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MoDOT is hosting a public meeting Tuesday on proposed safety improvements on U.S. Highway 67.

Federal buyout bucks may soon start flowing for those in northern St. Charles County; it's for residents swamped by the flooding in 2019.

On March 5, 1996, Wayne Gretzky made his home debut as a member of the St. Louis Blues. The biggest crowd in team history showed up to watch him.

A car crashed into two parked vehicles in downtown St. Louis Monday night, causing it to run into a business.

O'Fallon, Illinois, police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a popular bowling alley on Sunday night.  

A late-night police standoff in Granite City ends peacefully.

Chappell Roan will perform March 12 at Enterprise Center opening for Olivia Rodrigo, and returns for a May 30 date at St. Louis Music Park. Both shows are sold out.

If you need to fill up your tank on Tuesday, you might be feeling a little sticker shock. Gas prices continue to climb across the nation and right at home. Gas at two gas stations along Olive Boulevard in Creve Coeur is $2.94 a gallon.

St. Charles officials will pitch a new $85 million City Hall Complex to voters at next month's election.

The Boeing Leadership Center in Florissant might have a buyer.

Dutchtown will soon be home to a sexy and sophisticated wine bar, thanks to the husband-and-wife team of Earl and Tasha Smith, who also own the nearby Cross Grand. Intertwine Wine Bar (4710 Virginia Avenue; Dutchtown) will open to the public on Thursday, March 14 — 314 Day, for those who celebrate — with plans to cater to a 25-and-older crowd. It's the latest venture for the Smiths, who have deep ties to the neighborhood.

A south St. . Louis County Republican proposes a change in leadership at Lambert Airport.

If you're a senior citizen in St. Louis City, you can now apply to freeze your property taxes.

The council approved $14 million in budget cuts last year.

Applications opened last week for homeowners in low-lying parts of St. Charles County to seek millions in grant money for flood-damaged property buyouts.

A 69-year-old St. Charles County man who pled guilty to illegally selling guns throughout Missouri was sentenced to probation yesterday — despite selling approximately 250 guns illegally and continuing to sell them even after the ATF sent him a letter telling him to cut it out. Thirty of the firearms sold by Harry Trueblood wound up at crime scenes, prosecutors say, including homicides, suicides and other shootings. In one of Trueblood's gun sales, a man who had recently been civilly committed was turned away from two gun stores before he connected with Trueblood, who sold him a weapon.

A new bill making its way through the Missouri Legislature would deem any business that allows drag performances “sexually explicit” — and would charge performers with felonies if they perform anywhere accessible by a minor. On Wednesday the Missouri House Special Committee on Public Policy will hold a public hearing for HB1650. The bill, introduced by Representative Mazzie Christensen (R-Bethany), would criminalize drag performances and penalize businesses who allow drag shows.

WASHINGTON — Congress is on track to approve a staggering $468 billion in government spending this week, finishing part of the work it was supposed to complete by Oct. 1 — including a big boost intended to shore up the federal WIC nutrition program for women, infants and children. Other agencies will see cuts, including […]

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The proposed extension of Jackson County’s sales tax won’t be enough to pay for a new downtown Kansas City Royals stadium. So the team is in conversation with city officials and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to fill a $700 million funding gap with taxpayer dollars from Kansas City and the state. On April 2, Jackson […]

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The Francis Howell School District made national headlines when it canceled its Black History and Black Literature courses. After protests from teachers and students, the board agreed to reinstate it, only it was, in the board’s words, a politically neutral curriculum. A new version will be before the board later this month.