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A Missouri man already accused of keeping a woman hidden in the basement of his home while repeatedly sexually abusing her is facing new charges.

The Missouri Senate passed a sweeping education bill to the House on Tuesday that would create transparency requirements for school districts and ban them from teaching some diversity, equity and inclusion curriculum. The bill also seeks to add a patriotism course for teachers, open transportation funding to intradistrict transfer programs and increase funding for districts […]

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Timothy Haslett, 40, is being held in the Clay County Detention Center on $3 million bond.

Telecom and media giants have been working overtime to block Gigi Sohn from being seated at the FCC. That has involved a sleazy smear campaign, seeded in the press by non-profits linked to companies like News Corporation, AT&T, and Comcast, falsely accusing Sohn of being a radical extremist who hates Hispanics, rural Americans, cops, puppies, and freedom. With Sohn freshly […]

The exact day remains disputed, but on either Feb. 14 or 15, 1764, St. Louis was established as a trading post by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau.

On first glance, this St. Louis street sign may seem impertinent — even a bit aggressive. It's the use of the command form, perhaps. "Hump me" is a lot more direct than "would you hump me, please?"

Meet Daunte and The Rolling Rams! Fort Zumwalt East High School hosted a fundraiser (organized by local citizen led Elaine Maupin) on Friday, February 10th, for The Rolling Rams, a local basketball team for teens with disabilities created by DASA, the Disabled Athletes Sports Association. The entire event was inspired by a student with disabilities [...]

On Tuesday, Quinton O'Bryan Adaway was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in connection with the death of a man in July of 2020.

Police are asking for the public's help with information to identify two people wanted in a 2021 murder investigation.

If you were one of the many people who attended the original Woodstock Festival, it’s time to tell your story. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the historic site of the…

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As with many humans, the way to these animals' hearts was through their stomachs. Thus, the "enrichments" came in the form of heart-shaped edible treats.

Afghans in St. Louis are welcoming newly arrived Afghan refugees with more support thanks to the new Afghan Community Center. The center also houses a new Afghan Chamber of Commerce, which will provide a number of educational services and mental health programs. Moji Sidiqi, Afghan Community Development Program Manager at the International Institute of St. Louis, and business owner Gul Totakhil discuss what community support means in action — and how they will continue to embrace fellow refugees who have escaped from Afghanistan.

Colder temps in the northern part of Missouri, like Kansas City, may see some snow with light accumulations (1-2”).

WOOD RIVER - Signs for Wood River City Council candidate, Kristen Burns, are popping up all over, so what exactly are her goals for the city? Burns, a lifelong Riverbend resident and a proud proponent of progress, has officially announced her campaign. An avid supporter of small businesses, Burns consistently volunteers in the community and works towards improving Wood River. Growing up with a local family business, Budget Signs, in Wood River, pushed Burns to use her public relations and marketing skills to help other locally owned small businesses and entrepreneurs to energize economic growth in the downtown district and other areas of town. Her main objective is for everyone to work together to create a better, more inclusive, community. Recently she has been working alongside Mayor Stalcup as a Marketing Consultant. Together they have helped bring Wood River into the technological age and continue the Mayors transparency initiative. As for her volunteer work in the community,

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