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On the heels of last week's severe storms, the National Weather Service in St. Louis said only wind gusts and rain are expected Wednesday.

Benjamin Crump announced Tuesday he was representing the family of a person who died Friday when an Amazon warehouse collapsed during a tornado.

“We’re committed to this community. We’re going to rebuild this site,” said John Felton, Amazon’s senior vice president of global delivery and services

Barrett L. Bishop was charged with a felony count of animal abuse by torture while the animal was still alive.

The Board of Aldermen passed a fourteen-ward redistricting map today. With 28 votes of approval, the map now heads to Mayor Tishaura Jones’ desk for either a final approval or veto.

Just after the vote was recorded, Board President Lewis Reed gave the aldermen a round of applause, calling the moment historic.

“When you think about what you’ve just done in terms of cutting the wards in half and you all were able to put your differences aside and get this bill done for the betterment of St. Louis, that’s just awesome,” Reed said at the meeting.…

Dickey, 62, was among six people killed when an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, was struck

The breakfast, lunch and brunch restaurant from Baileys' Restaurants has moved into the former Dubliner space.

Augusta T. Boyd was charged with two felony counts of animal abuse by torture and/or mutilation.

St. Louis lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a new 14-ward map, with ward reduction set to kick in after the April 2023 election.

Ameren will shutter a Jefferson County coal plant found in violation of federal clean air laws rather than install what it says are expensive pollution controls, the company announced Tuesday.  The St. Louis-based electrical utility will close the Rush Island Energy Center, built in the mid-1970s, by the spring of 2024, if not sooner. Ameren […]

The post Ameren to shutter Rush Island coal plant by 2024 following Clean Air Act violation appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The federal government argued modifications led to increased sulfur dioxide emissions. Ameren maintains air quality monitors near the site meet federal standards.

Mariah Carey may be in Christmas mode, but she's a mother first and foremost, and she opened up in a new interview about how she keeps her 10-year-old twins grounded. Speaking…

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Benitez Murray was charged in the Jan. 7, 2021, fatal shooting of 17-year-old Damon White.

Missouri revenue collections will record another $1 billion surplus this year and a growing economy will produce record receipts in the coming year, data released Tuesday by Gov. Mike Parson’s office shows. Parson and legislative budget leaders released estimates for revenue in the year that begins July 1, 2022, showing revenues are expected to total […]

The post Missouri revenue to hit record $11.4B in coming year, estimate from Gov. Parson shows appeared first on Missouri Independent.

A 17-year-old who escaped from the Juvenile Detention Center in September was killed this morning after being struck by a car on Interstate 70.

The events leading up to the death began around 8:30 this morning when the victim was a passenger in a car being driven by a female headed north on Broadway, near downtown.…

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