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The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 5.13% for the week ended Aug. 18 — down from 5.22% the prior week.

Voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County went to the polls to decide the region's most fateful ballot question - the "Great Divorce," or whether to split the city away from the county.

Governor Mike Parson plans a news conference Monday, August 22.

Nationally and statewide, labor union membership declined from 2020 to 2021. But many of St. Louis' largest labor unions grew during the period. We spoke with one local union president to understand why.

Illinois senator Tammy Duckworth will visit Granite City Monday, August 22.

As an outdoor photographer and wilderness guide living in St. Louis, I spend weekends working in one of the most ecologically sensitive and biodiverse regions of the world: the Missouri Ozarks. One of my favorites is Hawn State Park in Ste.

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Increasing commodity prices and a global food shortage are driving up the cost of farmland. Young farmers are trying to keep up so they can grow their businesses.

Centene brought an abrupt end to its plans for an East Coast headquarters, stunning local leaders there but pleasing Wall Street.

It happened without a press release, but on November 3, 2020, Eric Schmitt stepped aside as Missouri attorney general to join the Army. That would be the insurrectionist army of Donald Trump.

With a guest house, game room, all-season pool, and much more, this estate features more amenities and square footage than other local luxury properties.

The families arrived through sponsorship under President Biden's "Uniting for Ukraine" program.

In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July, unofficial tallies showed the Legal Missouri campaign 2,275 signatures short of the threshold for getting on the ballot, leading many to believe its hopes were dashed. By Aug. 9, the […]

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School is back in session for thousands of kids in St. Charles.

There is a common belief that all politicians lie to some extent. There is also a school of thought that withholding or modifying the truth, given a particular circumstance, might be the better option or the most expedient thing to do. However, today, too many politicians are taking it to a new level. Spewing lies, […]

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The new climate law makes tax credits for the controversial tech more lucrative and easier to access.

Last week many metro-east schools started the new school year. 

Forests worldwide are feeling the fiery effects of climate change.

But the agency is on a tight deadline to deliver.