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After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. The problems administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or P-EBT, played a major role in the decision not to […]

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More than a third of the country faces some kind of heat advisory going into the weekend.

The city of Des Peres is slated to get its first-ever apartments after officials approved a new $60 million apartment complex first proposed about 17 months ago.

For just $5, you can get up close and feed the giraffes this summer.

Here are Hilbert and a watchful rabbit relaxing in the shade of the front porch. Hilbert likes to come out here so he can keep an eye on the world (from a safe distance).

Today on TAP: Its coverage is often biased and sloppy.

Back in May, Dead & Company commemorated the 46th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s iconic concert at Cornell’s Barton Hall with their own show at the venue. It turns out, that concert raised a…

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A lot of people were disappointed when Joe Edwards, a business owner on the Loop, sold the Tivoli Theater to One Family Church. Aside from having a suggestively shaped sign (if you flip it upside down) and a name that spells I Lov It backward, the Tivoli was also a beloved St. Louis independent movie theater. The church said it would reopen and show movies again, and today it made good on that promise by introducing First Fridays, a chance to watch films in the Tivoli again.

This morning, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously gave its approval to the final wording of a bill that would require individuals open-carrying firearms to have a concealed carry permit.  The bill still needs to be voted on a final time by the board next week Thursday.

WHO nutrition head says instead of sugar or sweetener, people should “drink water.”

Missouri's legal marijuana sales average $4 million a day in the first five months with the industry predicted to top $1 billion in 2023.

The shutdowns had been planned to start at 9 p.m. Friday but the potential for overnight rain led to the change.

A naked man died early Friday morning after St. Louis officers stunned him with a taser while attempting to place him in handcuffs.

Kenneth Hall, 28, and Darnesha Thomas-Perry, 18, were charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree murder in connection to 19-year-old Jaylin Johnson's death.

Three adults and two juveniles are now facing charges in connection with the shooting death.

Built in 1896 for Lewis Dozier, the house was designed for entertaining guests of the 1904 World's Fair.

Schnucks seafood, meat and deli workers approved a new contract this week, averting a strike.

Sheriff's department officials said large crowds are affecting their ability to respond to emergencies.

UNIVERSITY CITY — In the middle of this old suburb's winding streets and brick homes, one of the region's main waterways, the River Des Peres, dives underground. The residents of University City rely on the river to quickly and neatly…