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The East St. Louis Fire Department is at the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning.

All the “no” votes came from Democrats, but three of them joined with Republicans to vote in favor.

For more than a century, 28 members of the Board of Aldermen governed the city of St. Louis. Those days are almost over. A primary election on Tuesday will begin the toppling of dominoes in a chaotic transition phase that several local candidates have dubbed "Aldergeddon." Tuesday's election marks the first political contest under the newly drawn ward maps, where 39 candidates will compete for 14 seats. The top two candidates in each ward will advance to an April 4 general election.   Ward reduction…

A new Fields Foods location is opening in St. Louis County. It's replacing the old Save-A-Lot on Page Avenue that closed in 2021.

Missouri schools get their annual report cards Tuesday.

A house committee is considering two bills Tuesday that would aid hazardous waste victims in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.

Several groups plan to make another call to action on gun safety later Tuesday.

If you need help or have questions about Tuesday's election, there's a hotline to help you out.

Legislation that would give the state of Missouri control of the St. Louis City Police Department has crossed its first hurdle with ease.

History will be made in Tuesday's municipal primary election in St. Louis City.

With an eclectic mix of urban meets nature, the city offers a wealth of cultural, culinary, and outdoor activities to explore over a long weekend (or more) from St. Louis.

A federal grand jury issued three subpoenas to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in December demanding records about a pair of St. Louis-area nonprofits and their involvement in a federal child nutrition program.  The state turned over the subpoenas to The Independent as part of a request under the Sunshine Law. Issued […]

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced new steps the Department of Agriculture is taking to recenter U.S. agriculture and benefit small and midsized operations, including a proposed new “Product of USA” labeling rule and an $89 million expansion of the USDA intermediary lending program. At the National Farmers Union conference in San Francisco, […]

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Environmental groups say there’s nothing grassroots about Eugene Residents for Energy Choice.

The state is accused of making access to federal dollars so hard that the people who needed it most got nothing.

A sign at the Italian chain's longtime restaurant at 14007 Manchester Road says it has closed.

U2 is releasing their new album, Songs of Surrender, on March 17, featuring reworked and rerecorded classics. But fans are anxious for new material from the band, and in an interview with Rolling Stone, guitarist The Edge says they’ve “been busy”…

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Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and Eli Lilly’s insulin price cuts are largely due to the March 2021 law.

"The Office" star was raised in St. Louis.