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WASHINGTON — The three U.S. House Democrats who have led their party through four presidencies and thousands of floor votes formally passed the torch to the next generation Wednesday, when the party gathered behind closed doors to elect its top leaders for the 118th Congress.  House Democrats named Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, as their […]

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Brian Owens and Sophia Stephens have taken their movie musical from the screen to the page with a new children's book.

Federal funding from the American Recovery Act will be used to replace old warning sirens across St. Clair County and install additional devices.

Thomas J. Kinworthy Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the death of officer Tamarris Bohannon.

ST. LOUIS — With increased revenues for the seventh quarter in a row, Build-A-Bear Workshop announced Wednesday that it is on track to have the most profitable year in its 25-year history.

Lynyrd Skynyrd is hitting the stage Thursday for a good cause. The band is set to headline the Boots On The Sand: Hurricane Ian Benefit Concert at Hertz Arena in Estero,…

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We keep seeing it show up in a variety of places: laws to “protect the children” that, fundamentally begin with age verification to figure out who is a child (and then layering in a ton of often questionable requirements for how to deal with those identified as children). We have the Online Safety Bill in […]

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The country music hitmaker is bringing holiday classics to St. Louis for the very first time as part of his highly anticipated Glow LIVE Tour on December 3.

The country music hitmaker is bringing holiday classics to St. Louis for the very first time as part of his highly anticipated Glow LIVE Tour on December 3.

DHS wants to ensure our unhoused neighbors and families facing housing instability are protected during the coldest months of the year.

Ex-Mötley Crüe vocalist John Corabi says he doesn't "believe" the band's statement announcing the retirement of guitarist Mick Mars. The statement, which was posted in October, reads, "We accept Mick's…

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The council budget committee recommended cutting 375 vacancies and 24 new jobs included in County Executive Sam Page's proposed budget.

The nonprofit is moving floors in the downtown skyscraper, saying its new space would be something that's "open, welcoming, dynamic and fosters collaboration."

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) – Senate Democrats filed an amendment they believe fixes the problems that have plagued the SAFE-T Act for months. Early Wednesday morning, Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) filed an amendment clarifying several items in the SAFE-T Act. Most of the changes in the amendment focus on tightening up vague language that left law [...]

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated by the captain or a

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GLEN CARBON - Jackson Rodgers, a senior forward for the boys' basketball team at Father McGivney Catholic High School, had a solid performance in the Griffins' home opener on Nov. 29, leading the Griffins with 18 points in a 53-46 loss to New Athens in the team's home opener. Rodgers, overall, is off to a great start, averaging 16.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, as is considered one of the team's top seniors on a veteran-laden team that is hoping to do well in the 2022-23 season. The Griffins started out 3-1, finishing second in the Mulberry Grove Thanksgiving tournament, losing to St. Elmo in the final, going into the game against the Yellowjackets. For all of his efforts, both on and off the court, Rodgers has been named a Byron, Carlson, Petri and Kalb Law Firm male Athlete of the Month for Father McGivney. Rodgers, who plays for head coach Todd Strong, felt that although the Griffins did some good things during the game, the team didn't play all that well against New Athens

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We’ll get to Chris Wray in a moment, but first let’s do a throwback to May 29, 2018 — the date the FBI first promised to correct its miscount (estimated to be off by as much as 4,000 devices) of uncrackable devices in its possession. Multiple statements utilizing the FBI’s bad stats were edited, with […]