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The St. Louis native who started his career as a background dancer for Janet Jackson, Usher, Beyonce, and Justin Bieber returns to his hometown for a show tomorrow.

Carl Phillips, the author of several books of poetry and an English professor at Washington University, has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

Despite oodles of regulatory favors and millions of dollars in spectrum sales, Sinclair Broadcasting is shuttering what passes for local “news” in another five markets, continuing a wave of layoffs making an already bad problem worse. You might recall that Sinclair’s long been under fire for heavily consolidating a very broken local news sector, often […]

A man was shot and killed, and a trooper is recovering from injuries after an early Tuesday morning shootout.

One in 1,000 Americans are affected by secondary lymphedema. It’s a chronic disease when there’s an increased collection of lymphatic fluid in the body that causes swelling. Those with cancer are known to develop lymphedema, which can lead to skin and tissue changes, according to the National Institutes of Health. Sometimes those with lymphedema can inherit the disease, known as primary lymphedema, which is much rarer. You can be born with lymphedema, develop it during puberty, or later. There’s no cure for lymphedema. It’s a disease, and one like diabetes that you have to manage through treatment. Treva Haney, a supervisor in Rehabilitation Services at OSF HealthCare, says her team works through different treatment plans with patients to meet their specific needs. “Usually the plan of attack for treating lymphedema is complete congestive therapy,” Treva says. “This involves compression bandaging and a special, lymphatic massage.”

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State officials said the city of Brentwood violated the Missouri Clean Water Act. This comes after the demolition of the Breckenridge Industrial Court Bridge polluted Deer Creek with polystyrene foam. Brentwood Mayor David Dimmitt said demolishing the bridge was part of a bigger picture. “It is to address the flood mitigation which has been a public safety issue for decades,” he said. This was all part of the Brentwood Bound redevelopment project along Manchester Road. This part of the project…

Awaken your body and bask in the morning sunlight! This gentle yoga practice is designed to energize and align your body and mind through movement and breath. Bring your own

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Students all over the country, including children in Missouri, continue to suffer from learning loss, as well as inadequate academic and social support at school brought on by the pandemic. Compounding this problem is the fact that although decades of research show teachers being the single most important school-based factor impacting student achievement, many of […]

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The Black Crowes teamed up with Darius Rucker for a performance of “She Talks To Angels” on the CMT Music Awards last month, but that was only the beginning of their collaboration. The artists came…

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There's new information into an investigation over Missouri students being physically restrained or forcibly removed and isolated.

The St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association is having its 31st annual Police Officer Memorial Prayer Breakfast Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government could default as soon as next month if Congress and the Biden administration can’t reach a debt limit agreement before then, according to a new analysis from the Bipartisan Policy Center. The updated guidance, which puts the default window between early June and early August, adds pressure to President Joe […]

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The St. Louis-based non-profit aimed to raise $200,000 to finance free vocational training for the remainder of the year.

Centene shareholders are voting on two proposals: one to tie executive pay to maternal health and one to give shareholders more input on severance pay.

Metro says customers will be shuttled by bus between the Rock Road, Wellston and Delmar Loop stations due to street construction work in Wellston.

After having an allergic reaction to Gatorade, a Saint Louis University student was on a mission to find a hydrating and tasty alternative.

As the country looks to decarbonize, nuclear’s popularity continues to climb.

Sales have worsened amid controversy around Bud Light's partnership with a transgender influencer.

The flames are fueled by the same weather phenomenon that caused the 2019 bushfires in Australia.