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The DuQuoin State Fair opens Friday in Illinois, but the opening day parade is canceled.

The Indonesian government has reached a tentative agreement to buy as many as 24 of Boeing's F-15EX fighter jets, which are made in St. Louis County.

Many schools are moving back the start times of Friday night's football games.

The results mirror a national poll released in May.

The Francis Howell School District is dismissing middle and high school students about 45 minutes early Thursday and Friday.

A man was found with a head injury overnight in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis.

A Washington Park police cruiser was stolen late Wednesday evening, and the alleged thief was killed after abandoning the vehicle.

The draft shows that the bill largely mirrors existing federal law on machine guns and other heavily regulated firearms. But it will not prohibit AR-15s as suggested, experts said.

Warby Parker is set to open its third St. Louis-area location at Town and Country Crossing shopping center this fall.

Three nearby places to spend the three-day weekend.

Congratulations Tia Bolden, CEO, founder, Mentor, Aspire To Fire Investing, LLC! Bolden will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Foundation’s twelfth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by Midwest BankCentre,…

Homicides in St. Louis are down about 22% from this time last year, and other reported crimes in the city are among their lowest levels since 2009.

Statewide teacher development programs could curb educator burnout, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s blue ribbon commission concluded in its latest set of recommendations. The commission, which is studying teacher recruitment and retention, presented its recommendations to the State Board of Education for review last week after speaking to teachers, administrators and community […]

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Four graduates of Lift for Life Academy are teaching at the charter school this year.

At about 3 a.m. on Keokuk Street, a victim was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head.

When special counsel Jack Smith announced the charges he was bringing against former President Donald Trump for retaining government documents, he did something unusual: He invited the public to read the formal legal document, known as an indictment, detailing the allegations. And many did – concluding not only that the indictment was well-written but engaging. […]

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Former President Trump plans to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday after being indicted on 13 counts stemming from his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Reports suggest he’s eyeing the prime-time evening hour to do so in order to maximize media coverage, which has so far been beneficial to his GOP run for [...]

Gene Simmons is known for having a huge stash of memorabilia, and now he’s giving fans a chance to own a piece of it. The KISS rocker has just added his personal '80s Rockman II…

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