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Check out the highlights — Cardinals' goals, Rams relocation settlement, Mizzou basketball's direction — of Ben Frederickson's weekly chat with St. Louis sports fans.

The 3rd Annual “Witty Kids” Holiday will be held Saturday, December 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Ferguson Community Empowerment Center at 9420 West Florissant in Ferguson, Missouri.

The leader of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force said case rates in the St. Louis area are starting to mirror those reported late last year, and hospitals in the area are in a worse position to handle a potential surge. "We have less buffer capacity than we had a year ago," Dr. Clay Dunagan said in a press briefing Tuesday afternoon. "There are fewer people available, fewer caregivers. Staffing concerns continue to plague hospitals all across the country, and St. Louis is no exception." Cases…

The St. Louis County Council did not vote on a mask mandate Tuesday night after questions over how the legislation was filed. Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, a Democrat, filed legislation calling for a vote on a countywide mask mandate, but Councilman Tim Fitch, a Republican, filed opposition saying the legislation did not go through the normal legislative process. Fitch's order of opposition was sustained, and the council ultimately did not vote on a mask mandate. Fitch said the council “won’t take…

Leann Gratzer, 61, was found Monday lying in the front yard of a house east of St. Clair, Missouri.

A dedicated troop of volunteers led by an O’Fallon, Illinois, man set up U.S. flags to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

The Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday night unanimously rejected a zoning change needed to advance a $250 million planned mixed-use redevelopment in the "Old Webster" neighborhood. Here's what that means for the project's future.

Communities throughout the Midwest are offering money and land to attract new residents. But are the incentive programs working?

Opposite Minnie Wood Memorial Square Park and Carnahan High School of the Future, we will now head north up Ohio Avenue, looking at the west side of the street starting at Meramec. There is a large Second Empire house on… Continue Reading →

Southwest Garden is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by I-44 and McRee Avenue to the north, Tower Grove Park, the Missouri Botanical Gardens and South Kingshighway to the east, Scanlan Avenue and Connecticut Street to the south, Hampton Avenue to the west and Columbia/Southwest Avenues to the north and east: 5,745 residents were counted in […]

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They said a vote would violate a recent ruling by a Cole County judge as well as the county’s own procedures for handling legislation.

Polite Society owner Brian Schmitz found himself walking through an empty dining room last spring as first the pandemic safety mandates set in. Chairs sat on top of tables and the comforting low light had given way to strong overhead lights in absence of customers.…

The council voted down a necessary zoning change, effectively ending the plan

“Pacific Ablaze” read Australian papers on December 8 1941, as the world learned about the monumental events that unfolded only hours before. Japan had simultaneously declared war against the United States and Great Britain, then immediately launched stunning attacks spanning 6,400 kilometers (and the international date line) from Singapore to Hong Kong, Malaya, Bangkok, Guam […]

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Tim Bratton of Arnold, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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A St. Louis man faces one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one count of resisting arrest, Major Case Squad officials said.