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Get ready for potholes to erupt everywhere in St. Louis

The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows sparkles in winter as its annual Christmas light display, Way of Lights, illuminates the grounds.   All are invited to witness

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This year, there are four ways to experience Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm: by car, on foot, over a meal or around the fire.   The popular drive-through experience routes

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WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway features approximately 2 miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music.   Open nightly from Nov. 11 to Jan. 1, including

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Jingle Bears! Jingle Bears! The U.S. Bank Wild Lights is back at the Saint Louis Zoo. The highly anticipated holiday light display will be open on select nights from Nov.

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has filed charges of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI against a Grafton man in connection with a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist from Wood River. Charges were filed Tuesday against Steven T. Dublo, 44, alleging that he had cocaine and methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash, which resulted in the death of motorcyclist Nicholas O. West, 32. The charge of aggravated DUI resulting in death, which is the more serious of the two, carries a possible sentence of three to 14 years in prison. The charges allege that Dublo had the drugs in his system when he drove a flatbed truck through a red light in Alton, resulting in a collision with West’s motorcycle. The date of offense is April 2, 2022. “We continue to pray for healing for the family and loved ones of Mr. West,” Haine said. “I want to remind drivers that they need to be aware of motorcyclists. And I want to war

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St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Bill Corrigan will leave the bench to serve as deputy attorney general in the office of Andrew Bailey, who will be sworn in as Missouri's attorney general next month. Corrigan, formerly a partner at Armstrong Teasdale, was appointed to his current position by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in 2020. He previously served as one of the youngest presidents of the Missouri Bar Association, and in 2010, he won the Republican primary election for St. Louis County executive.…

Steven T. Dublo, 44, of Grafton, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in the death of Nicholas O. West, 32.

Here is a brief breakdown of firework laws in the counties and cities around the St. Louis area as well as the differences between Missouri and Illinois.

Alton police and the Metro East Crash Assistance Team conducted the investigation.

Ghostx and Ellle Mercurio Cherrier are doing their part to urge people to remain drug-free. Ghostx is a rapper from Ferguson, Mo., who fell into the streets and committed a violent crime. During the next decade, he says he searched for God, lost his father, and partnered with highly regarded filmmaker Mercurio-Cherrier in doing the short movie Horror Over Heroin. Mercurior-Cherier said Ghostx has countless other ways he gives back to his community. Ghostx's music recently was crowned king of hip hop here but the pride of his life lay in helping others. The rapper allows his past to be the catalyst he needed to acquire the faith to move the mountains in his life, Mercurio-Cherrier said. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan 28, 2022, the two will speak after the premiere of a heroin short film documentary regarding the impact that drugs and violence paths led them. It will be free for all the Florissant Valley Library Branch in St. Louis County. "Ghostx makes a difference in the music industr

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Efforts to ban transgender girls from competing in women’s sports are expected to pick up momentum when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January.

Lincoln County Emergency Management has announced "Storm Spotter Training" in Lincoln County. 

Visitors to St. Louis this holiday season can book a side trip that’s bound to create a Christmas memory they will treasure forever–a journey to the North Pole via THE

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Over three months after the state moved to shut down Agape Boarding School, it remains open — to the frustration of some former students who have been pushing for its closure for years.

A medical supply company plans to close its plant in the Hill neighborhood and lay off workers.

The Madison County State's Attorney's Office charged a Grafton man Wednesday in connection with a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist.

As teens, these three women lived amid street gangs around East St Louis. Now, as adults, they support families who have lost loved ones to gun violence.