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An Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. chapter celebrated in the Delmar Loop and the Black Chief Officers Committee held a luncheon to support first responders downtown.

CNBC reports inflation rose 8.6% in May, the highest since 1981.

Red Sox Hall of Famer David Ortiz greeted Cardinals' first baseman Albert Pujols before the game while many Red Sox fans also applauded for Pujols in a late-game at-bat.

A teenage girl was shot and killed Saturday evening in north St. Louis.

Four people have died following a home explosion Friday morning in north St. Louis County.

One group is north St. Louis a closer look back at Juneteenth history through community service.

Hundreds gathered Saturday in East St. Louis to call for an end to gun violence. Organizers are zeroing in on one particular segment of the population: Fathers.

Officials said symptoms were discovered in a Kansas City resident who had recently traveled out of state. The person did not require hospitalization.

Health officials said the patient recently traveled out of state.

All pics, (including the gallery), can be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Juneteenth-Alton-Illinois ALTON – Alton marked its 31 st Juneteenth Celebration with a rejoiceful day with milder weather and a huge crowd Saturday at James Killion Park at Salu. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 18th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Former slaves in Galveston rejoiced in the streets after the announcement in what was the first Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth is a nationwide celebration of the end of legal slavery in the United States, the end of the Civil War, and the Ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ending slavery. Today the celebration also encompasses current civil rights issues and in Alton,

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and even the Moon are putting on a pretty cool show in the predawn sky right now.

Missouri health leaders have confirmed the state's first probable case of monkeypox in Kansas City.

Memories of legendary Cards broadcaster remain vivid, 20 years after his passing, to those who have the job now.

A fire caused significant damage to a two-story Fenton home Saturday afternoon, but no one is hurt.