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Anthrax & Black Label Society will perform with special guest Exodus at The Factory on Feb. 8.

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After days of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Missouri Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that included a watered-down version of the GOP-backed ban on so-called “critical race theory.” But the changes weren’t enough to win over Democrats, who allege the bill still runs the risk of being a “tool to bludgeon public schools that are […]

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Missouri educators would face limits on how to teach public K-12 students about race under a bill advancing in the state Senate. The Republican-led Senate gave the measure initial approval Wednesday.

Missouri K-12 public school teachers would face limits on how they talk about race and history under a bill approved Wednesday in the state Senate.

ST. CHARLES — St. Charles officials have gone to court in their push to get a federal agency to require Ameren to spend millions of dollars to help the city deal with groundwater contamination near the city’s drinking-water wells.

Ben came to the Saint Louis Zoo in the summer of 2021. No visitors were in the Zoo when he got out of his habitat.

It hasn’t been a great few weeks for CNET. If you hadn’t seen, the company was busted using AI to generate dozens of stories without informing readers or the public. Despite newfound hype, the AI wasn’t particularly good at its job, creating content that had persistent issues with both accuracy and plagiarism. Of the 77 […]

A statewide role created to ensure an equitable roll-out of Missouri’s recreational marijuana program has been filled.  The Department of Health and Senior Services has hired Abigail Vivas to serve as chief equity officer of Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation, according to spokeswoman Lisa Cox.

An Andean bear briefly escaped his enclosure at the Saint Louis Zoo Tuesday morning, prompting staffers to initiate emergency protocol to safely and securely get the animal back inside his holding area.

Tim Vaughan has joined Korte Company as a project executive. A 2000 graduate of SIU Edwardsville with a BS in Construction, Vaughan began his career at S.M. Wilson & Co. in 2001. He was a project director at Paric Corporation from 2005-2019, leaving in 2019 for Green Street Building Group where he was vice president […]

Independence School District Superintendent Dale Herl is concerned lawmakers may prevent his district from going to a four-day week in 2023-2024.

St. Louis educators participating in The Opportunity Trust’s Catalyst Fellowship are in Washington, D.C., visiting schools to learn new strategies to help students achieve academic success.

Metallica has raised $4 million for charity in between the band's recent Helping Hands benefit concert and 2021's Metallica Blacklist tribute album. Helping Hands, which took place in December, brought…

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Join us at Cardinals Nation Restaurant & Bar for Family Night with Fredbird on select Wednesday evenings this off-season! Bring your family down for games, prizes, and meet Fredbird from

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, had Chris Manson as his guest for President Biden’s State of the Union Address. Chris, who is Vice President of Government Relations for OSF HealthCare in Peoria, Illinois, and founder of U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine, has helped deliver 28 ambulances and one fire engine to Ukraine and works with volunteers across Illinois to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of medical supplies, clothing, and nonperishable food for the Ukrainian people amid Putin’s illegal war. In October, Durbin saw firsthand the vehicles and goods that Chris helped deliver to Ukraine at a Chicago-area warehouse. Durbin’s office has helped Chris and his group connect with a variety of governmental and nongovernmental groups to help with their notable effort. “Chris’s story is an inspiration to us all and really proves no matter where you are in the world, you

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The deceased has been identified in a homicide in the 800 block of Surrey Lane in the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors as Denzel Williams, 27 years of age, of the 800 block of Surrey Lane Court in Bellefontaine, Missouri, 63137. At 6 p.m. on February 7, 2023, City of Bellefontaine Neighbors Police officers responded to a call for service for shots fired in the 800 block of Surrey Lane. Officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a residence. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. City of Bellefontaine Neighbors police officers requested St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons Detectives lead the investigation. The investigation is active at this time. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak to investigators with information regarding the incident. To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, pleas

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson detectives are currently investigating a fatal house fire in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue of the South County Precinct which resulted in the death of an adult male and an adult female. On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 9:54 AM, St. Louis County Police officers from the South County precinct responded to a call for service for a house fire in the 1200 block of Wachtel Avenue. Arriving officers observed the house to be fully engulfed and were unable to make entry. Responding Fire personnel located two adults—one male and one female—deceased in the front interior of the residence. No other injuries were reported. The investigation is active at this time, a cause has not been determined. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators if you have any information regarding this incident. To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, please contact CrimeStoppers

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