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Missouri's highest court on Tuesday reversed the statutory rape conviction of a St. Louis man, finding video testimony violated the defendant's 6th Amendment rights.

Christina Scott, 21, was last seen by family members on Nov. 1, 2021.

Spencer Elden has filed an amended complaint in his lawsuit against Nirvana, according to Rolling Stone. As previously reported, the now 30-year-old Elden sued Nirvana last August, claiming that the…

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Ike and Tina Turner were transplants who met in St. Louis and became a powerhouse duo. NYU professor Maureen Mahon discusses how the clubs of 1950s East St. Louis brought them together and inspired their sound.

An academic said helping a local museum commemorate the protests "helps our community – including young residents, immigrant communities, and other newcomers – take stock of what has been sought, truly achieved, and remains unrealized as struggles for economic and social justice continue."

Police said the man's cause of death has not been determined.

Investigative journalist Alison Flowers discusses her forensic analysis of lighting conditions during a 2019 police shooting, which she believes demonstrates that a St. Louis police officer could not have been telling the truth about acting in self-defense.

A St. Louis firefighter died early this afternoon battling a fire in a vacant two-and-a-half-story brick building in the 5900 block of Cote Brilliante in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson told media at the scene that two firefighters entered the blaze to make sure that there was no one was trapped inside.…

Patrick recalled the horror he felt as a small child integrating a suburban school district. He rode the bus to school early in the school year with an armed law …

Known as the “Voice of Selma,” Bettie Mae Fikes describes what got her involved in the civil rights movement, the violence she witnessed and her thoughts on voting rights legislation now pending in Congress.

The annual battle over what is and what is not an illegal gambling machine began Thursday with a Senate committee hearing on a bill to ban “pre-reveal” games that have proliferated throughout the state. While several prosecutions are pending and at least two have been resolved with guilty verdicts, many prosecutors are reluctant to file […]

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Steve Mackin, who will take the helm of St. Louis-based multistate health system Mercy this spring, has announced his senior leadership team.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a blow to the Biden administration’s fight against the pandemic, blocking a federal mandate that workers be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 — though the court allowed a separate rule requiring vaccinations for some health care workers. The two rulings represented a split victory for Republican attorneys general from Ohio, Missouri, […]

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But curators at the St. Louis Art Museum were puzzled by the plain wood frames Van Gogh's masterpieces had been set in as they traveled the country.

Margaret Dennis says the bird landed in a pile of leaves she was raking, and even followed her into the garage.

A variety of famous music stars, including The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and Billy Joel, have paid homage to legendary Ronettes singer Ronnie Spector, who…

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From the moment Melissa Pillot started working at Forsyth School, recycling meant more than re-circulating books.

Missouri has reported more cases of COVID-19 in the first 12 days of January than any full month of the pandemic so far. As a result of the massive spike …