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Former workers at Missouri's Children's Division say the department is not properly investigating abuse allegations because of the backlog. They also say there is a shortage of investigators.

There are more dog pool events going on Wednesday.

If you need help with your energy bill, several St. Louis organizations have you covered.

Police chiefs and west county officials will hold a town hall Wednesday night to discuss neighborhood safety.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Congratulations, Anthony "Redd" Williams, owner/artistic director, Code Redd! Williams will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by Midwest BankCentre, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 7 at…

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona brings his 'Back-to-School Bus Tour' to St. Louis Wednesday. He kicked off his week-long tour Tuesday in Topeka and Kansas City.

A St. Louis judge will hear arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit against Missouri's abortion ban.

The Chesterfield City Council has approved a plan to create a "downtown" area where a defunct mall used to be.

The SWAT team’s arrival at the St. Louis city jail on the morning of Tuesday, August 22, put a quick end to the hostage situation that had broken out during breakfast service. Around 6 a.m. a 73-year-old guard let two detainees out of their fourth-floor cells to help him distribute food.

The council voted unanimously to a plan by The Staenberg Group to demolish the mall, at Clarkson Road and Interstate 64, and replace it with more than 2,500 apartment units, thousands of square feet of commercial space, pedestrian walkways and…

One of the busiest streets in St. Charles was set to reopen later Wednesday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Two different crashes shut down stretches of Interstate 70 westbound overnight in north St. Louis city and north county. The first crash was deadly. The second involved a St. Louis city police unit.

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The raucous matchday environment shows how much the series means to both sides.

The day Dawntanya Smith became an internet sensation started as a normal day. Then came the Kirkwood Karen.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona made stops in Kansas and Missouri Tuesday as part of a multi-state tour, labeling internet access “the new pencil” as he discussed the government’s efforts to expand broadband connectivity. During events in Overland Park, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, Cardona discussed a program that subsidizes internet access and community engagement. […]

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When Jacob Riis came to Emporia in 1902 to give a lecture, audiences knew what they could expect. Twelve years earlier, he had published “How the Other Half Lives,” which exposed through candid photographs the living conditions of the poor in the slums of New York City. The Danish-American muckraker’s subject for his Kansas audience […]

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The shooting happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Scott Avenue.