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Kansas City doctors say they are seeing a surge in flu and RSV cases, forcing a Catholic School to close and disinfect its building.

The executive director and founder said the closest place would be almost 30 miles away in St. Louis City or County.

More than ever, United Way of Greater St. Louis needs the continued commitment of our businesses, foundations and individuals to help support our journey toward a more inclusive, promising and sustainable St. Louis region, say Penny Pennington and Rusty Keeley, chair and co-chair, respectively, of its 2022 community campaign.

The rescued animals include seven adult German Shepherds and two adult Bloodhounds.

Guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, best known for his work with The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, has scheduled his first solo tour of the Midwest -- in support of his…

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ALTON - Some say it is the backbone of Alton. It welcomes you when you make the left turn from Clark Bridge into the city. It welcomes you when you enter Alton from the Great River Road. It towers at the bottom of State Street. The giant wheat silo emblazoned with the American flag bids one and all a hearty welcome to a hard-working river town. When asked where he works, plant manager Andrew Powell says, “Oh, the building with the big American flag.” The mill, now operated by Ardent Mills in Alton, has been a major feature to the Riverbend community. A lot of the flour that Ardent produces gets distributed locally around the Alton and greater St. Louis area. Dominos, Panera, Shearers, and Fazio’s are just some of the customers that Ardent Mills supplies. The wheat that is milled in Alton comes from all around the Midwest and Plains states. It is transported to Alton from across Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and the Dakotas, to name a few of the states. There are

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After record-breaking heat Wednesday, we had yet another very warm day across the bi-state region.

A $100,000 reward has been offered by Lakeside Alliance to help find anyone responsible.

Now that two current Missouri politicians have been elected to new offices, Gov. Mike Parson has a big decision to make.

An investigation is underway after a school bus struck a 13-year-old boy riding a bicycle in north St. Louis on Thursday.

A Missouri man sentenced to death for killing a police officer in a fit of rage over his brother's death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution planned for later this month, in part because the man was a teenager at the time of the killing.

According to a letter to parents, the student said he brought the gun for protection after school because he received "threats of violence" in the neighborhood.

St. Louis poet and journalist Jacqui Germain’s debut full-length poetry collection, “Bittering the Wound,” takes readers back to the tear gas-choked nights of the Ferguson protests. Germain was there in 2014 — marching with others down West Florissant in the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown. She discusses her new collection, and, what it means to write “to” Ferguson, instead of “about” it.

Charges have been dropped against a former Lindbergh High School teacher who was accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a student.

Police on Thursday identified a 58-year-old man who died last month more than a week after he crashed his moped into a concrete pillar of an Interstate 44 bridge.

Eldritch horror is a genre of fiction inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, among other authors, in the early 20th century. Unlike the genre’s forefathers, however, today’s Eldritch authors — like St. Louis creator Marie Enger — shed underlying themes of xenophobia and racism for modern stories that are inclusive.

Santa needs a vacation after all his hard work at the North Pole, so he’s trading pine trees for palm trees. Escape the cold and join him at this festive

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In The Art of Darkness, a juried art exhibit at Soulard Art Gallery, local artists showcase artwork that represents the creepy, haunting, macabre, morbid and sinister. Beware of the things

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