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More than 44 years ago, photographer Richard Upper took one of the most iconic pictures in rock and roll history – outside a McDonald’s in the suburbs of St. Louis, of all places.

The former home of Mama Toscano’s on The Hill, which closed for good last month, will soon see a return of St. Louis’ famous toasted ravioli.

A man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in a seemingly random shooting inside a barber shop in The Grove area of St. Louis.

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, lost to Hans Niemann two weeks ago at the over-the-board Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.

Two 7-foot greeting cards for the retiring Cards stars will be available for signing on Friday in Ballpark Village and on Saturday inside Busch Stadium.

In a press release, the company stated the first began around 1:30 p.m. at the Transchemical Warehouse.

As if one major public health scare hasn’t already been enough to deal with, it seems that we might need to keep an eye on Monkeypox at the local level now, too. The City of St. Louis Department of Health made a Facebook post saying that they’re going to start sharing a “bi-weekly update on the monkeypox case counts in our community.”

ALTON - Alton Odyssey Tours is bringing back Haunted Trolley Tours and Haunted Craft Beer Walks for the 2022 Halloween season - and for the first time in the haunted tours’ history, they will be visiting the Stratford Hotel. Each tour will make stops at several haunted Alton landmarks, including the McPike Mansion, Milton School House, and more. Trolley tours begin at the Ryder Building (which houses My Just Desserts), located at 31 E. Broadway. A trolley ride takes attendees to some of Alton’s most famous haunted attractions - this year, the first stop is the tour’s first-ever visit to the Stratford Hotel, a vacant former hotel building that was built in 1909, where an investigation will be held in the Hilltop Room. The next stop is the Milton School House, which was “the scene of a tragic murder,” according to Alton Odyssey Tours. The trolley tours’ final stop will be the McPike Mansion, a historic mansion said to be haunted by its former inhabitants

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Former Major League Baseball player Bobby Tolan was a talented centerfielder whose defensive skills helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 1967 and capture the National League crown the following year.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “From Nuremberg to Ukraine: Accountability for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.” Durbin and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, previously introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act , legislation that updates the current war crimes statute to enable prosecution of foreign war criminals in the United States regardless of the location or targets of their atrocities. The bill also extends the statute of limitations for war crimes discovered years after they occur. “On September 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walked into what can only be described as Hell on Earth. It was just days after Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of Izyum and President Zelensky wanted to assess the

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The city of St. Louis' development agency on Wednesday detailed a new system for awarding developers subsidies for their projects.

Fostering a positive and collaborative culture at companies and organizations takes buy-in at every level of the firm. But how can nonexecutive employees be a voice to help shape and create that sort of culture that allows all within a company or organization to grow and succeed? Panelists shared their thoughts and experiences.

A Franklin County woman committed pandemic loan fraud while awaiting sentencing in a six-figure embezzlement case, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

CHICAGO — With early voting starting in some parts of Illinois this week, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker holds a commanding 15-point lead over GOP challenger, State Sen. Darren Bailey, according to a new WGN-TV/The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey of likely voters. A majority of voters (51%) support Pritzker’s re-election while 36% support Bailey. Just 5% [...]

An investigation is underway after one person was shot Wednesday afternoon on Machester Avenue in St. Louis City. One suspect is in custody.

Libertarians have long supported marijuana legalization, but the state party has opted not to endorse a plan to do so appearing on the November ballot.

India is still a democracy. Or so it pretends. But it’s becoming indistinguishable from autocratic regimes, like those found in some of its nearby neighbors, China, Turkey, and Pakistan. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has become indistinguishable from dozens of other abusive regimes run by dictators, all while trying to uphold the pretense of […]