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Some residents worry that allowing more and more units catering to tourists will hurt property values of homes owned by longtime residents.

Months after a life-changing tragedy in St. Louis, teenage girl Janae Edmondson reached a major personal milestone over the weekend.

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WOOD RIVER - Wood River City Council members narrowly voted to rescind an ordinance that would have allowed a dispensary to open in downtown Wood River after hearing several residents speak in favor of the business. The decision will now go to the voters in the form of a binding referendum on the ballot next spring. At a special meeting that was called to discuss the topic on May 17, several people made public comments in favor of allowing the dispensary. One such resident suffered from lupus, and said while she herself didn’t use cannabis, it could benefit others with the same or worse illnesses. “By stopping the progress of a cannabis dispensary in Wood River, you are denying access a more natural pain relief for people like me who suffer from chronic, long-term illness,” she said. “Cannabis has been long proven to offer medical benefits to those who suffer from this affliction, and some have worse afflictions than I do." She added that she wants

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has at least two finalists for the St. Louis circuit attorney position, according to people familiar with the matter.

Ringo Starr has certainly had a memorable life, but music fans will likely never read a first-person account of it, because Starr says he has no desire to pen a memoir. …

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Def Leppard is playing a very special hometown show Friday, May 19, and now fans who couldn’t snag tickets will be able to experience the event. The band is playing an…

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The legendary New York catcher always kept St. Louis in his heart.

In the Ozarks, the urban legend of Buck Nelson stands as a prominent figure in American alien abduction stories. This article delves into Nelson's extraordinary experiences, his book, and the annual UFO conventions he organized on his ranch.

Faced with rising operation costs and staffing shortages, the downtown DMV is closing its doors.

Chinese food hits the spot for many on any given night, though new research reveals that one Chinese restaurant in St. Louis County hits the spot better than anywhere else in Missouri.

Soundgarden has shared a statement paying tribute to late frontman Chris Cornell on the anniversary of his death. In a Facebook post authored by drummer Matt Cameron, the grunge rockers…

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In a Columbia parking lot on Wednesday afternoon, there was a reminder of Christmas. It wasn’t leftover decorations or early preparations for a summer “Christmas in July” sale. It was the temporary tag on the back of a Jeep Cherokee that expired on Christmas Day. Handed out by an auto dealer at the time of […]

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court declined issuing any emergency order to stop Illinois' assault weapons ban, prompting many reactions from Illinois lawmakers and advocates on both sides. Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) said he's pleased with their decision to let the law he signed earlier this year stand while courts [...]

For Chrissy Nardini, making the decision to sell her family’s business was bittersweet. Nardini is the third generation in her family to lead American Metals Supply, a St. Louis-based wholesale distributor of sheet and coil steel, prefabricated ducts, fittings and HVAC products that was founded by her grandfather in 1962. But an unsolicited, and eventually spurned, offer to buy the business, combined with uncertainty over the next generation's interest in carrying the family ownership forward,…

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Dee Snider is about to officially add novelist to his resume. The Twisted Sister frontman just announced that his first novel, Frats, will be released June 2. In a post on social media, Snider called…

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