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MARCs have drawn hours-long lines in the last week, with thousands of people looking for help with flooding-related damage.

Nonprofit law firm urges school board to implement new policies to fix “unlawful practice” related to reassignment of students to avoid showing up in suspension data.

Many Missouri school districts will be in class only four days a week this academic year. A professor who studies rural schools in the state says the condensed schedule is a reflection of the teacher shortage, which is now a crisis.

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) has just sailed into uncharted waters. Wagner’s Second Congressional District has long been regarded as safely Republican, with good reason: Democrats have held the seat for only one two-year term in the past 36 years. Republican gerrymandering last year made it redder.

Solar panels atop the three-car garage offset half of the home’s electrical usage.

St. Louis investors who backed idea of a new crop are 'very happy'

City leaders said low-level cases are canceled almost annually to help the municipal courts focus on more serious crimes.

In parts of the Midwest where lead mining and smelting lasted for over a century, communities are still dealing with toxic waste left behind by the industry. Lead, a dangerous neurotoxin, persists in the environment, including in water and soil, where it can pose a threat to the health of people living nearby. The risk […]

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A Taco Bell restaurant on Manchester Road in Ballwin went up in flames.

Few things are more important in determining how well our government functions than each of us taking time to become informed, and to vote wisely in selecting those who will represent us. The primary elections in Missouri, and in most states, are over. The midterm elections are just around the corner on Nov. 8. Wherever […]

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Coal mining destroyed Appalachia's mountaintops. Then came the floodwaters.

The wildly colorful clothing boutique is "a fashion oasis in the heart of Old Town Florissant," its owner says.

They're stuck on the front lines and need help relocating — but the U.S. government isn’t prepared.

A fresh run of episodes of the AXS TV investigative series Music's Greatest Mysteries, which delves into some of the biggest myths and legends in music history, will premiere on…

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After canceling the last 11 dates of their 2022 European summer trek due to health problems affecting various band members, Whitesnake has now canceled the entire 2022 North American leg…

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What are the contradictory trends and policy choices? And does the Inflation Reduction Act live up to its name?