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Voters in four wards around the city will play important roles in determining whether progressive policy gets done at the board over the next two years.

Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Amazing Art from Pieces and Pixels, features Pysanky by Katherine Alexander, Digital Art by Matt Bryan, Mosaics by Brenda Fra-ser, Assemblage by Nell

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ST. LOUIS -- Police are looking for a woman accused of shooting a man in the face and a woman in her head. This happened after midnight on Semple Avenue near the Kingsway West neighborhood. Both victims were conscious and breathing when first-responders got there. Police say the suspect took off in a gray Ford [...]

Ameren is reporting thousands of customers in both Missouri and Illinois have no electricity.

ST. LOUIS -- One person is dead after a crash involving several cars on eastbound I-70 and Grand Avenue. The collision happened around 2 a.m. Saturday. Accident reconstruction has been requested to investigate the cause of the crash. This is a developing story. We will post more details here as they come into the FOX [...]

People didn't get hit as hard by the storms in St. Clair County, but they did see some heavy hail.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly weather including tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana. The storm caused three deaths in [...]

There is a lot of storm damage in the St. Louis area after high winds and strong storms swept through the area Friday. The Metro East appears to have some of the most damage.

ST. LOUIS -- A wind advisory is in place until 1 p.m. and a second cold front is dropping south across the area. Winds will continue to gust at 40-50 mph through the morning. Temperatures will also fall to the low 40s. Behind this next front, low clouds will spread into the area mid to [...]

To prepare you for this day of trickery, here are 10 of the best April Fools' pranks in history.

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ALTON - Crisis Food Center (CFC) is again partnering with Midwest Members Credit Union (MMCU) to give away free Hams and side items for Easter. “Together, we are able to purchase a lot of hams for families in need this Easter," Derek Richardson, CFC, and former Midwest Members Credit Union Board member, who is assisting with the hame giveaway, said. "The two organizations went 50/50 on the hams, and in addition, Crisis Food Center is donating the side items to go along with the hams. Teaming up together makes a good partnership. "We believe that feeding of our community is important and want to make sure that families in our community are able to celebrate Easter with a nice Easter meal. We want to give back in a way that would definitely impact the families in the community." Hams and side items will be given out from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2022, at Crisis Food Center, 21 East 6 th Street in Alton. "We will have a contactless drive-through only ham giveaway with

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ALTON - Each of the contested candidates running for seats on the Alton School Board answered questions at a public forum hosted by the Alton YWCA on March 22. Six total candidates are running for three four-year-term seats on the Board of Education in the upcoming April 4 election. Those candidates are as follows: Vivian Monckton, Jarvis Swope, Beverly Velloff, Alfred “Al” Womack Jr., David Fritz, and David Lauschke. Christina Milien is also running unopposed for a two-year term and did not attend the event. Candidates were asked how they felt about changing curriculum to re-write or “whitewash” Black history or other ethnic histories. David Lauschke was asked to answer first and said he didn’t understand where the question was coming from, but that “history is history.” “History is history, and if it’s bad or it’s good, we have to discuss it,” Lauschke said. “I don’t know why you would want to whitewash

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Gather your furry friends and participate in our B.A.R.K. Ranger Photo Contest sponsored by Purina!   To enter, come down to the Arch grounds and snap a photo of your

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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The GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend brings the area’s favorite running tradition to the city streets, historic landmarks and beautiful parks of our unique neighborhoods, from downtown

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