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Hazelwood School District officials are "disappointed" and "embarrassed" after an chaotic pep rally held at Hazelwood Central High School last fall led to a rising star local rapper getting escorted out of the school. The district invited rapper Sexyy Red, a St. Louis native, to perform at the high school along with other performers at a rally for the school's homecoming last October. The event didn't garner public attention until footage of it surfaced online a few weeks ago, causing some to criticize both the district and Sexyy Red.

The less-than-truckload carrier followed up layoffs by padlocking its freight yards.

One of the two smelly corpse flowers has bloomed at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The 7 p.m. meeting is scheduled to take place at the St. Charles Family Arena.

Major new funding to improve infrastructure is headed to the MetroLink systems on the Illinois side. The money is coming from President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law.  

Falling bricks have forced the closure of a busy section of a road in midtown St. Louis.

A driver crashed into two parked cars overnight.

Three vehicles collided overnight in south St. Louis.

Crews were at the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash in Columbia, Illinois Monday morning.

Thousands of people are waking up without power Monday morning across the bi-state because of storms from over the weekend. Now cooling centers are ready to help.

ST. LOUIS — A new federally funded program aims to help those in need of affordable housing cover the cost of a security deposit.

During the year she was pregnant, Emily Murray wasn’t even supposed to be in her hometown of St. Louis. But as the pandemic raged, she wanted to have the baby while surrounded by family. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision.

Owner Izzy Polanco brings a speciality in fashion, including vintage clothes and accessories, to her new storefront.

Since 2003, Missouri has set aside a weekend at the beginning of August when families won’t pay state tax on new clothes and school supplies as they prepare for the start of the school year. For just as long, every city, county and special district that imposes its own sales tax has had the authority […]

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As fertility rates drop and more women postpone childbirth into their 30s and 40s, more states are considering mandating that private insurers cover fertility treatments to help people start a family without the crushing out-of-pocket expenses. Such laws would help people such as Miraya and Andy Gran of Bloomington, Minnesota, who ended up spending $102,000 to have their […]

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Who will benefit from the Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down race as a factor in college admissions? Mostly, just wealthy white people. That’s because the ruling refused to touch so-called “legacy admissions.” Colleges are free to continue giving preferential treatment to the children of alumni, donors, and other well-connected, privileged people. Former president George W. Bush is a […]

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How the trash jar went from zero-waste emblem to "elitist" cliche.

The new documentary Kiss the Future, featuring Irish rockers U2, is set to open the 2023 Sarajevo Film Festival this August. Screen Daily reports that the film, which received its world premiere in…

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A month after she landed in the ICU with a "serious bacterial infection," Madonna is celebrating being alive and thanking those who helped her get through that difficult time. In…

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