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The St. Louis Archdiocese plans to turn St. Gianna into a Hispanic parish. Current parishioners say the young, growing church should be preserved.

More than 400 parents living in poverty could soon see direct cash payments from the city of St. Louis for at least a year and a half under a new proposal under debate at the Board of Aldermen. The program is slated to last for 18 months. If it succeeds, Mayor Tishaura Jones has suggested it could expand to become a broader part of the city's official policy to combat poverty. Jones has signed on as one of dozens of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco…

Robert Tracy touts his success in reducing crime in Wilmington, Delaware. But the city's council recently declared “no confidence” in him.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.33% for the week ended Dec. 8 — down from 6.49% the prior week.

A guide to the region's best places to grab a cup of Joe

Koplar Properties is seeking tax incentives for the $145 million apartment project.

The trim work is only the beginning of the stunning features in this home.

Julian Lennon is sharing his thoughts on the 2019 film Yesterday: he has mixed feelings, especially when it comes to how his father, John Lennon, is depicted in it. The film stars Hamish Patel as a…

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St. Louis County Library’s Winter Reading Challenge kicks off December 1 and runs through January 31, 2023. Last year over 12,000 people participated in the club, which offers fun incentives and reading opportunities for the whole family. Participants can track…

Doorways, a nonprofit that provides housing services for people living with HIV/AIDS, is moving forward with plans to build more housing.

New details from the city show that Advantes Development Group is leading a $300 million plan to redevelop downtown St. Louis' vacant, former AT&T building.

Citing concerns about the environment, food security and the fate of family farmers, Missouri legislators have filed several bills that would restrict foreign ownership of agricultural land. Both Democratic and Republican senators have pre-filed bills ahead of the January start of the 2023 Missouri General Assembly session to halt foreign purchases of Missouri farmland.  “Just […]

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The ongoing focus in the public square should not be on former President Donald Trump’s pronouncement that all rules, regulations, laws and articles found in the Constitution of the United States be terminated so he can be reinstated as president. Instead, the concern should be more about what long-term impact such a statement has on […]

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Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid.

The layoffs spell danger for fire season.

To get it done this year, senators need to vote by January 3.

Eight years after a 26-year-old hung himself at the Jennings jail, St. Louis city and County, as well as the city of Jennings, have agreed to pay DeJuan Brison's children an undisclosed sum in settlement money for his death. On October 4, 2014, Brison used a bed sheet to hang himself at the Jennings jail, only three and a half hours after being transferred there from the St. Louis City Justice Center, where he had been on suicide watch. The lawsuit against the cities of St. Louis and Jennings as well as individual corrections officers, accused the City Justice Center of not communicating to the Jennings custodial staff that Brison needed to be on suicide watch.