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The Enterprise Center in November will play host to a new sporting event being staged by University of Notre Dame. The event will be a "homecoming" for a pair of former St. Louis youth sports stars.

Tickets for the three potential NL Wild Card games and three potential NLDS games start as low as $20.

Centene’s Texas subsidiary, Superior HealthPlan, has been the sole provider of STAR Health coverage since the program began in 2008 in Texas.

This story was originally published by the Kansas City Beacon.  The Kansas City Council in late August passed a climate plan intended to drive the city toward a more sustainable future, with goals of becoming “climate neutral” by 2040. Stakeholders from the community worked Kansas City’s 133-page Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan for two years, but it […]

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The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Arthur S. Jenkin, 66, of Moscow Mills.

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis estimated the bridge renovation will generate more than $456 million of economic activity over a 20-year period.

The best-selling St. Louis author says "They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent" examines the country's relationship with conspiracies and how people should be skeptical of authority figures.

ST. LOUIS - Grant's Farm's Oktoberfest kicks off Friday afternoon. Festivities start at 4 p.m. and run through Sunday. Admission is free, but a ticket is needed to park. There will be live German music, polka dancing, and German food and drinks. Click here to learn more.

ST. LOUIS - Uber Comfort Electric is now operational in St. Louis. It is the company's first all-electric ridesharing program. With Comfort Electric, riders can expect a lift from a premium electric vehicle like a Tesla, Polestar, or Ford Mustang Mach-E while cutting their carbon footprint. Drivers able to provide Comfort Electric service can earn more [...]

When my dad, Lawrence, had cataract surgery in 1994, my sister and I took the day off work. The white supervisor at the bank where I toiled frowned at my request for time off. It was a routine surgery for older people and not worthy of my level of concern, she explained. I pushed back […]

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CHICAGO — Gov. Pritzker announced Thursday that unvaccinated school and child care employees are no longer required to test twice weekly for COVID-19. The change goes into effect on Friday and is based on "careful consideration of the current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic," the state said. “Vaccination continues to be the most effective tool [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois Department of Employment Securities announced more jobs have been added to the statewide payroll for the month of August, while the state’s unemployment rate slightly increased. In August, the number of jobs on payroll increased by 4,000 according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor. IDES said the [...]

The FBI is investigating after North Kansas City high school, Turner High School, and other schools received swatting calls Thursday.

ST. LOUIS - The second annual Guns 'n Hoses Red and Blue Gala is Friday night at Union Station in Downtown St. Louis. FOX 2's Jasmine Huda will take part in the charity event. Money raised from the event supports The BackStoppers. The next big event will be the Guns 'n Hoses boxing night. It is always the night before Thanksgiving. FOX 2 is a proud [...]

ST. LOUIS - A caravan of vintage motorcycles will drive through the St. Louis area Friday as part of the 2022 Cross Country Chase. 100 riders will leave Springfield, Illinois Friday. Then they'll stop for lunch at Ted's Motorcycle World in Alton, Illinois. The day will end in Rolla, Missouri. Participants are riding bikes made [...]

Arlene Browne will never forget her reaction when her husband, Stanley Browne, suggested they look at a storefront in Webster Groves for the wine bar they were getting ready to launch. "Finding a location was such a hard thing; we had the Central West End in our heads and were looking there very hard, but things fell through," Arlene says.

In many cities, including St. Louis, the answer is yes.

The St. Louis region's supply of industrial space has not kept pace with demand, often prompting tenants to plan their moves up to 18 months in advance.

St. Louis’ next great art exhibition won’t be found within the walls of a gallery or a museum. Instead, viewers should head outdoors. The Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s the Walls Off Washington showcases murals by 20 artists of local, national and international renown, including St. Louis-based visual artist Cbabi Bayoc and street artist Remix Uno of Mexico City.

ST. LOUIS - A home is on fire Friday morning in south St. Louis. The fire at the two-story home in the 4200 block of Baisch Lane started just before 4:30 a.m. Firefighters from the St. Louis Fire Department are on the scene. At about 5:50 a.m. white smoke was coming from the home. That usually [...]