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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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Residents of Freeburg, Illinois, can get help evaluating their utility bills.

Apple has never looked too kindly upon users actually repairing their own devices, or using lower cost independent repair services. The company’s ham-fisted efforts to shut down, sue, or otherwise imperil third-party repair shops are legendary. As are the company’s efforts to force recycling shops to shred Apple products (so they can’t be refurbished and re-used). Recently, Apple […]

The Missouri Prairie Foundation is hosting a native plant sale at the St. Louis Community College Meramec campus Thursday.

About 2,000 workers at the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant are out of work after the company temporarily closed the plant because of a strike-induced shortage of crucial parts. Those components were coming from a St. Louis-area GM plant, one of three facilities nationwide the UAW struck recently.

An early childhood education operator based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Bright Start Academy, which has multiple locations in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri.

Police shot and injured a man while responding to a domestic incident Wednesday night in the Affton area of south St. Louis County.

The idea behind STL 2030 Progress is to examine three areas of data – metrics to track whether the region’s economy and population are growing, a map of capital projects since 2021 and a section of the website that tracks about 140 initiatives, said Sam Murphey, GSL’s chief strategy officer. The data will be updated regularly, he said.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra begins its 144th season with a free concert Thursday night on Art Hill in Forest Park.

You can hear the 'piano man' live once again.