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The National Park Service Will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night throughout the month of September to protect birds migrating south for the winter.

There may come a time when journalists around the world are left to point at massive datacenters housing AI journo-bots that have perfectly replicated what human journalists can do, screaming “Dey took ‘er jerbs!” like a South Park episode, but today is not that day. And frankly, it doesn’t feel particularly close to being that […]

Friday and Monday are expected to be the busiest days to fly. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that this will be the third-busiest holiday weekend of the year. 

It's the largest investment in higher education in decades, sending an additional $70 million to public colleges and universities. 

Alonzo Townsend is not just a champion for St. Louis music — he was born into it. The St. Louis native founded the Townsendx3 Agency to support local artists by managing them and putting power behind their brands — something he learned to do as a child from his parents, blues legend Henry ‘Mule’ Townsend and gospel and blues singer Vernell Townsend.

"We are so thankful for the support we have had over the years," the restaurant's Facebook post states.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Treasurer, Chris Slusser, is reminding taxpayers that the second installment of their real-estate tax bill is coming due. “With the holiday weekend approaching, I want to remind everyone that the second of four tax installments will be due Wed, Sept 6,” Slusser said. “The Treasurer’s office is open for business Mon-Fri from 8:30am-430pm, but will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Mon Sept 4. Slusser reminds taxpayers of all payment options: at one of the participating collector banks or credit unions throughout the county, by mail, through your financial institution’s online bill pay service, the Treasurer’s website at www.madcotreasurer.org , by phone at 1-844-919-4300, or in person at the Treasurer’s Office in Edwardsville. If paid by mail, letters must be postmarked on or before Sept 6. “No penalty will be applied for payments mailed and postmarked by the due date,” he said. “I

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Board of Aldermen members and justice organizations are calling for the removal of Jail Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah.

Jream Polk's mother said in court she was still traumatized and depressed over Jream’s death and was not happy with the plea deal.

On September 1, a Wood River nurse was sentenced to five years in prison for causing an overdose that resulted in the death of her mother-in-law, who was in hospice care.

When the sun rose on Wednesday, August 30, the 242nd day of the year, the

A vehicle can be seen traveling at a high rate of speed before slamming into a utility box and street light.

As many as 40 students were involved in more than a dozen fistfights at the school on Wednesday.

BENTON – A former U.S. Postal Service carrier technician admitted in a U.S. District Courtroom in Benton to federal charges of making false statements to continue receiving worker’s compensation benefits while he was also working to service electric scooters in downtown St. Louis. Torre C. Dilworth, 52, of Belleville, pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to obtain federal employees’ compensation. For the charges, the maximum penalties are up to five years imprisonment and up to a $250,000 fine per count. “The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act helps families keep up with their financial obligations when an employee is injured beyond their ability to stay on the job at full capacity,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “Individuals who choose to make false statements in order to continue to receive benefits will be held in full account of the law.” “The U.S. Postal Service paid $1.31 billion in workers’

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The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.

It never got any higher than #41 when it was released back in 1984, but Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, the soundtrack to their seminal concert film, has just debuted…

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StoryCorps is visiting St. Louis for the first time in nearly a decade. From Sept. 14 - Oct. 20, the nonprofit’s signature Airstream will be in the Public Media Commons just outside STLPR’s studios. In this episode, we talk with Lea Zikmund, director of StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour, and we listen to past, memorable stories with St. Louis ties.