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AAA Missouri has provided a list of tips to keep in mind while traveling this winter.

Over the course of two nights in early December, Gov. Mike Parson hosted a holiday gala for individuals and corporations who donated money to the nonprofit that helps maintain the Missouri Governor’s Mansion.  Who were the big donors who cut a check and got to dine with Parson and his taxpayer-funded staff? The Governor’s office […]

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St. Louis Metropolitan Police took a 26-year-old Eureka man into custody Friday morning for allegedly causing the death of two people when a stolen car he was driving collided with an SUV. Brian Richard Kelly is facing two counts of felony murder stemming from a crash that occurred November 23 which killed DeVonne Wilson, 53, and her younger sister Ayanna Woods, 42. The two women were in a Chevy Trax near the intersection of Meramec Street and Gravois Avenue in the south city neighborhood of Dutchtown.

Just like people, animals struggle in cold temperatures.

We’ve noted a few times how the political push to ban TikTok is a dumb performance designed to do several things, none of which have to do anything with consumer privacy and security. We’ve also noted how college bans of TikTok are a dumb extension of that dumb performance, and don’t accomplish anything of meaningful […]

A 27-year-old man was killed by a driver while crossing Lucas-Hunt Road after exiting a #64 Metrobus around 11 pm last Wednesday night. The driver stayed at the scene and is spinning err cooperating with police investigators. The reportage in the Post Dispatch didn’t have much more detail, so we don’t know if the driver […]

The post Gross Negligence by St. Louis County Contributes to Man’s Death appeared first on NextSTL.

The St. Louis Cardinals have reportedly found their new play-by-play announcer for the upcoming season. As first reported late Monday by Davis O'Brien with The Athletic, citing multiple industry sources, Chip Caray will join the St. Louis Cardinals as their new play-by-play announcer. Caray will leave his post with Bally Sports South to join the Bally Sports Midwest broadcasting team, according to The Athletic. Neither Bally Sports nor the Cardinals have yet commented on the report. Chip Caray…

Gov. Mike Parson's goals include investments in infrastructure, education, and state workers. The plans received general bipartisan support after being outlined in the State of the State address.

Honeymoon’s new in-cafe bar will serve chocolate-based alcoholic beverages and offer local alcohol pairings for its chocolates.

Driving in the snow can be challenging, and this is the first time in 2023 you have a chance to give it a go.

Crews on both sides of the river are getting ready to battle the winter storm and clear roadways as quickly as possible. Weather-wise, driving conditions in the area are good Tuesday morning.

There's no need to travel far for a couple’s retreat.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Monday that a driver who fatally struck Police Officer Brian Pierce Jr. on the McKinley Bridge while trying to flee from police has received a sentence of life in prison, plus 13 years. The sentence was handed to Caleb L. Campbell, 24, of Florissant, Mo. In December, prosecutors won a conviction against Campbell for first-degree murder. “The loss felt by the family and loved ones of Officer Pierce is unimaginable. There is no sentence that could even begin to give them a sense that justice has been adequately served. Officer Pierce and his family will remain in our prayers,” Haine said. He added, “As I’ve stressed before in this case, fleeing from the police is always wrong and dangerous, and if an officer dies as a result of such actions, those responsible for killing the officer will face murder charges.” Testimony and evidence presented at trial by Assistant State’s

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If traveling to Europe isn’t in your budget, then check out these spots within driving distance or a short flight from St. Louis.

There's no need to travel far for a couple’s retreat.

Fifty years ago, a very different U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade. Radical right-wing extremists control the Supreme Court and serve in elective office. We have fewer freedoms than we did a generation ago. We suffer, and women die because of it. When the Supreme Court ruled last June to strip away our rights to […]

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Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.

The binge-worthy thriller views economic anxiety and the green transition through the eyes of North Sea oil workers

David Byrne is in the running for an Oscar. The Talking Heads frontman earned a Best Original Song nomination for “This Is a Life,” the song he wrote with Mitski and Ryan Lott for Best Picture nominee Everything…

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