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GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Sergeant Steven Deist recently completed AOC 149 at the University of Louisville. Deist is now the sixth Glen Carbon graduate of this elite police management program, which includes Chief Link, Lt. Ned Miller, Det. Sgt. Greg Boyer, Sgt. Jeff Blind, and Sgt. Justin Click. The Administrative Officers Course (AOC) is an advanced educational and training institute whose mission is to enhance the professional development of law enforcement officers.

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Wesley Bell met with Kimberly M. Gardner Thursday to discuss ways his office can step in to help as she prepares to step down next month, but details remain unclear.

James Taylor is sharing another throwback video with fans. The singer just posted a “vintage” live performance of the tune “Brother Trucker.” The video shows James and his band performing the song at…

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“Whatever can be done should be done to recruit more officers to the city department,” says a leading criminologist.

An event to celebrate queer people and people of color at Delmar Hall was abruptly cancelled last week.  On Friday, St. Louis-based musician and drag artist Maxi Glamour said their event Faeded was cancelled after someone they believed to be the owner of Delmar Hall told the event's sponsor, BeLeaf Medical, he "didn't want the show there."

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell said his office is collaborating with Kim Gardner on "a plan to ensure a smooth transition of all cases."

An investigation is underway after three people were found fatally shot Friday afternoon across two scenes in north St. Louis.

Responding officers found 28-year-old Brandon West fatally shot on Summit Place.

Without federal laws for sports wagering, states are left to experiment and set their own tax-revenue structures. Some states tax sportsbooks as high as 50% and others as low as 6%, according to the American Action Forum. States with authorized sports wagering tend to hover in the 10-15% range, with nuances added from there. Some states [...]

Three people were killed just minutes apart Friday afternoon in north St. Louis.

Audience building is the perpetual quest of all arts organizations, regardless of medium. How can we get people who don’t think they like dance, visual art, classical music in our doors? 

Back in 2020, The Rolling Stones teamed up with Brazilian DJ Alok for a remix of “Living in a Ghost Town,” and Alok said it wasn’t easy getting Mick Jagger to OK the tune. Alok tells Rolling Stone Jagger…

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A local franchisee of the fresh-baked cookie business on Friday opened a new St. Louis-area store.

The information sought from Edward Jones, Stifel and Wells Fargo comes eight months after 16 Wall Street firms with “widespread and longstanding” record-keeping failures paid $1.1 billion in penalties.

A south St. Louis County apartment complex has been sold for more than $20 million.

It happened in broad daylight on April 28, 2000. Eighteen of the 155 cars belonging to Burlington Northern overturned close to several houses.

Fast food options are quite abundant around the St. Louis area, but the ultimate go-to option might look a little bit different depending on which side of the bi-state region you live.

Defamation cases are having quite a moment. The threat of a likely loss in a big defamation suit resulted in Fox News settling for $787 million just as trial was set to begin in the Dominion case, And then, this week, we saw E. Jean Carroll win her defamation (and sexual abuse) lawsuit against Donald […]

ST. LOUIS -- A woman has been arrested for the death of Brandon West, 28, of Spanish Lake, Missouri. DaiJa’h Jackson, 25, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action. Police were called to investigate a shooting in the 5900 block of Summit Place in St. Louis on May 9 at around 11 p.m. [...]