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According to 5 On Your Side data, 140 children under the age of 17 were victims of gun violence in 2022. Eighteen of them died.

The 61-year-old who supported thousands through his work and philanthropy died from heart complications on Christmas Eve.

A new year means a new gas tax in Illinois. There’s also another gas tax increase planned for later this year.

School districts throughout St. Charles County are struggling with a worker shortage that’s forcing them to find creative solutions to keep education on track.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier!   More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical

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I haven't paid any attention to the demolition of Confederate statues on Monument Avenue in Richmond, so I didn't know it had all been done by a single person, Devon Henry: The name carries weight in Richmond these days. Over the past three years, as the former capital of the Confederacy has taken down more ...continue reading "White people in Richmond refused state jobs to demolish Confederate statues"

The St. Louis native who played for five seasons in the NFL and in retirement helped thousands through charity, died at 61.

A bald eagle stuck on floating ice was rescued Sunday morning in Waukegan Harbor.

Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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A Korean Masterpiece  We bypassed the traditional New Year’s Eve menu this year. Robin plunged into the exotic with the Korean dish Bo Ssam.  (Yes, that’s the spelling of the porky concoction.) This headliner—-that resembles a Korean taco—-comes from Chef David Chang’s kitchen at his famed New York restaurant, Momofuko. To give you an idea... 

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In order to find America’s “loneliest” cities, the Chamber of Commerce analyzed Census Bureau data across more than 170 cities with a population of at least 150,000.

The upgrades are seen as key since the area hosts events such as Twilight Tuesdays.

The launch of the new drug is scheduled for May. Sentio BioSciences developed the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the drug product at its Maryland Heights location.

St. Louis startups Impossible Sensing and Susterco may not seem likely partners, but they are teaming up to develop technology designed to help farmers in real-time measure carbon sequestration on their land.

GRANITE CITY/WOOD RIVER - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host two in-person “Open House” meetings later this month to introduce Madison County residents to their updated preliminary flood insurance rate maps. The Madison County public is invited to attend these meetings to learn more about how the new maps may impact their property and flood insurance rates. The first meeting will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Granite City Township Hall, located at 2060 Delmar Ave. in Granite City. The second meeting will be held the next day, Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Wood River Public Library, located at 326 E. Ferguson Ave. in Wood River. Both meetings are scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., but attendees don’t need to be there at exactly 5:30 p.m., and they don’t have to stay the entire time. The event will have “information stations” with different experts, so attendees can choose which stations they want to visit. There will

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This is a fountain at the Place de la Concorde at dawn.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. The committee’s time officially ends Tuesday when the new Republican-led House is sworn in. [...]