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A 29-year-old Granite City man died this weekend after he was shot and the car he was in crashed.

Multiple municipalities in St. Charles County as well as the county government itself want voters to approve local sales taxes on recreational marijuana. However, there is controversy about just how many taxes can be added in some areas.

A shooting at a south St. Louis County QuikTrip led to a chase early Tuesday morning.

A wind advisory will be in effect from Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Auguste Chouteau leads a work party up the hill to begin building St. Louis in 1764.

The fate of convicted murderer Lamar Johnson is in the hands of a judge.

Aldermanic President Megan Green on Monday endorsed three candidates running for aldermen against incumbents this spring in her latest effort to push the board in a more progressive direction.

A top Republican priority – making it harder to amend the Missouri Constitution by initiative petition – is in the best position to be this year’s first bill to pass through both legislative chambers. On Monday, the Senate Local Government and Elections Committee heard testimony on the House-passed measure that would increase the threshold needed […]

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Exxon predicted climate change with 99% accuracy — in 1985.

“The future of the EPA and our planet are at stake.”

On This Day, February 14, 1984... Rocker Elton John married German-born sound engineer Renate Blauel in an extravagant wedding in Australia.  The marriage didn’t last long and they split in 1988. Elton has said he…

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U2 is set to headline a new Las Vegas residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere, this fall. But many fans are unhappy the band will be performing without drummer Larry Mullen Jr.…

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Over an initial three-hour hearing, members of a Senate panel outlined a package of proposed changes that would raise the bar on the ability of voters to place questions on the ballot, while also raising the threshold for how the…

The Chinese spy balloon has brought new urgency to concerns about foreign influence in Missouri.

Freight rail companies are running their trains ragged to boost profits. Sometimes they crash.

The spending package totals more than $627 million.

In the absence of more attention to the supply chain, the U.S. is becoming even more reliant on Beijing—and ‘friendshoring’ often increases that dependence.

The balance of evidence strongly indicates that outside of rare cases, it does not.

“What’s in a shoe name?” That’s the question Marylin Bender asked in a 1964 New York Times article. Her answer: “Mainly confusion.” Bender provided numerous examples to illustrate that the name printed inside a shoe may be misleading. She offered this scenario: “A customer ordered a pair of shoes in a special color at the Delman Salon. …

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