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St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which would span markets 250 miles apart and include facilities in neighboring Kansas and Illinois, is just one of the latest in a quickly consolidating hospital industry. Cross-market deals accounted for more than half of all hospital mergers and acquisitions during the…

There’s much left to learn about elderberry, both its potential as a major cash crop and as a potential medicinal tool.

Columnist Dave Drebes writes that a government shutdown drama, like played out in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, could be coming to Missouri.

There are more than 4,000 short-term rentals in St. Louis City. At present, the city has no regulations for short-term rentals, but that's more than likely about to change as city leaders inch closer to getting some rules on the books.

A member of a downtown group writes that homeless bills being considered by St. Louis lawmakers will perpetuate failed policies, trampling the rights of city neighborhoods and generating "a flood of homelessness into the city."

The new entertainment center features more than a dozen games for guests of all ages.

A man who escaped Phelps County Jail late Friday evening is back in police custody late Sunday afternoon.

Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 season-ending win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Schmidt O'Dell was reportedly spotted Sunday afternoon at about 12:30 p.m. about three miles south of Rolla on Missouri Route O, the Rolla Police Department said.

Max Jones has been accused of shooting and killing the victim. His bond is set at $250,000.

It’s the first day of October, but it sure doesn’t feel like it.

The crash, which involved “multiple” vehicles, happened about a half-mile east of Teutopolis on U.S. Highway 40 on Friday.

Every October Breast Cancer Awareness Month aims to promote screening and prevention of the disease, which affects 1 in 8 women in the U.S. yearly.

A federal transportation official says a fatal tanker truck crash in central Illinois that released a deadly chemical may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the truck on a highway.

Yesterday Rep. Jamaal Bowman triggered a fire alarm in the Cannon Office Building. He says it was because he was heading out to the Capitol Building to vote on the continuing resolution to keep the government open. The door he used is normally open, but on Saturday it was locked and had a confusing sign ...continue reading "Rep. Bowman is innocent"

The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the chemical-laden truck, a federal transportation official said Sunday.