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Closing St. Roch parish is “contrary to the mission of our faith,” one appeal letter reads.

The number of parishes will drop from 178 to 135 as of Aug. 1.

The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Aspen Woods Drive shortly before 3 p.m.

Police found a victim fatally shot outside a Ferguson residence while several suspects had entered the home looking for money.

Staffing issues crippled juvenile justice program, but state pledges a fix.

The teen was airlifted by ARCH Medical helicopter to Mercy Hospital St. Louis, where he died Sunday afternoon.

ALTON - Several around the Alton community were wearing orange on National Gun Violence Day on Friday, June 2, 2023. National Gun Violence Day was marked throughout the United States and there was a strong effort made this year in Alton to recognize the day. Alton Mayor David Goins said he believes National Gun Violence Awareness Month is very important, especially with some of the recent shootings in the city. The mayor’s wife, Shelia, has also been very supportive of his efforts in regard to gun violence awareness. Mayor Goins pointed out the month began after Hadiya Pendleton was killed at age 15 after marching in President Obama’s second inaugural parade. Hadiya would have been 26 this past June 2. “It has deep meaning, we are working on some other things that are coming up in regards to addressing gun violence,” he said. “Stay tuned we will be reaching out for other things we are doing in the community. We are not taking this lightly. We don’t

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Kreskin J. Torres has 395,139 miles on his 2012 Honda Accord. The reason?

St Louis is nicknamed The River City. The reason for that is very simple. It sits approximately at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, the two biggest rivers in North America. But besides those, other, much lesser known

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A growing legal movement to grant natural entities like rivers and forests legal rights is having a moment in the U.S., as environmentalists set their sights on the Mississippi River.

We’ve noted for years how broadband usage caps are a pointless, unnecessary cash grab by telecom monopolies looking to nickel-and-dime consumers who already pay too much for broadband. The telecom industry’s original claim that the caps were necessary to “manage network congestion” were never true. Companies like Comcast used that claim for years to sell […]

David Beck, 60, was identified as the driver of the motorcycle.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.79% for the week ended June 1 — up from 6.57% the prior week.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said the 17-year-old boy was from Union, Missouri. Police did not release his name.

A $200 million opioid settlement payment is due within weeks.

"Anyone can wear the mask." Such was the rallying cry of 2018's spectacular Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which alighted in an increasingly drab and soulless subgenre like a miraculous bolt of crackling energy.

Organizers say a new world record was set at the weekend event in Independence.

The Madison County, Illinois regional superintendent of schools is hosting a school safety summit Monday morning.

Isolated stormy weather left behind some damage at a church in north St. Louis.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey overstepped his authority when he demanded changes to the cost estimate of an abortion-rights initiative petition, state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick argued in a legal brief filed in Cole County Court last week.  Fitzpatrick, Bailey and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, all Republicans, were sued last month by the Missouri ACLU over […]

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