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See 5 On Your Side's four-part series about the state's child welfare program this month.

Maplewood’s Rocket Park was closed after the historic flooding in St. Louis last July  — flood waters mixed gravel and possible contaminants with the cushioned playground surface, according to Maplewood’s director of public works, Anthony Traxler. The surface needed to be replaced. The city approved the purchase in September but it didn’t arrive in the […]

By day's end, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that Gardner had until noon Thursday to resign. "If she refuses, she will face immediate removal proceedings," Bailey said in a tweet, citing a provision in state law that can allow…

A push to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage in Missouri could face hurdles to federal approval after an abortion-related provision was added by Senate conservatives. The bill, which would extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to one year, seeks to lower Missouri’s maternal mortality rate. The state had the 12th highest maternal mortality in the […]

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Thursday, February 16 is a day in St. Louis history that most area residents are unaware of – but one that those with a connection to a historically Black neighborhood will never forget.

Experience a beloved tradition in a brand-new space as the annual Orchid Show returns in its new home in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center’s Emerson Conservatory.   For most

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Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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The public meeting will take place 6 p.m. Thursday in the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Parish gymnasium.

City SC begins its 2023 MLS season Saturday with an away match against Austin FC in Austin, Texas.

The store is asking the court to toss the city's TIF ordinances, exclude its property from the redevelopment plan and prevent the city from taking the property.

Elijah Graham was supposed to go to trial for a 2020 robbery but walked free with after prosecutors told his attorney the victim was dead.

The funds from the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce on a competitive basis, include $2.5 million for an advanced manufacturing training academy at Southwestern Illinois College.

The raises could go into effect for workers in March.

The West Coast-style taco chain has plans to open locations in Kansas City and west St. Louis County.

Mark McQuay, 67, and Dorothy Bates, 70, were found dead at the home in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue.

Traffic violence is top of mind again in the St. Louis region due to horrific crashes killing and crippling people inside and outside of cars. 17-year-old Janae Edmondson visiting from Tennessee for a volleyball tournament was maimed downtown in a crash caused by a driver without a driver’s license and in violation of his bond […]

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Evie was rescued from a house fire on Feb. 8 in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue in Lemay.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the fire to speak with investigators.

An evacuation is in progress due to a barn house fire in Worden, Illinois.