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Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?

An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves.

Advocates allege the state hindered Black residents from receiving critical federal funds.

The Cardinals would win 10 more World Series, but the first was in 1926 against the New York Yankees in seven games.

During his three decades in St. Louis, Takuma Kajiwara became one of the most prominent photographers in the US. He was born in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1876 and moved in the 1890s to Seattle, where he worked at a photography studio. A photographic plates manufacturer invited Kajiwara to St. Louis to run a studio for …

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We've all seen the videos of organized gangs barreling into stores, grabbing armfuls of merchandise, and then escaping before stunned store workers can do anything. The National Retail Federation puts some numbers to this crime wave: Savvy, confident organized retail crime gangs — who steal billions of dollars worth of merchandise each year only to ...continue reading "Retail shoplifting is up slightly over the past decade"

Zachary Wilson of Lebanon, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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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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ALTON - An ordinance which would ban public camping in Alton is on hold once again after 22 people gave public comments at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Overnight Warming Center volunteers, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine, and more gave comments for and against the ordinance, with most asking the committee to table the item and seek more solutions to assist the city’s unhoused population. “I see absolutely no reason why we should be rushing this ordinance through,” Nate Gnau said. “It makes zero sense to me that we’re just giving people no warning before we take their stuff, and then charge them at least $75 that they don’t have … we can do better than this, we have to do better than this.” According to the “Penalties” section of the ordinance, each public camping violation is punishable by a fine of $75 to $750, and each subsequent violation within 30 days is punishable

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A major update from Israel tonight. FOX News reports the Israeli military is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza.

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An 83-year-old St. Louis woman reached out to FOX 2 to get something done about a city-owned tree.

A St. Louis woman whose son was killed in a bizarre police encounter with a Washington Park officer intends to hold investigators to their promise.

Florissant Mayor Timothy Lowery sees a plan to build homes in Koch Park as economic development. Some residents say it’s taking away greenspace.