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You watch the calories, spend hours exercising each week, and yet the weight is not coming off.

As previously reported, Gov’t Mule was forced to postpone their New Year’s concerts due to a medical emergency in the band. It turns out it was Warren Haynes who suffered that emergency and now…

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Popular indie rock group the New Pornographers announced a new tour — which includes a stop in St. Louis in April. St. Louis fans can catch the band at Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Avenue, 314-533-9900, thesheldon.org) on April 27 at 8:00 p.m. The tour coincides with the release of the 20-year-old group’s ninth album Continue as a Guest, on March 31. It is the band's first album under a new label, Merge Records.

A Missouri inmate facing execution next month for allegedly killing his girlfriend and her three children in Jennings in 2004 has produced statements that he was 1,800 miles away when the slayings took place.

EDWARDSVILLE - Students returned to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s campus welcomed by the smiling faces of staff and faculty to kick off the first day of the spring semester. The Office of Student Affairs coordinated the efforts of volunteers stationed around campus displaying “Ask Me!” signs offering guidance and encouragement as students walked to their classes. “The first day of the semester is always exciting,” said Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Miriam Roccia. “The energy is abundant as new and returning students eagerly search for welcoming faces and their classrooms.” The opening week of the spring semester continues with multiple events and activities. Event listings are available at siue.edu/kimmel and siue.edu/events . Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides students with a high-quality education that powerfully transforms the lives of all individuals who seek something greater

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According to 5 On Your Side data, this incident is the second homicide of the year for the City of St. Louis.

With the passing of Amendment 3 in November, parents in Missouri now have a new conversation to navigate: Adult cannabis (marijuana) use.

Groups seeking a children's museum and an amusement park, both accessible to people with disabilities, also want to tap a St. Charles County hotel tax now that it's no longer needed to pay off the St. Charles Convention Center's construction…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- Lawmakers passed a law to raise several elected officials' pay ahead of their inauguration into the new term. The legislation raises the salary of all statewide officers, agency directors, and legislators. While Pritzker does not take a salary, the new pay for governors is $205,700 yearly. The Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller and [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A firefighter was taken to the hospital this morning after being called to a vacant house fire in the 4200 block of Harris. The flames were through the roof of the two-story brick home and spreading to another building, according to St. Louis firefighters. The firefighter has non-life threatening burn injuries. This [...]

Elvis Presley would have turned 88 on Sunday and his birthday was celebrated at his Memphis estate, Graceland, with daughter Lisa Marie Presley on hand to welcome a huge crowd of fans. “I can…

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Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins will headline the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, taking place May 26-28 in the wine country of Napa, California. The bill also…

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Yeah, this is not great. This is yet more case law basically saying don’t bother suing federal agents because, unless they’ve very specifically done the same thing other federal agents have been held accountable for, they’re just going to walk away from lawsuits. The Supreme Court’s 1971 Bivens decision may have created a cause of […]

There is nothing quite like a night of wrestling at South Broadway Athletic Club (2301 South 7th Street, 314-776-4833, sbacstl.org). Since 1985, the Mid-Missouri Wrestling Alliance has organized match after jaw-dropping match within the historic south city institution, a location that has hosted boxing and wrestling tournaments in the Soulard area since 1899.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- J.B. Pritzker, the multibillionaire whose actions over the past year have suggested he may be eyeing a run for president, on Monday was sworn in as Illinois governor for the second time, an occasion he used to issue bold proposals for universal preschool and free college tuition. Catapulting off the financial successes of [...]

He joined the chamber in January 2022 and discussed an ambitious agenda that included contacting companies in 32 countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean to establish operations in St. Louis.

A handful of proposals to raise the state’s minimum wage have been submitted to the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office to potentially put the issue on the 2024 ballot.  Other proposals would guarantee paid sick leave for Missouri’s workers or establish ranked-choice voting. And rumblings of a possible constitutional amendment that would roll back Missouri’s […]

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