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"The struggles change from day to day, but it is still a step forward to be home where she can start seeing family and friends," Edmondson's mother said.

The 105-year-old Hill-based deli won a coveted James Beard “America’s Classics” Award in 2017, the first St. Louis area restaurant to be so honored.

EAST ST. LOUIS – A federal jury convicted four leaders of the Gangster Disciples on Tuesday for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and multiple murders. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the four defendants were members of the Gangster Disciples, a gang with a decades-long history of lawlessness and violence. The Gangster Disciples have a presence throughout the United States, including in state and federal prisons. The gang employs a structured hierarchy, with leadership positions such as national “Board Members” and state “Governors.” As part of their efforts to maintain control of the gang, the defendants murdered two other members who opposed their regime. On May 18, 2018, Warren Griffin, aka GG, aka Big Head, 53, of Glenwood, Illinois, drove to the south side of Chicago with fellow Gangster Disciples Board Member Anthony Dobbins to murder

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Ray Williams has taken shelter under the President Casino Laclede’s Landing pavilion near downtown St. Louis on and off for the past three years. He likes watching sunrises and sunsets from the Mississippi River.

E Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt, Sam & Dave's Sam Moore, Darlene Love and Steve Earle have been chosen as the honorees for the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music’s first-ever American Music Honors.  The inaugural event will…

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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, has locked horns with fellow GOP congressman Matt Gaetz, a Florida man and one of Donald Trump’s most strident supporters.

The Left Anchor hosts continue the discussion about the ongoing frenzy of transphobia.

The trooper found the person in the road about 9:15 a.m. Monday on Collinsville Road, about a half-mile north of St. Clair Avenue.

ROXANA - Abbrey DeWerffs was a state qualifier this past wrestling season, capturing third place at sectionals. She made history as the Shells’ first female state qualifier in girls wrestling. Abbrey qualified in the 190-pound weight category, although she weighs 170 pounds. For her wrestling accomplishments, Abbrey is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Shells. This is a recap of her record with significant wins on Trackwrestling.com in her career: She won IKWF Girls State in 2015, 2016, 2017, and placed fifth in 2018 after some tough weight changes, and won again in 2019. She made it to state in 2020 but it was canceled due to COVID. She was also a boys state qualifier in 2020 as well but it was canceled for COVID. In 2019, Abbey was also the Girls Freestyle State Champ as well. So in 2019, she won Girls Folkstyle and Freestyle Girls State Championships. In 2018 she won fifth at U.S. Marine Corps Girls Nationals. Most of these tournaments

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From Contractor Magazine:  The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 546,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2023 to meet the demand for labor, according to a proprietary model developed by Associated Builders and Contractors. “The construction industry must recruit hundreds of thousands of qualified, skilled construction professionals […]

Sir Rod Stewart is paying for a British fan to receive life-changing medical treatment in America. Sunday Express reports Rod met a 20-year-old fan named Abi Evans, who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and has lost…

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Ted Freeman, 44, was killed March 2 at North Vandeventer and Washington avenues.

PIASA - Sophomore Gracie Darr played a big role for Southwestern's girls' basketball team this season and has a bright future ahead. She is the point guard and handles the ball a considerable amount for the Piasa Birds. Gracie is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Southwestern head girls basketball coach Darren Mosley said Gracie has "a great attitude and works very hard." "Gracie is good at involving her teammates in the offense," Coach Mosley said. "Gracie always does whatever is best for the team with a very good attitude." Gracie is also a good volleyball player for the Piasa Birds and was a starter on the varsity team for the last two years as a setter. Gracie also helps coach her sister's fourth-grade basketball team in her spare time. Coach Mosley said Gracie is the definition of a point guard. "She is always trying to set up her teammates for success and is extremely unselfish," he said. "She is the daughter of

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Thanks to Tucker Carlson, we finally know Josh Hawley's defense to accusations that he ran like a coward after inciting a mob on January 6: Other people ran faster. Using 40,000 hours of new footage released thanks to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Carlson last night attempted to attack the House Select Committee and vindicate Hawley. Think of it as the FoxNews remix — edited to suggest Hawley was falsely accused of inciting a riot and rank cowardice, and Ashli Babbitt was murdered.

Who’s that kid that can travel through time? It’s you!   Follow the adventures of three friends as they travel back in time to learn from real-life inspirational heroes when

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Take an overseas adventure in this immersive exhibit that transports families to China, a country where a quickly changing modern lifestyle intersects with ancient values. Explore what life is like

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Trenton Geiger, 23, reached a plea deal with St. Louis County prosecutors in the death 25-year-old Marissa Politte.