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At Commerce Bank, we recognize the important role immigration will have on the future of our region. The St. Louis area has a long history of attracting people from all over the world, and that has positively affected everything from our culture to our economy. Continuing that influx of foreign-born people is important to the growth and stability of our population both in the city and the surrounding counties. The numbers, however, are clear: the St. Louis region has fewer immigrants, and has attracted…

Turning to plants as an energy source is something we take for granted. Every day, we power our bodies and feed our livestock with plants. Ongoing climate change poses a threat to this energy source as some of our most-used crops are facing stressors like never before. But a promising new candidate, sorghum, is changing the game. As we begin to see the effects of climate change, it is clear that not all crops will be reliable producers in the long term — extreme weather patterns and changing ecosystems…

Improving distressed St. Louis city and county ZIP codes is critical to addressing the economic challenges and population declines that are affecting our entire region. The experience of private for- and nonprofit urban developers partnered with the public sector in similar cities shows it is possible to turn the tide when coordinated, strategic investments are made in the infrastructure, real estate, institutions and people in these areas. For decades, cities like ours have struggled to find effective…

“To me, it carries a lot of weight.” That’s what Isabelle Muren said after winning her award. She meant it metaphorically, but she just as easily could have been describing it literally. After all, an Emmy Award weighs several pounds. In October, Muren won a Mid-America Emmy Award for her work on a promotional campaign she created at KSDK with two colleagues. She has worked as a motion graphics designer with the news station for just over a year. “This win is essentially my past year's…

Ring in 2023 in style! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch are hosting a New Year’s Eve party cruise.   Dress your best and enjoy complimentary domestic beer and house

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Families played Jenga and cornhole, sang karaoke, watched the Circus Harmony stilt walkers and popped balloons from a balloon drop.

Thousands are celebrating the new year in Downtown St. Louis with the New Year's Eve "Neon Nights" celebration at Winterfest.

Crews worked to contain a fire Saturday evening at a Spanish Lake apartment complex.

The Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday night in their first meeting since the first round of the playoffs last season.

The Illinois Supreme Court has put the SAFE-T Act on hold, just hours before it was set to take effect.

As of New Year's Eve afternoon, the City of St. Louis had 198 homicides. That's nearly the same as in 2021 when 200 people lost their lives to gun violence.

The state's attorney and sheriff argued they would "suffer an irreparable injury in the event the SAFE-T Act's pretrial release provisions are enforced."