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With thrills both on and off the rides, Fright Fest at Six Flags St. Louis is one of the spookiest events of the season. During the day, family-friendly attractions abound, […]

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Fall-like temperatures are starting to settle into St. Louis, setting up perfect chili-eating weather for the 29th Annual Belleville Chili Cook-Off this weekend.

Tres Equis, a bar and restaurant at 3169 Morgan Ford Road in Tower Grove South, is rebranding itself to SC Lounge.

I turn 65 shortly, and yesterday I got a note from my doctor: I will no longer be allowed to use Ambien. Nor any other sleep med. Why? Because they...... ......make you drowsy. I'm not joking. All sleep meds carry a risk of keeping you drowsy longer than intended, and in old folks that increases ...continue reading "I am now forbidden from taking sleep meds"

Despite the year-over-year decline, the Cardinals finished the 2023 season ranking second in MLB for local television ratings.

Alderwoman Cara Spencer is pushing for eminent domain of the troubled structure.

A man is accused of child sex charges in Franklin County and allegedly posed as a babysitter at the time some of the offenses occurred.

Although copyright is mainly thought of as concerning books, music and films, it applies to other kinds of creativity in a fixed form. That includes apparently trivial material such as early commercial television programs. These are important cultural artefacts, but unlike books, music or films, there are very few formal schemes for collecting and conserving […]

Bruce Springsteen recently released the new song "Addicted to Love" from the movie She Came To Me, starring Marissa Tomei, Peter Dinklage and Anne Hathaway. The idea to get The Boss for the song came from The National‘s Bryce…

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The Democratic National Committee is holding its fall meeting at the Marriott St. Louis Grand hotel downtown.

ALTON - The Alton Police Department was called to the 2200 block of Edwards Street on Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2023, to conduct a death investigation. APD responded around 2 p.m. and conducted a preliminary investigation. While the investigation is still ongoing, the department said they didn’t immediately discover anything to suggest foul play. “The preliminary investigation did not reveal any obvious evidence of foul play or criminal activity,” Police Chief Jarrett Ford said. APD and the Madison County Coroner will handle the investigation.

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The annual festival, which runs November 9-19, will welcome several directors for in-person events in addition to its slate of screenings.

A train on Friday afternoon snagged a low-hanging set of wires, taking out several utility poles in the area of Chouteau Avenue and South First Street in downtown St. Louis.

MOUNT OLIVE - A gun battle between union miners and armed train guards that left 13 dead was fought 125 years ago on Oct. 12, 1898, in Virden, Ill. This year, on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Union Miners Cemetery in Mount Olive, a commemoration of the battle will be held at noon. According to the Sangamon County Historical Society , “The dispute began when owners of the Chicago-Virden Coal Co. refused to honor a nationwide agreement between bituminous coal operators and the United Mine Workers.” Workers demanded a pay increase, an eight-hour workday, and a six-day work week, but company executives argued meeting those demands would price them out of the Chicago coal market. After the workers went on strike, the mine company then recruited non-union Black miners from Alabama, reportedly without telling them about the strike, in an alleged attempt to sow division between the union and non-union miners. The company also hired 50 armed guards to protect a train carrying

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The Biden administration wants to expand access to solar financing, but some resilience advocates disagree with the approach.

The mysterious string of lights in the night sky is sometimes confused with UFOS, but they are actually satellites passing by.

People have been found to be living unauthorized in the massive vacant structure. A city spokesman said "early evidence suggests this fire started outside the building."

This finding comes after another dead body was found in the Mississippi River over the summer.