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On Sunday, The New York Times wrote that “the next affordable city is already too expensive.” The article provided some important cautionary tales about constraints on housing supply and the tensions between old-timers and newcomers borne from housing scarcity. Spokane, Washington, “the next affordable city” saw its home prices rise 60% in the last two […]

The post Why aren’t more people talking about the “next affordable cities” being in the Midwest? appeared first on NextSTL.

PULASKI COUNTY - The Illinois State Police is investigating a single-vehicle traffic crash in the 2000 block of Shiloh Road, Village Ridge, in Pulaski County. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 22 WHAT: Single-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash. WHERE: 2000 Block of Shiloh Road, Villa Ridge, Pulaski County WHEN: February 19, 2022 at approximately 8:30 p.m. VEHICLE: Unit 1 – 2008 Black Dodge Truck DRIVER : Unit 1 – Jonathan Utley, 26-year-old male from Olmsted, IL - Deceased PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling west on Shiloh Road in the 2000 block of Villa Ridge, Pulaski County. The driver of Unit 1 left the roadway to the left and struck a tree. Unit 1 driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

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"For me, skating was always going to be a chapter, not the book," O'Hare explained.

The unidentified man, in his 40s, died after being struck in the 5200 block of Goodfellow Boulevard on Sunday night.

In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability to use his office to prosecute election-related cases without the request of a district or county attorney. In an 8-1 opinion, the all-Republican court weakened Attorney General Ken Paxton’s power to independently go after perpetrators of voter fraud, a problem he says is rampant but […]

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More than 6,000 payments of $500 have been processed and distributed to residents through the Direct Cash Assistance program, according to the City of St. Louis and partners including the St. Louis Treasurer’s Office, United Way of Greater St. Louis,…

St. Louis County leads the state in child COVID-19 vaccinations.

NORMAL - Illinois State University in Normal has long been known for its beliefs in equality. That is reflected in its recent past and many hirings, including Will Robinson, the first African-American men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history, in 1970. African-American alumni of ISU include luminaries like Donald McHenry, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter administration. The history of Illinois State in educational equality dates back to its earliest years. During the Civil War, the student body opposed slavery and threw their support to President Lincoln. Many ISU students served the Union in the "Teachers Regiment," the 33rd Illinois, which was raised by the first university president, Charles Hovey. On April 7, 1863 – less than midway through the Civil War and only six years after ISU’s founding – Hovey's successor as president, Richard Edwards, wrote that black students should be admitted. Edwards’ stance

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Pop super-group Big Time Rush will be coming to St. Louis this summer during their Forever Tour.

A proposal would create a ‘Missouri State Employee Work-From-Anywhere Task Force’ to assess remote work accessibility.

As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost 1 in 4 Americans, with 76.7 million insured through Medicaid …

Douglas Properties has submitted zoning requests to build Olivette Townhouses, which would consist of 35 two-story townhouses over seven buildings.

The questions from state senators hadn’t even begun, and Donald Kauerauf’s staff were already in a panic. Chants from protesters opposing his nomination as state health director echoed through the hearing room, and as she sat with Kauerauf waiting for his turn to testify, Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior […]

The post ‘It’s a nightmare’: Texts reveal last-ditch efforts to save Parson’s health director appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The legislation, which now heads to the mayor and was sponsored by Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia, passed unanimously.

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 celebrated Randi Naughton and Tim Ezell's birthdays on Monday morning's show! Randi's birthday was Sunday and Tim's was Monday! FOX 2 celebrated in the studio with Cake at about 8:25 a.m. Other members of the FOX 2 morning team sang to them!

With the metrics improving, organizers are planning to accommodate more people, but that doesn’t mean they’re sacrificing safety.

ST. LOUIS - A 5-month-old girl died Sunday morning in north St. Louis. Police called it a suspicious death. Investigators found the baby in distress inside a house on Newby Street. She was taken to the hospital where she died. Police are continuing to investigate. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.