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Missouri state workers are in line to get an 8.7% pay raise. State lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill authorizing the pay hike to Republican Gov. Mike Parson.

A St. Louis man accused of firing one shot outside an Illinois Planned Parenthood site is behind bars.

True/False Film Fest is back: all the bumpers and buskers, panels and parties, field sessions, and filmmaker fêtes. And, ah yes — the films.

EDWARDSVILLE - Some may have noticed a large Illinois State Police presence on a part of the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville campus on Wednesday, however, an Illinois State Police Department spokesperson assured the public that ISP was not involved with any incident at SIUE on Wednesday. SIUE Interim Police Chief Justin Lieberman explained that ISP does sometimes do training on parts of the university campus property and that likely is what was going on on Wednesday.

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The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged a 42-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly fleeing police during an attempted traffic stop and later firing several shots in the direction of officers.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Lebanon man on Tuesday to more than 16 years in federal prison for his involvement in distributing methamphetamine in St. Clair County. Michael P. O’Leary, 48, pled guilty to one count of methamphetamine distribution, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. In addition to his prison sentence, he received five years of supervised release. “The defendant was responsible for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine throughout the Metro East,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “Illegal, dangerous drugs have no place in downstate Illinois communities, and the U.S. Attorney Office will continue to work with the DEA to remove individuals responsible for infecting families and loved ones.” “Drug traffickers engage in their illicit activities for a specific reason: to make money,” said Assistant Special

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Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is hosting a new podcast. According to Rolling Stone, the upcoming series is titled This Little Light and will premiere March 30. Over its 15-episode…

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Department store Dillard's is asking a court to overturn subsidies that would enable the massive "Downtown Chesterfield" redevelopment, which includes a store it owns but closed in 2016 due to flooding.

The teenage girl killed Saturday during an attempted robbery in St. Charles was a sophomore at Liberty High School in O'Fallon, Missouri, a soccer player, and a friend beloved for her smile.

This article originally ran in The Supply Chain Brain on Feb. 6, 2023.  By Mary Lamie, Executive Director of St. Louis Regional Freightway. The supply chain disruptions that have rocked the logistics industry over the past few years have made one thing abundantly clear: Infrastructure investment and innovation are key to supply chain resilience and efficiency. It takes both to […]

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This is sunset a couple of days ago near Palm Springs. I suppose those are the San Jacinto Mountains at the bottom, though I can't say for sure.

A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted or indicated by the radar. Stay in your safe place until the threat of a tornado has passed.

St. Louis County police said the man shot at detectives after crashing his car. No detectives were injured, and the man was arrested.

Bret Stephens today: The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19 — was published late last month. Its conclusions, said Tom Jefferson, the Oxford epidemiologist who is its lead author, were unambiguous. “There is just no evidence that ...continue reading "Are masks useless?"

County Executive Sam Page signed a proclamation forming a task force that would seek ways to protect the community's rights in St. Louis County.

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is now facing criticism from another St. Louis elected official as political pushback grows over a tragic situation involving a teenage girl.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said today that Kim Gardner, "really needs to do some soul searching of whether or not she wants to continue as circuit attorney." Jones spoke briefly with the media at Bryan Hill Elementary School in the College Hill neighborhood ahead of a Black History Month event there. Her remarks come on the heels of a torrent of criticism directed at the Circuit Attorney’s Office after 21-year-old Daniel Riley struck a teenager visiting from out of town on Saturday.

A police chase ended in a crash on I-70 near Downtown St. Louis. The crash closed eastbound lanes of the highway and there is a traffic backup in the area.

The seemingly endless possibilities of abstract painting continue to have resonance and relevance to comment on current political climates and contemporary aesthetic discourse. The works in the Presence as Object

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