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The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely taken this health reporter on a roller-coaster ride this year.

She was identified as 91-year-old Helen Roeslein

In 2018, attorney Bret Narayan stood before the St. Louis City's Board of Aldermen and urged the members to "strike at the heart of the two-tiered justice system that we have now" — and to approve a bill that would effectively legalize marijuana in St. Louis.

That bill would fail. But three years later, on December 13, Narayan watched as St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed into law the most sweeping cannabis decriminalization bill in the city's history.…

Over 1,000 people have applied for the city of St. Louis’ direct cash assistance program since it opened on December 18, a press release from the mayor’s office says. St. Louis residents who are approved will receive a payment of $500.

In a press release, the mayor’s office announced more application clinics will be held to help those without internet access, as well as a partnership with Congresswoman Cori Bush’s “Congress in Your Neighborhood” program.…

The releases include two rye whiskeys, an aged gin and an aged amaro.

The purchase will consolidate supply lines and leverage the two companies to allow for geographic expansion, officials said.

With cases on the rise, Dr. Farrin Manian says reverting back to stricter guidelines might be a possibility.

Players want less frequent testing.

The shooting occurred in a nightclub parking lot at 3:08 a.m. Sunday, police said.

When our web editor asked me to whip up a batch of seasonal sustainability tips for Discover + Share, Missouri Botanical Garden’s blog, of course I had to include Buy Local! as a prime directive. Read the post. How to illustrate this point, bundled with a focus on energy efficiency? Who would truly value and serve my […]

This Christmas has brought us the gift of Steve Perry's first holiday album, The Season. He says the songs on it will transport you emotionally to past Christmases -- because…

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PARADISE, Kansas — There’s almost nothing left of Deb Maupin’s home near Paradise in north-central Kansas — a bench on the front porch with nothing behind it but the concrete of the basement, now full of ash, scorched appliances where the kitchen was. Hers is one of more than a dozen families who lost their […]

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Elton John and ABBA are among the artists who received nominations for the 2022 BRIT Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys. Elton's collaborative hit with British pop star Dua…

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Rarely has any athlete had a journey that seemed so perfectly tailored for Hollywood than Kurt Warner. Yet going from overlooked obscurity to Pro Football Hall of Famer may have been easier than getting the movie about his life, “American Underdog,” made.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University officials said a mural on campus that depicts prominent Black people was vandalized over the weekend with racist symbols. Four top university officials, including …