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The largest residential property owner in St. Louis is dealing with complaints ranging from unresolved maintenance issues and unfounded evictions to aggressive rent collection tactics.

Faeded: A High Fantasy Dance Party and Music Spectacular 8 p.m. Saturday, May 13.

A last-ditch effort to legalize sports wagering passed the Missouri House on Tuesday but immediately ran against opposition from the senator whose bill was modified to include it. While the House has had no trouble passing sports wagering, identified as a priority by leaders of both parties as the legislative session began, the Senate has been unable to get past a fight between backers of a standalone bill and those who want to also legalize video lottery games in bars and truck stops. The bill…

Anyone who thought the announced resignation of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner would be an immediate panacea for the city’s bottlenecked court system is in for a rude awakening . Of the more than a dozen criminal jury trials that were set to start in circuit court yesterday, none actually began. One of the cases was dismissed, and several others resulted in guilty pleas.

In the mid-1980s Dave McCreery, now 82, was drinking with one of his fellow Moolah Shriner clowns at a Shriners Temple in St. Louis when his pal, who worked construction, said that he was thinking about buying a building for sale on South Grand Boulevard. McCreery had built a successful career in the insurance business and thought that the two-story building across from Tower Grove Park at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Arsenal Street sounded like a good investment.

ALTON - Alton Community Service League, at the final meeting of the year, lived up to its mission statement: Women volunteering individually and collectively for the betterment and beautification of the Alton Godfrey area. The total hours volunteered by all members was 2,517 hours with a total market value of $75,384.15. This year's Silver Bowl recipient, the member who has volunteered the most hours, is Sandra Goeken. Pictured are the women who have received the honor of being a volunteer of the month throughout the 2022-2023 year. Front row: Jean Conrady, Sandra Goeken, Silver Bowl Winner, Pat Cooper Back row: Bernie Wickenhauser, Diane Foster, Joanne Adams, Debra Olinde. The ACSL has again, through the help of the community, raised funds for area beautification and non-profits. Those grants, totaling $12,106.48, were awarded to the following: CHARITABLE Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, Alton Youth Symphony, Alton Area Animal Aid Assoc., Seasons of Life, Thrive Metro East, Serving

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ALTON - The Alton Symphony Orchestra performed their April 29th concert titled “An Evening with the Masters” featuring works written by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Modest Mussorgsky (Tushmalov) in Hatheway Hall at Lewis & Clark Community College. Orchestra President, Jessica Pottig, said after the concert, “It was a good night of music and the audience was great too. We’ve been performing for the Alton area community for over 75 years and it’s still a lot of fun." Jessica went on to say, “ Our conductor is Wm. Shane Williams. We (55 members) are very lucky to have someone of his talent and dedication to our Orchestra.” The next Alton Symphony Orchestra event will be their annual Trivia night on Saturday night, May 13th, (doors open at 6 p.m.), at the Alton VFW Post 1308, 4445 N. Alby St., Alton. For more information about future concerts, fundraising, musicians, auditions and more go to altonsymphonyorchestra.org . More photos

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St. Louis is among several U.S. cities suing the automakers for a "too little, too late" response.

Crews are at the scene of an overturned semi-truck Wednesday morning.

After a weekend of gun violence in downtown St. Louis, the Cardinals are hosting an 'active threat' drill Wednesday outside Busch Stadium. This comes after months of planning, but the St. Louis Cardinals are partnering with several first responding agencies Wednesday for the training.

A Maplewood police officer is on the wrong side of the law Wednesday morning as he's charged in a child pornography case.

Brockmeyer succeeds Joseph McCulloch, who resigned to accept appointment as the new St. Charles County prosecutor.

Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.

A legal battle in Half Moon Bay could derail the state's climate adaptation push.

Ratepayers will no longer have to foot the bill for utilities' political activities.

Dee Snider was supposed to perform at San Francisco Pride next month, but the two sides agreed to part ways after Snider supported Paul Stanley’s recent tweet suggesting gender confirmation treatment for children has been…

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Artistic expression seems to run in John Mellencamp’s family, and it's the subject of a new exhibit now showing in Youngstown, Ohio. BLOODLINE: The Art of John Mellencamp & Speck Mellencamp, at the Beecher…

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Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner wants a judge to quash a subpoena seeking her class schedule at Saint Louis University's School of Nursing.