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The Missouri Senate voted against allowing video lottery games Wednesday evening, but it was unable to get a bill authorizing sports wagering to a vote.

Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s secretary of state and son of one of the state’s most well known former elected officials, announced Thursday morning he was joining the 2024 race for governor. In a statement released on social media, Ashcroft said “Missouri stands at a crossroads.” “Red states like Florida, Texas, Tennessee, even Indiana and Arkansas have become examples of conservative leadership while Missouri Republicans, who control every statewide office and have supermajorities in both…

More than 200,000 lead service pipes carry drinking water to Missouri families, according to a new estimate from the Environmental Protection Agency.  New lead water pipes have been banned for more than 30 years. But the EPA estimates that 9.2 million American households still get their water through aging lead pipes.  Just over 2% of […]

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Chicken Seven owners Erica Park and Sean Lee serve up healthy Korean breakfast dishes, desserts, drinks, and lunch specials.

National Weather Service officials confirmed that an EF-2 tornado ripped through southern Missouri early Wednesday morning.

Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s secretary of state and son of one of the most successful Republican politicians in state history, announced Thursday morning he was joining the 2024 race for governor. In a statement announcing his candidacy on social media, Ashcroft said Missouri “stands at a crossroads.” “Red states like Florida, Texas, Tennessee, even Indiana and […]

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If you want to understand how serious Katsuya (6301 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-296-3368) is about its katsu, you must consider a most humble ingredient: the breadcrumb. The tiny flakes of breading that coat Katsuya's various katsu dishes may seem like a means to an end — just a blanket of crumbs that allow a cutlet, seemingly the main event, to get a little color and texture after a dunk in the fryer.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats appear lukewarm about pursuing reproductive rights legislation in a divided Congress, even as a federal judge in Texas considers overturning access to abortion pills nationwide. Interviews by States Newsroom with Democrats who control the Senate by a narrow margin found little optimism they could counter a ruling that could potentially […]

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Jordan Walker slugged his first MLB home run off of Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Michael Tonkin, a solo shot in the seventh inning of a 5-2 loss to the Braves.

Back in November, everyone who likes good books and dime pieces was excited to learn that Jon Hamm would be interviewing Neil Gaiman live and in person right here in St. Louis. Gaiman, a prolific and celebrated author, is being given the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award from the Saint Louis University Library Associates. [content-1] The event quickly sold out, but Hamm recently announced that he cannot do the interview after all because of a scheduling conflict.

Crews have responded to a house fire Thursday morning in Vinita Park.

After severe weather threats Wednesday morning, there's a much calmer start to your Thursday morning, though chillier.

Research from Harvard suggests that governments need to revamp air quality rules.

Researchers from the University of Missouri campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Rolla are headed to the state capitol Thursday.

The St. Charles County Police Department is asking for the public's help with finding an "endangered" missing woman.

Traffic is delayed in both directions of Interstate 270 near the Missouri-Illinois state line after a semi-trailer overturned in north St. Louis County.

Brandon Johnson campaigned on promises to make Chicago a leader in sustainability.

Authorities searching for a suspect Thursday morning after a murder overnight in north St. Louis.