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Located on the 314 acres of Bellefontaine Cemetery are over 100 Mausoleums. As St. Louisans had grand homes throughout the city, they also had grand

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Stand where it all started and walk in the footsteps of city founders, steamboat captains, visionary architects, and more. Wind your way through the streets

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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Stacker investigated honey bee health in Missouri using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Chef Eric Prophete’s streamlined menu was engineered for quick pickup and delivery.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and activists are calling for Gov. Mike Parson to include marijuana legalization on the agenda of the legislature’s upcoming special session.  The group also announced …

Bag Phones, Brick Phones, Blackberries, a Satellite Phone and more – these are some of the cellular telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone

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SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. Offices and Driver Services facilities operating on a Tuesday through Saturday schedule will be closed on Saturday, September 3rd, and reopen for business on Tuesday, September 6th. Offices and Driver Services facilities operating on a Monday through Friday schedule will be closed on Monday, September 5th, and reopen for business on Tuesday, September 6th. As a reminder, Secretary White has extended all driver’s license, ID card and learner’s permit expiration dates to December 1, 2022. This extension does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and CDL-learner’s permits. In addition, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the federal REAL ID deadline to May 3, 2023. Individuals can visit the Secretary of State’s website at ilsos.gov for online services including

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Children’s Museum is currently looking for volunteers who want to give back to their community and help spark curiosity in learners of all ages! Opportunities are now available every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nickel Plate Station, located on the ECM campus. This historic train station has been reimagined as a transportation-themed educational space where the Museum’s young guests can learn through hands-on play. Nickel Plate Station houses a custom-made modular railway table, a light table, train books, and games, as well as rotating exhibits throughout the year. Volunteer responsibilities include greeting visitors and making sure children play safely. “As a local nonprofit with a small staff, we’re grateful for the generosity of our volunteers who help keep the Museum running,” said Kristen Fries, executive director of ECM. “Because this opportunity is limited to just a few hours once a week, it’s

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students Drew Dueck, of Hartford, Wis., and Matthew Scott, of St. Louis, 2022-2023 AASP student delegates. The graduate students are studying exercise and sport psychology and will join peers worldwide to work on assigned student initiatives and programming for AASP’s annual conference. “To have two of the AASP’s 13 student delegate positions go to SIUE students is a testament to the work they are doing to be advocates in the field and the caliber of students we have in our program,” said Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, associate professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s Department of Applied Health. “The larger presence our program has achieved in the sport psychology community in recent years is an example of the work we have done to design a program that prepares students to not only meet the expectations

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COTTAGE HILLS - Foodstock 2022 is a food drive and fundraising event to help raise food and money for the Community Hope Center and Oasis Women’s Center. The event will be held from noon to midnight Saturday, September 17, at the Cottage Hills VFW, located at 121 S Williams St. This year’s event will feature live musical performances the entire day; Lazy Lester will perform from noon - 3 p.m., followed by Roaming Home from 4-7 p.m., and finally Spillie Nelson from 8-11 p.m. Foodstock Founder Emmy Lou Friemann said there will be a magic show from John Johnson starting at 6 p.m. There will also be several other kids’ activities, including a foam pit, karate demonstration, and ballon-twisting. There is a $5 entry fee except for those 3 years old and under, who get in for free. Friemann said Foodstock started small, but has grown immensely over the years. “We’ve been doing it almost 10 years,” Friemann said of the event. “It started

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Opponents of the current legalization effort contend it would largely give control of the fully legal market to existing players.

Founded in 2002, the award-winning Ferguson Farmers’ Market is now celebrating its 21st delicious season. This Saturday morning tradition brings you fresh fruits and veggies,

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It’s been going on in Missouri and throughout the nation for decades, causing what students describe as extreme trauma that stays with them into adulthood.

Looking for fun family events this Labor Day weekend?

Post-Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan remembers the Rev. Carl Kabat, known for protesting nuclear weapons.

A car drove into the Osage County Guns store overnight in Wright City, and it appears thieves looking to get their hands on guns strike again.

A Fox 2 follow-up on the breaking news we brought you yesterday morning.