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Meachum and her husband, Reverend John Berry Meachum, owned a home on Fourth Street in St. Louis that acted as a safe house on the Underground Railroad.

The Webster-Kirkwood Times has reported that a new Aldi is scheduled to open on March 30 in the location that was originally Lucky’s Market, which closed in 2020. A ribbon-cutting is set for 8:45 a.m. that morning. The Maplewood Aldi will be unaffected by the opening of the new store, according to an employee there. […]

The ingredients are on the table for a severe weather outbreak across the mid-Mississippi River Valley Friday.

Rock Chalk KU Straight Rye Whiskey and Copper Dome Whiskey are among the latest ways to toast to your alma mater.

A break in a decades-old Missouri cold case, as Lincoln County authorities announced the successful identification of human remains found in 1984.

The couple received a $100 red light violation in the mail four months ago. The catch is that the car on camera isn't theirs, and they say the camera misread the plate.

Judge John Torbitsky has ordered all attorneys to appear before him on April 18.

For a Rolling Stones fan, there would be few things better than a lifetime, all-access pass to their concerts. And apparently Owen Wilson had one, but it was revoked after he took the definition of "all access"…

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The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall. The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a new 4,500-square-foot Byway Discovery Center, is part of a $10 million Illinois Capital Grant Development Project. “It’ll welcome visitors from all over the world coming to our region to learn about the Mississippi River,” said Cory Jobe, the president and CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. According…

This is the St. Martin Canal in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. I believe the view is looking north from the bridge at Rue Léon Jouhaux.

A developer is proposing a new industrial project be built on farmland in Maryland Heights, near two other recently approved new warehouse projects.

EDWARDSVILLE - Simon McClaine, a star hurdler for the Alton High boys track team, is off to a great start in the new outdoor season, winning both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles races in helping the Redbirds finish a solid fourth in the Southwest Illinois Relays, the season's first big outdoor meet, Tuesday afternoon at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex in Edwardsville. McClaine won the 110 meters at 15.91 seconds, then took first in the 300 meters at 41.73 seconds, a strong start to the outdoor season after enjoying a successful indoor season. He was also a part of the 4x400 meter relay team that came in third at 3:38.91, climaxing a good opening day. In an interview conducted before the 4x400 meter relay, McClaine expressed his feelings about his day. "I'm feeling pretty good so far," McClaine said. "I've won both of my open events and I'm about to hit the (4x400) in a second." McClaine had a successful 2022 campaign and for his senior year, he's hoping to do the same

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The FOX 2 photographer in the helicopter, Doug Larson, says that this is a rare sight to see.

The life-plus-seventy-years sentence imposed on Winnie the Pooh by Cher’s ex-husband is finally over. Petitions for an early release went unheeded, forcing the butt naked childhood icon to perform tricks for the heirs of its creator’s estate until it was finally allowed to roam free — nearly 40 years after the bear’s sentence should have […]

None of the St. Louis-area chefs, restaurateurs or establishments that were named as semifinalists for the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards — the culinary world's top prize — have advanced to the next round.

A $44 million redevelopment project of the historic Broadview Hotel broke ground in downtown East St. Louis on Tuesday. It's the largest project in Metro East town since the Casino Queen in 1993. "Even though it's dreary, the sun is shining," Mayor Robert Eastern III said. The Broadview Hotel, at 415 E. Broadway in East St. Louis, opened in the 1920s. Nearly a century later, it's in desperate need of a makeover. State and local leaders, public and private dollars and nonprofits helped to revitalize…