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Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 40 minutes, and no one was hurt.

Join Big Muddy Adventures for a full, eight-hour day of biking and paddling this summer. Starting in 2023, every trip will feature a different location and route, spotlighting the bounty […]

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District judge has sentenced an Arizona man to 100 months imprisonment after he admitted to trafficking more than 1,300 grams combined of fentanyl and heroin into southern Illinois. Jimmy Carrasco, 28, of Glendale, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Following his prison sentence, he will serve three years of supervised release. According to court documents, officers with the Illinois State Police conducted a traffic stop on Carrasco’s vehicle on Interstate 70 in Madison County on Oct. 5, 2021. During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered pills containing 771 grams of fentanyl and 616 grams of heroin. Co-defendant Luciano Gomezllanos-Martinez, 45, originally from Mexico, was a passenger in Carrasco’s vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. Gomezllanos-Martinez pleaded guilty to federal drug possession and illegal reentry charges and was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment on Jan. 18,

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Many states with abortion bans are experiencing broiling summers — and the heat could damage supplies such as emergency contraception and condoms.

Cervantes, the city's 19th mayor, serving from 1965 to 1973, brought the Santa Maria and Spanish Pavilion to St. Louis.

A 30-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head during an incident that occurred over the course of a violent weekend in St. Louis.

A developing story unfolds in North St. Louis County, where two police officers sustained injuries in a crash on I-70 near Jennings Station Road.

European travel is — by some metrics — bigger this year than it was pre-pandemic.

The annual Bommarito Automotive Group 500 INDYCAR Series race returns to World Wide Technology Raceway on August 26 and 27.

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Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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U.S. airlines aren’t required to compensate passengers for flight delays. Refunds are only guaranteed for entirely canceled flights (assuming the passenger opts not to be rebooked by the airline). There’s also no legal requirement for airlines to offer additional flight…

This morning at the Worldwide Technology Raceway, racers are gearing up for the Bommarito Five Hundred, following a rain-delayed qualifying session.

We have had a few showers across our far southern counties this morning. Elsewhere, there are overcast skies and temperatures in the 60s to low 70s.