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The public health emergency declaration ended on Thursday, and with it some of the policies that helped the U.S. recover from the many of the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Although COVID-19 is still a public health threat, the national economic crisis it created has subsided with the U.S. economy back to its pre-pandemic growth rate. Economists say […]

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The Biden administration has announced new regulations on power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will limit carbon emissions from existing coal and gas plants by forcing them to cut their greenhouse gas output by as much as 90 percent or face closure.

While organizers are not raising the admission price, they are asking patrons to be generous for food and beverage vendors and the renovation of a popular sculpture.

MSD has clear plans to upgrade its wastewater treatment plants. Customers will pay for part of the 900 million-dollar project.

The Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan — intended to cut carbon emissions from power plants — was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Trump administration’s much-criticized replacement, the Affordable Clean Energy rule, derided as a “tortured series of misreadings” of the U.S. Clean Air Act, was also tossed by a federal court. But the Biden […]

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Judge David Mason will provide the keynote address during the Africans Rising Together 2063 third annual Juneteenth Caribbean Heritage Festival from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday June 17 on Forest Park’s Cricket Field.

Two influential business groups on Friday called on St. Louis' elected leaders to set homicide reduction targets as part of development of a regional crime reduction plan, arguing that the area's high murder count is negatively impacting the economy not only in loss of life but also as a "leading barrier" to growth.

The owners of Melvin Brewing in Eureka are giving up the business. But they want fans to show a little love to the new owners with a naming competition.

The Opera Theatre of St. Louis is performing a story showing what's possible when people of different backgrounds work together.

“The EPA is calling the bluff on the power industry.”

You can get a first-hand look at what it's like to be part of the U.S. Navy this weekend. And you can do it without breaking a sweat.

The on-and-off again rain chances continue now through the weekend. It won’t be raining or storming all the time, but outdoor plans could be impacted each day.

There have been 56 homicides in St. Louis City in about four months. That's one shooting death every two and a half days this year.

A barrage of climate disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.

St. Louis police arrested Darion Benton for the shooting on Cherokee Street during the celebration. He's charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

According to the Kansas City, City Council, the city will become a safe haven for transgender people.

"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."

Both the Missouri House and Senate are in recess until later this morning. Then lawmakers will return for the final day of the session until six o'clock tonight, when the session is over.