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A 15-year-old boy was hit in the elbow Tuesday afternoon in an accidental shooting in the city's Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

Legislation considered essential to fund Missouri’s environmental regulatory agency now includes an amendment that could drastically hinder efforts to protect the state’s rivers from pollution. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources calls the issue — nonpoint source pollution —“the greatest threat to the state’s waters,” according to its website. The amendment, which was added in […]

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The units are located inside a building that is a replica of the original home.

Police said Jheri N. Clark admitted to burning his daughter on her back and arm.

A Hazelwood man is in custody on allegations of child abuse after police found a 6-year-old in his care had been burned.

Alejandro and his sister Amalia “Molly” Arroyo are trying to make sense of their lives and futures after the death of their mother, the proprietor of a popular neighborhood bodega and deli, just a few months ago. Tesseract Theatre Company, Director Brittanie Gunn and a fully committed cast tell the siblings’ stories in the life-affirming Welcome to Arroyo’s.

From Forbes Advisor:  Choosing a career path can be daunting, especially when you factor in the cost of education. But you don’t always need to invest several years and thousands of dollars in a degree to secure a stable job. Skilled trades can make for stable, lucrative careers and often do not require a college […]

Some politicians get elected and think they’re heading up the musical equivalent of vaporware. Just a heads up: you may have more power than you’re used to but it’s constrained by the Constitution: both the one ratified by the nascent US federal government and the one adopted by individual states, which are required to use […]

One man cut a woman at a St. Louis bus stop Monday afternoon over a demand regarding her tablet. The suspect is now in custody.

Portable, sleek and sophisticated, the Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor is engineered with life in mind. It’s perfect for those who find inspiration wherever they go. The Nix Mini can easily identify any color with a simple scan, ideal for those who work with color, or for those who simply want to bring it into […]

ALTON - Eddie Sholar Jr., the owner of Fast Eddie’s in Alton, had an abundance of kind words to say Monday about his friend, colleague, and mentor Mike Shannon, the Voice of the Cardinals, who died Saturday. Sholar and Shannon are most known around the St. Louis area together for their commercials for Fast Eddie’s that they did for years. Sholar described Shannon as first and foremost “a family man” and always there for his children. “He was amazing,” Sholar said about Shannon. “It is very hard to describe how he was, but he was big with everything he did. He was the best high school athlete from around here and the same when he became a Cardinal baseball player and then for 50 years he was behind the microphone of the Redbirds. He had such a big booming personality, you had to just put a microphone in front of him.” Sholar and Shannon were very close and even spent time in Major League baseball spring training in Florida together.

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From Labor Tribune:  Construction safety is a top priority for most building contractors, and that is especially true for projects completed by qualified union members. “Contractors and unions want their employees and workers to be able to go home safely to their families,” Donna Richter, chief executive officer of the Southern Illinois Builders Association, said […]

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Crimes Against Person’s unit is investigating another suspected murder-suicide in recent days.

Two people remained unidentified as of Tuesday morning. Anyone who might have information is asked to call 618-346-3653.

Retta Jane, a luxury clothing label for tweens and teens, is St. Louis’ newest fashion start-up.

From Gateway Arch Park:  The Old Courthouse in Downtown St. Louis, part of Gateway Arch National Park, was built between 1839 and 1862. Some of the most pivotal court cases in American history were heard inside its courtrooms. It is where Dred and Harriet Scott sued for freedom, Virginia Minor fought for her right as […]

Billy Joel is among the artists paying tribute to Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away Monday at the age of 84.  Joel posted a video to Instagram of him performing Lightfoot’s classic “If You…

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After performing at the CMT Music Awards last month, Slash is returning to the country world. The Guns N' Roses guitarist will be featured on an upcoming song called "21…

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