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Victims living in St. Louis, who were exposed to radioactive contamination from nuclear waste during the federal government-run Manhattan Project, are one step closer to receiving financial compensation after the U.S. Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. The amendment, which passed the Senate 61-32, would entitle victims to compensation under the National Defense Authorization Act. "For 50 years, the federal government has put into the water, into the soil, into…

The fire department says the flames likely started in the kitchen, but no one was hurt. The business was closed at the time of the fire.

Downtown safety was front and center at a meeting with Alderwoman Cara Spencer and Alderman Rasheen Aldridge. Residents say some of the items they want to see the aldermanic board address include teen violence and 911 dispatching issues.

Pretty much every time Verizon wanders outside of its core competencies (operating telecom networks, lobbying to hamstring competition, undermining the most basic of regulatory oversight), the telco amusingly falls flat on its face. It’s quite honestly starting to get a little weird. Whether it’s the company’s Go90 video streaming platform, its video joint venture with RedBox, its news website Sugarstring (which […]

A portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, a St. Louis-based private equity firm, has expanded its quilting and crafting business with the acquisition of a design business.

Thieves broke into a business overnight in the Southwest Garden neighborhood of south St. Louis.

An apartment building was damaged after an overnight house fire in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis.

A fire overnight damaged a fast food restaurant in St. Louis.

Gun owners can pick up a free gun lock at St. Louis City Fire Department engine houses, St. Louis public library locations, and select county library locations.

Delayed claiming makes sense for better-educated, higher-income workers. For everyone else, not so much.

Boeing's plan to pay rent for about 158 acres of land at St. Louis Lambert International Airport for an expansion project has been approved.

Wildwood city officials are celebrating the first phase of a multi-year, major broadband expansion project Thursday.

The 121st Missouri State Fair kicks off Thursday in Sedalia.

Thursday is the fourth annual 'Backstoppers Giving Day.'

Tributes to The Band’s guitarist and main songwriter Robbie Robertson have poured in following the news of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's passing Wednesday, August 9, at the age of 80.  Neil Diamond,…

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Thursday is 'Agent Orange Awareness' Day.

Once upon a time, adult frozen drinks consisted of little more than the cloying — and very low proof — red or white concoctions that came out of an Island Oasis machine spigot. Thankfully, times have changed, as evidenced by these area bars that have embraced the refreshing joy of boozy (non-ice cream) slushies in the form of these five delicious libations.