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The crash closed the eastbound lanes of the highway for hours on Thursday.

St. Louis County must recognize the city police officer's union as the collective bargaining group for county prosecutors and investigators, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The employees in 2018 voted to join the St. Louis Police Officers Association, but the county didn't meet with the union. The union sued the county in 2020, and a trial court upheld the 2018 secret ballot election. The county appealed that decision, arguing the election was void because it was not conducted by the Missouri State…

This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on March 30, 2023.  Leaders of the project to build a $55 million advanced manufacturing center in St. Louis say it will meet the needs of industry and potentially create hundreds of new businesses while providing “strong, diverse and equitable growth” for the region. The federal government last September awarded a […]

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An Illinois couple in their early 20s were charged on Tuesday with the murder of their 3-month-old boy, who died in St. Louis last spring. The Illinois State Police said on Tuesday that Logan Hutchings and Sophia Kelly, both 21, brought their child, Ocean, to a hospital in St. Louis last June. The baby was found to be suffering a skull fracture and multiple rib fractures.

Homebuilder McBride Homes said Thursday that it plans to construct 26 townhomes on The Hill, near where it already constructed 58 single-family houses.

A Florissant man is accused of stealing tools and equipment from two Home Depot stores in St. Louis County.

Attractive Energy – a juried art exhibit. Combating the desire for real and reaching for the unknown. Experience how local artists express abstract forms of art in sculpture, fibers, painting

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PINCKNEYVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announce the arrests of 21-year-old Logan Hutchings and 21-year-old Sophia Kelly, both of Pinckneyville, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony). On June 12, 2022, ISP DCI was requested by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Pinckneyville Police Department to investigate serious injuries sustained to a 3-month-old male infant. The infant had been admitted to a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri and was discovered to have a skull fracture, along with multiple rib fractures. Prior to the arrival at the hospital, the infant had been in the care of Hutchings and Kelly, the infant’s parents, in Pinckneyville. On June 14, 2022, the infant was pronounced deceased at the hospital as a result of these injuries. On April 4, 2023, the States Attorney's Appellate Prosecutors office charged both parents with three counts each of First-Degree Murder. Both Hutchings

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St. Louis city is allowing a "soft relaunch" of e-scooters in downtown and Downtown West after banning them last July. Monte Chambers says that Bird, an e-scooter and e-bike short-term rental company, has received a permit from the city to place no more than 50 scooters downtown this weekend. The company has to test "internal compliance" on the ground and will be monitoring the use of the e-scooters starting Friday through the weekend.

In addition to removing the sales tax on diapers, one bill would end collection of taxes on the sale of tampons.

David Bowie fans now have a chance to hear an unreleased version of his classic track "Let’s Dance," and it’s all for a good cause. Gala Music has teamed with musician/songwriter/producer Larry Dvoskin, with support…

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A man has been charged for abandoning a corpse after police discovered the body of a 47-year-old Black man behind a south city residence. On Wednesday, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged David Thompson, 52, for abandoning the corpse. Officers received a "call for help" in the 3700 block of Dunnica Tuesday morning and found the deceased man, Glenn Williams, rolled in plastic and carpet on a parking pad behind the residence.

The first thing you notice upon entering the doors of the recently opened Quarrelsome Coffee (33 North Sarah Street, quarrelsome.coffee) is just how bright it is.  Located in The Block’s former home in the Central West End, the coffee shop and roaster spans two large, open rooms that are lined with windows.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The St. Louis County Police Department has sent out a request seeking assistance in identifying the suspect seen in this video . St. Louis County Police said the video shows the suspect with brown hair. He shaved his head after he was recorded in this video. The suspect is wanted in connection to the incidents below. St. Louis County Police provided this information about the crime: "At 8:41 PM, on April 1, 2023, St. Louis County police officers from the City of Fenton Precinct responded to a call for service for a robbery at the Phillips 66, located in the 900 block of S. Highway Drive. Responding officers located the store clerk, a 35-year-old woman, suffering from a head injury. Preliminary investigation has revealed that a white male struck the employee in the head and stole lottery tickets from the convenience store. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. At 7:45 PM, on April 5, 2023, St. Louis County

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SLU Professor Ness Sandoval breaks down census data on "St. Louis on the Air."

In an update at about 10:20 a.m., police said the woman was found.

Saying Missouri has fallen behind other red states, Ashcroft is the second major Republican to announce a bid for governor.