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Following a deadly school shooting in St. Louis last fall, the state is offering a free emergency alert app for districts across Missouri. 

"We will probably be close to seeing 10,000 abortion patients this year in the Fairview Heights location," Dr. Colleen McNicholas said.

Missouri and Illinois emergency departments treat multiple cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke every year.

Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.

Top leaders in the city said they want the state Legislature to tighten gun laws.

EAST ALTON - Multiple fire agencies responded to what was described as "a serious explosion" at the Winchester Ammunition Plant at 600 Powder Mill Road near the 4 p.m. range on Thursday. It has been reported by authorities that one person was killed when a truck exploded at Winchester Ammunitions and apparently next of kin have not yet been notified, another official said. The Madison County Coroner's Office will eventually go to the scene. Madison County Emergency Management Agency is at the scene along with East Alton Fire Department and Winchester's fire agency. Rosewood Heights and Wood River fire agencies were dismissed from the scene. The Madison County Emergency Management Agency stated it was "not a mass casualty" situation and there was no word yet on what sparked the explosion. Multiple neighbors near the plant reported their windows shook at the time of the blast. Winchester is a large small-caliber ammunition manufacturer for the U.S. military. The facility produces

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A Missouri woman imprisoned for more than four decades for a murder she says she didn't commit will get a court hearing that could lead to her release.

GRAFTON - Work is already being done to plan the next Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair after the 34th annual fair was a massive success this year, drawing crowds of both first-time and veteran fishers of all ages to Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton. “We’re always looking for more volunteers - and that’s the biggest thing, is getting enough volunteers to pull this off,” Randy Holbrook with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said at the event. “We’ll start planning right away. “We’ll start getting rooms at the lodge for people, we’ll start recruiting our talent like Camo the Clown and Jason Reynolds and we’ll get them on our calendars now … We’re recruiting new volunteers today for next year already, so we’re starting to work on the next year’s already.” Scott Bryan with the Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources said that the massively popular event is one of the largest i

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“We are in clear crisis,” James Clark said. “This is a situation that doesn’t self-regulate.”

The city is turning to recreation centers in an effort to combat gun violence among teenagers in St. Louis.

The 9-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to his kneecap area, police said.

Some more great reporting based on public records has emerged from ProPublica. This one shows how willing cops are to exploit the system they’re supposed to be protecting and upholding. Now former officer Jeffrey Kriv certainly isn’t one of Chicago’s worst cops. There’s simply too much competition, given the PD’s long history of internal corruption […]

David Tomasula has joined Alberici Constructors, Inc. as director, design integration. Tomasula brings expertise in the design-build delivery method with a focus on cost effective building shell design and value engineering. Alberici is one of the largest privately-held companies in St. Louis and one of the nation’s largest construction firms. Alberici reported revenue of $3.1 […]