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The leaves may change but the bullsh*t remains the same.

In Detroit, residents are battling persistent flooding and mold issues. Climate change is making it worse.

The agency has paused $2.8 billion in spending as it braces for a looming government shutdown.

In the mid-1800s, an enslaved man named Dred Scott sued for his freedom in St. Louis. Scott’s yearslong legal battle culminated in an infamous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that helped push the country closer to civil war. Today, Dred Scott and his wife, Harriett Scott, are celebrated, and there’s a new monument that befits that legacy in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis. STLPR’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson talked with the Scotts’ great-great-granddaughter Lynne Jackson about that legacy in front of the newly erected monument.

5 girls at Central High School are among the victims over storm’s seven-mile path.

Justin Prater of Sikeston, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Join us for two full days of live music, traditional German fare, and most importantly, delicious Bier! This family friendly, indoor/outdoor Bavarian festival will take place at the Grove Bierhall, […]

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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The Grand Motel in North St. Louis was shut down and declared a public nuisance about four months ago.

St. Louis County will roll out a new emergency alert program, starting Oct. 1.

"We are a new program and it's taken us two years to raise funds for the hail-battered trailer," Shannon Terbrock said.

The owner of The City's Finest, LLC said he considers his service a partnership to supplement the police department and officers' pay.

Marijuana has been legalized pretty much everywhere in the United States. Even the DEA seems somewhat willing to move this source of easy busts off its drug schedule. At this point, there are only four states that have yet to legalize (or decriminalize) marijuana possession. So, how is it that cops still think the “odor […]

On Thursday, state and local officials filled the New Northside Missionary Baptist Church in North City for one reason: A discussion on fentanyl overdoses.

It's been 54 years since the United States established National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the influence and contributions of the Hispanic and Latino community.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Federal authorities have subpoenaed a city agency for records related to developers Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty — the brothers behind Lux Living, STL Citywide and Asprient Properties. The request for records was sent to the St. Louis Development Corporation, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It’s unclear exactly […]

A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was fatally shot Thursday evening in south St. Louis.