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Draper III will join the Office of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney as Chief Training Officer on October 23, 2023.

The biggest risk of feral hogs is spreading diseases to humans and cattle, the University of Missouri Extension said.

St. Charles County leaders have said yes to the freeze while St. Louis County has said no to the freeze.

The city installed a new carbon filtration system to process the water before it is pumped to residents.

An appeals court will be asked to take another look at whether a trade association for Missouri casinos can sue a company that puts video games offering cash prizes in convenience stores and other retailers across the state. The Missouri Gaming Association said in a news release Wednesday that it will appeal the decision that dismissed its claims against Torch Electronics. That same decision, issued Monday by Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green, also dismissed the case raised by Torch and convenience…

The APA Brentwood received a special doggie delivery Wednesday afternoon—20 animals rescued from breeding facilities across the Midwest.

Seniors living in St. Louis City could soon see a freeze on their property taxes. Supporters of the bill say it will help seniors on a fixed income stay in their homes.

"This is one of the most important structures in the region and city; its relevance to downtown infrastructure can't be overstated," Spencer said.

Comparing Missouri's continuous drought to the Dust Bowl era, federal and state officials said they are concerned about the state's rainfall totals.

ALTON - The Gus Kodros Tribute Rock Show coming up in Alton on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at 5 p.m. will see the reunion of several Alton and St. Louis area bands team up for a night of music at The Lodge at The Lovejoy , located at 401 Piasa St. in Alton. The show is held in memory of Gus Kodros, former drummer for the band The Bishops, and benefits the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline . Fritz Beer, vocalist and guitarist for The Bishops, said the band played for about 10 years. Kodros played drums for five of those years, followed by Eric Harnetiaux. Years ago, the band started doing “reunion shows” with both drummers, who would play the songs from their respective era in the band. These shows became an annual occurrence until Gus took his own life before the pandemic. “They’re fun reunions, it’s like a party reunion show for friends and everything too,” Beer said. “We were like, ‘Let's just do one of these a year,’

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The STL Pre-K Cooperative is building a pipeline of young learners in underserved areas—and shows no signs of slowing down slowing down.

Dred Scott, a fighter for freedom who who helped inspire the struggle for Black American legal and civil rights, now has a monument fit for his contribution to the nation’s history. Scott’s wife, Harriet Robinson Scott, will have a new…

An appeals court will be asked to take another look at whether a trade association for Missouri casinos can sue a company that puts video games offering cash prizes in convenience stores and other retailers across the state. The Missouri Gaming Association said in a news release Wednesday that it will appeal the decision that […]

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Lisa Montgomery was held in Texas prior to her Terre Haute execution. She had killed an expectant Missouri mom and cut the baby out.

Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1988, but unlike Black History Month, the culturally commemorative month has never had a flag to fly. That is, until St. Louis-based artist Jose Garza was approached by the Regional Arts Commission to come up with a flag design.

A weak cold front will slide over the area this evening, but the main cold front arrives Thursday.

While technologies like low orbit satellite can help shore up broadband access, they come with their own additional challenges. One being that services like Space X’s Starlink have cause potentially unavoidable light pollution, harming scientific research. The other being the exponential growth in space detritus, aka space junk, that will make space navigation increasingly difficult. The […]

The director of the embattled Illinois Department of Children and Family Services said Wednesday that he will leave his post at the end of the year.