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Last year, a sign on Interstate 44 near Kirkwood in St. Louis County told motorists they were driving on a highway where litter cleanup was done to honor Kevin “Rockhead” Johnson. The sign was up until a motorist recognized the name as a man executed by the state in November 2022 for the killing of […]

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The discovery of two kidnapped boys in a Kirkwood apartment shocked St. Louis and the entire world 17 years ago on Friday. It would later become known as the 'Missouri Miracle.'

Someone broke into a business on Chippewa Street early Friday morning.

Everyone has a favorite museum exhibit. Here are some of ours.

Road crews and law officers on both sides of the river are on alert Friday morning as the storm moves through and the bitter cold sets in.

If you're a teacher who could use an extra thousand dollars for your classroom, this story is for you.

Illinois U.S. senators Dick Durbin and Tommy Duckworth announce USDA grants to increase ethanol-based fuel at Illinois gas stations.

Governor  J.B. Pritzker announced $14.9 million in federal funding for the state's 'Community Charging Program.'

Illinois cannabis sales are on fire for the third year in a row.

A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers is pushing legislation to ease access to birth control.

St. Louis City Police are investigating a deadly shooting in south St. Louis.

One person has died after a fatal fire in Alton, Illinois.

Fast-casual pasta restaurant Sauci Pasta will open in spring 2024 at 1990 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles. The restaurant is owned by the same family as Fratelli’s Ristorante, which has been a fixture in St. Charles for the past four decades.

Boba tea shop Honey Bee Tea opened its fourth location at 5658 Telegraph Road, Suite A, in Oakville in mid-December 2023. Owned by Hai Tang and his wife Moon Duong, the couple opened the first shop at 429 Lafayette Center Drive in Manchester in early 2022 and expanded the business to include shops in St. Charles, at 2039 Zumbehl Road and at 8558 Eager Road in Brentwood in early 2023.

The rain is here and it is all rain for now. There has been some thunder overnight as well.

A Missouri law passed in 2022 deletes the names of victims and witnesses in court documents, which experts say has made Missouri courts the least transparent in the nation. Among the witness names deleted are police officers. Eugene Volokh, a nationally known libertarian legal commentator, called the law “a very serious problem” under the headline “Missouri ‘Stealth […]

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Fish skin is a good thing, most of the time.

Once owned by the developer of the University Hills subdivision, this house embodies the essence of traditional St. Louis architecture.