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The tragic heroine Anna Karenina observed that “every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Cindy Lou Johnson’s affecting The Years illustrates this assertion through the uniquely sad yet tender tale of two sisters, Andrea and Eloise. The intimate drama, directed with sensitivity by Joe Hanrahan, reveals the tragedies — large and small — that shape the women's lives.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is holding a public meeting over upcoming construction. The project would add a traffic signal at Illinois Route 162 in Glen Carbon.

A judge sentenced Johnny Johnson to death back in 2005. Wednesday will mark 21 years since he killed 6-year-old Casey Williamson in Valley Park. Her killer is scheduled to be executed a week from Tuesday.

A man was murdered overnight in a Berkeley strip mall parking lot. Tuesday morning, the Major Case Squad has been called in on the case.

Top spots for pasta, pizza, and a taste of Tuscany in St. Louis

For the first time this summer, temperatures might break 100 degrees for multiple days.

When it comes to racial equity, state Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove of Kansas City and St. Louis City NAACP President Adolphus Pruitt typically land on the same side. But on Amendment 3— the constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana in November — they couldn’t be further apart.  On Monday morning, they both appeared on KCUR […]

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Experts say climate change plays a role: “It’s a really common problem that was absent 20 or 30 years ago.”

A U.N. plan to avoid a spill four times larger than the Exxon Valdez is "only half a solution, but it’s better than nothing.”

The Biden administration's proposed efficiency standards could usher in the era of the heat pump water heater.

After recently wrapping the European and U.K. leg of their Stadium Tour with Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard is giving fans another behind-the-scenes video from the trek, this time sharing a look at what went down at their…

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Transparency in rental costs and action at the state level are bringing new vigor to attacking landlord rip-offs.

Facing inflation and permitting hurdles, wind developers are turning around to ask for more cash. The immediate headwinds may conceal longer-term problems in wind energy.

How even Biden’s best officials are subject to insidious corporate pressure

Eagleton told reporters about his hospitalization for exhaustion and presidential candidate George McGovern pledged to stand by him. 18 days later, Eagleton was off the ticket.

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George Koertel of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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This almost makes me laugh more than it makes me outraged. In March Silicon Valley Bank suffered a huge run because it was in trouble and most of its deposits were uninsured. So what did the rest of the banking industry do? Reduce their level of uninsured deposits? Ha ha. Of course not. They just ...continue reading "Big banks try, but fail, to fool FDIC"