculture and the environment for The Missouri Independent and Kansas Reflector, has been selected to receive the 2023 William E. James Outstanding Young Journalist Award from the Missouri Press Association. The award recognizes reporters who have demonstrated excellence in the field of journalism and maintained the quality, ethics and […]

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In the bigger view, the stadium was the marquee attraction for a major rebuilding of the sagging south half of downtown.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Thursday pushed through a border security package that mirrors Trump-era immigration policies, aiming criticism at the Biden administration for ending a pandemic-era public health measure used to expel millions of migrants from the country. The House passed the measure in a 219-213 vote. Only two Republicans voted in opposition, Reps. […]

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The public health emergency declaration ended on Thursday, and with it some of the policies that helped the U.S. recover from the many of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Although COVID-19 is still a public health threat, the national economic crisis it created has subsided with the U.S. economy back to its pre-pandemic growth rate. Economists say […]

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The Biden administration has announced new regulations on power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will limit carbon emissions from existing coal and gas plants by forcing them to cut their greenhouse gas output by as much as 90 percent or face closure.

While organizers are not raising the admission price, they are asking patrons to be generous for food and beverage vendors and the renovation of a popular sculpture.

MSD has clear plans to upgrade its wastewater treatment plants. Customers will pay for part of the 900 million-dollar project.

The Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan — intended to cut carbon emissions from power plants — was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Trump administration’s much-criticized replacement, the Affordable Clean Energy rule, derided as a “tortured series of misreadings” of the U.S. Clean Air Act, was also tossed by a federal court. But the Biden […]

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Judge David Mason will provide the keynote address during the Africans Rising Together 2063 third annual Juneteenth Caribbean Heritage Festival from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday June 17 on Forest Park’s Cricket Field.

Two influential business groups on Friday called on St. Louis' elected leaders to set homicide reduction targets as part of development of a regional crime reduction plan, arguing that the area's high murder count is negatively impacting the economy not only in loss of life but also as a "leading barrier" to growth.

The owners of Melvin Brewing in Eureka are giving up the business. But they want fans to show a little love to the new owners with a naming competition.

The Opera Theatre of St. Louis is performing a story showing what's possible when people of different backgrounds work together.