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Sports Classics owner Dick Zitzmann tells FOX 2 that Pujols' 697th home run ball could go for hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction.

Today on TAP: The senator’s bill to create a nationwide abortion ban may look to him like ‘moderation,’ but that’s not how most voters will perceive it.

Paul McCartney is speaking out in support of a campaign by PETA's Indian branch to have an allegedly abused elephant sent to a rescue center. PETA India claims that a…

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Before talking about St. Louis’ 911 system, Jia Lian Yang took a temperature check of the crowd. “One sound that expresses how you feel, on the count of three,” Yang said. “1-2-3.”

by Caresse Jackman, Gray TV/Investigate TV, and Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman, ProPublica

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For all the recent focus on voting rights, little attention has been paid to one of the most sustained and brazen suppression campaigns in America: the effort to block help at the voting booth for people who struggle to read — a group that now amounts to about 48 million Americans, or more than a fifth of the adult population.

Across the country, from California to Georgia, people like Olivia Coley-Pearson and Faye Combs are working to help citizens with low literacy skills exercise their constitutional right to vote, but doing so requires fighting through stigma and increased restrictions on accessibility.

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While new voting restrictions in states like Florida, Texas and Georgia do not all target voters who struggle to read, they make it especially challenging for these voters to get help casting ballots. ProPublica analyzed the voter turnout in 3,000 counties and found that places with lower estimated literacy rates tended to also have lower turnout.

See for yourself: For the launch of its Right to Read series, ProPublica partnered with Gray TV’s Investigate TV team, which produced the segment above.

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EDWARDSVILLE – The U.S. Department of Labor awarded Madison County and the St. Louis region workforce innovation areas a four-year,$5.8 million grant to be a part of the Apprenticeship Building America program. “We are thrilled with this announcement from the Department of Labor to be able to launch the Gateway Registered Apprenticeship Programs Hub,” Employment and Training Director Tony Fuhrmann said. Fuhrmann said the Gateway Hub, which includes six local workforce innovation areas —Madison County Employment and Training, St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants Department, City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the Jefferson/Franklin Consortium in Missouri — received $5,819,104 in ABA grant funding. The project aims to register at least 750 new apprentices across the region and represents the first joint initiative between Illinois and Missouri workforce areas, Fuhrmann said “These Local Workforce Innovation Areas serve

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Put away your pumpkin spice lattes, it’s still summer in St. Louis. Cooler temperatures have had us dreaming of cozy sweaters and crunching leaves, but St. Louis summer isn’t done with us quite yet. It’s still summer by the calendar (it doesn’t end until September 22), but it’s also still summer in the forecast, too.

Former reality TV star Tim Norman, 43, took center stage at his own murder-for-hire trial this morning. Norman was the final witness called by his own defense on the morning of the sixth day of the trial. "Did you have anything to do with the murder of Andre Montgomery?" his attorney Michael Leonard asked.

A wickedly popular Halloween-themed pop-up bar is back again this year, promising paranormal vibes, haunted Tiki cocktails and luau-inspired food. Corpse Reviver (210 North Euclid Avenue), the seasonal concept from the minds behind Lazy Tiger, Yellowbelly and Retreat Gastropub will run from Thursday, October 13, through Saturday, October 29, giving guests the opportunity to celebrate spooky season at one of the city's essential cocktail bars. According to co-owner and acclaimed bartender Tim Wiggins, this year's Corpse Reviver, held at Lazy Tiger, will be a bit different from those in years past.

A federal judge sentenced a California man Monday in federal court for transporting an "extraordinary quantity" of methamphetamine in a car while he traveled in Missouri.

The XFL, the professional spring football league plotting its return in 2023, has made a slew of hires to fill out the coaching staff for its St. Louis team. Its staff includes several individuals who have previously played or coached for St. Louis-area football teams.

A University City family escaped their home safely after a man kicked open a door during a home invasion last weekend.

The new plant-based meatball sub is being made in partnership with Hungry Planet, another St. Louis–based company.

Tommy Lee is apparently unconcerned by a fan's complaint over concertgoers allegedly exposing their genitals during a recent Mötley Crüe show. This week, ABC Bay Area affiliate KGO published a…

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson, along with 21 other governors, signed a letter on Monday asking President Joe Biden not to go through with his student loan forgiveness plan. Biden announced a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt in late August. All of the governors that signed the letter are Republican and include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.

Given the inalienable protections this country has determined are essential to democracy, the United States has only tolerated limited violence against journalists. Most of this violence is perpetrated by law enforcement officers who feel a fully functioning democracy demands they greet documentation of their acts with force or unjustified arrests. This calculus shifted during the […]

A scratchers ticket purchsed in De Soto leads one lucky player to $50,000 prize

At issue was a 2020 lawsuit by a St. Louis-area resident, a restaurant and a church challenging health regulations like occupancy limits and mask requirements.

Aspiring filmmakers, YouTubers, bloggers, and business owners alike can find something to love about the Complete Video Production Super Bundle. Video content is fast changing from the future marketing tool to the present, and in these 10 courses you’ll learn how to make professional videos on any budget. From the absolute basics to the advanced shooting […]

EDWARDSVILLE – As part of a packed week of thrilling performances, workshops, seminars and masterclasses to mark the return of Xfest to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus, Arts and Issues will present “Chaos Theory & Other Miracles,” a show by Leggy Bones Physical Theater Company, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in the Dunham Hall Theater. “SIUE Theater and Dance is thrilled to present the return of SIUE Xfest: A Festival of Alternative Theater and Dance after a two-year hiatus,” said Chuck Harper, artistic director of SIUE Xfest and professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Theater and Dance.?“We have a visiting artist who is returning to the festival after a previous appearance, The Coldharts, who are presenting ‘Edgar Allan’ and ‘Silver Hammer.’ We also have two first-time presenters, Obie Award-winning actress Stephanie Berry and Leggy Bones Physical Theater Co.?There is

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