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East St. Louis officials are asking residents to avoid the site of a chemical leak Saturday as a hazmat team and emergency crews work to clean the site.

After the popular "#1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis," the Missouri Historical Society curator is planning a new exhibit about resilience during segregation.

The sister of a man who died hiking in the Badlands says that he was camping as part of a trip to celebrate his college graduation when he became lost and ran out of water.

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri has more money on hand than ever before, thanks partly to a combination of inflation, higher wages and federal funds. The state closed out its …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Friday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation's fourth largest jackpot. The next drawing is on Tuesday. The jackpot has grown so large because there hasn't been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive drawings [...]

Earl G. Rice Jr., 63, now faces a total of 60 years in prison.

The World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

The U.S. Senate primary in Missouri will likely be over before there is a resolution in the child custody case that has dominated headlines with allegations of child and spousal abuse against former Gov. Eric Greitens. At the end of seven hours in a closed-door deposition hearing Wednesday, Associate Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider ordered the […]

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It used to be that everybody who worked for the paper got an obituary. It would not necessarily be long, but we would mark the passing of our own.

One child was treated for injuries as a precaution.

The audit was presented Friday and offered dozens of recommendations, but an overall positive assessment of the Clayton facility.

It's sunny and hot again Saturday morning with heat indexes of 105+ and hitting 110 in some areas.

Donors can win a chance to have their pets featured on a new beer can design while supporting Hope Animal Rescues.

A celebration of disabilities returns to a live in-person event Saturday, July 23 at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.