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Kick 2024 off right with kid-friendly celebrations the whole family can enjoy.

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators late Monday said they are closer to an agreement on changes to immigration policy in order to clear a multi-billion-dollar global security package, but any timing on a deal or details of that framework remained elusive. “While the job is not finished, I’m confident that we’re headed in the right direction,” […]

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Detective Tim Hollman began his career in law enforcement on the night watch and pursued his interest in becoming a detective. 

Khaki and camouflage is everywhere Tuesday morning at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. It's all part of the annual holiday block leave from Fort Leonard Wood.

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Rare drought, abnormally warm weather, river so low the barges can’t navigate. Terrifying stuff.

Next year is packed with potential shifts in the economy but many economists and investment analysts expect that the country will likely avoid a recession in 2024 even as growth slows in the first half of the year. States Newsroom talked to economists about their expectations for some key metrics as well as their concerns about what could […]

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Back in 2017 the FCC tried to pass some very basic privacy protections for broadband access. The rules simply demanded transparency as to what kind of data your ISP collects and sells. They also mandated that the trafficking of sensitive financial data by telecoms require the opt in consent of consumers. Telecom giants like AT&T […]

Critics say U.S. Steel, an American icon, shouldn't be acquired by a foreign company. The Pittsburgh-based company says it's low risk.

Advocates in Illinois say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital's nurses are preparing to strike next Wednesday unless an agreement is reached with SSM Health. Union Steward Sarah DeWilde says it’s only been getting harder to keep going. “We're losing our coworkers. And it's disheartening,” DeWilde said. This leads them to a second strike that is scheduled to last two days from 7 a.m. Dec 27 to 6:59 a.m. Dec. 29 unless a contract is reached. Union nurses at SLU Hospital have been in negotiations with the hospital…

The new complex will be located at an existing state facility in Bellefontaine Neighbors.

Aldermen are set to hold a hearing next month to learn about setting up a kind of municipal endowment.

It may be one of the darkest weeks of the year, but the Gateway Arch is about to shine more brightly than ever. That's thanks to a newly updated lighting system that the Gateway Foundation promises is not only more efficient, but also better illuminates the 630-foot stainless steel monument. And because the new system reduces the light being beamed into the night sky, it's better for the migratory birds who frequently pass through St. Louis skies (and even trigger semi-regular Arch blackouts).

The SOO Green electric transmission project, a 350-mile high-voltage line between Mason City, Iowa, and Plano, Illinois, was proposed in 2018 to deliver renewable power and to better connect the nation’s two largest power markets. The project won approval from Iowa regulators this fall. The developers of the line, which will link wind and solar power produced […]

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A Carondelet bar owner is currently locked up in the City Justice Center downtown, accused of felony assault, a charge that has outraged many due to the fact that he picked it up after a St. Louis Police SUV crashed into the front of his business.  "This is embarrassing for the police department," says Javad Khazaeli, the attorney for Bar:PM co-owner Chad Morris.

The region's largest 'Shop with a Cop' program is taking place Tuesday in Farmington.