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The new CEO will succeed longtime leader Suzanne Sitherwood, who announced in March that she will retire at the end of December.

Normal water use can be resumed, Illinois American Water said.

A jury has convicted a St. Louis County man in the death of his wife, which happened before a planned divorce hearing in 2021.

I still remember stumbling in late to a press screening of Stop Making Sense, arriving right when David Byrne was stumbling around the stage his damn self. It was 1999, and the beloved Talking Heads concert film, directed by Oscar winner Jonathan Demme, was getting a 15th-anniversary re-release.

Squeeze will perform Sept. 26 at Stifel Theatre, and new music could be in the works after the tour.

Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22.   The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project […]

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms […]

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St. Louis Building Commissioner Frank Oswald peered in through a hole in a board at the Railway Exchange Building that his department was supposed to repair Wednesday and was instantly brought back in time. “This door led into the men’s department,” he said, recalling the high school and college days he spent working at the Famous Barr that was once inside the massive historic structure in the middle of downtown St. Louis. It takes up an entire city block. And now, Oswald says it also takes…

The bank has been at the forefront of minimum-wage increases among its peers.

Leavenworth County officials voted unanimously Wednesday to halt discussions over whether to convert a former private federal jail into a detention center for immigration enforcement.  For years, CoreCivic, the nation’s largest private prison operator, ran a federal pretrial detention center in Leavenworth for individuals charged with — but not convicted of — federal crimes from Kansas, […]

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Nirvana's In Utero is now 30 years old. Released on September 21, 1993, In Utero had the difficult and unenviable task of following Nirvana's giant 1991 album, Nevermind, which had made worldwide stars out of Kurt…

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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It's about a year later than anticipated, but Videira Wine Shop & Bar (2702 Locust Street) has finally opened its doors. The shop had its soft opening last night and plans to be open again tonight and tomorrow. The spot is located next door to Filipino restaurant Kain Tayo in what should soon be a cluster of locally owned eateries just west of Jefferson Avenue in the shadow of Citypark Stadium.

MoDOT says crews starting at 9 p.m. Friday will shift three northbound I-55 lanes to southbound lanes to accommodate bridge work. The shift will be done by 6 a.m. Saturday.

One year ago this week, three area prosecutors gathered in a briefing room near the St. Louis County courthouse to announce that a 30-year-old cold case had been closed. Earlier that day, murder charges had been filed in three different jurisdictions against 73-year-old Gary Muehlberg.

Many political observers don't believe Republican U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is in danger of losing next year's election. Several Democratic challengers beg to differ. Some in that party worry about whether a competitive primary is a blessing or a waste of resources.

The Mehlville and Lindbergh school districts enacted security measures after a convicted sex offender escaped from Mercy South Hospital Thursday morning.

  The U.S. Senate confirmed a nominee for a high-ranking military post Wednesday night and advanced another, the first votes on military nominations or promotions since Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville started blocking them seven months ago to protest Defense Department abortion policies. Tuberville did not object to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York […]

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