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The race for the 105th District was decided by 99 votes out of 10,951 cast.

The 2022 Photography Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Exhibition features photographic masterworks from the esteemed photographers who comprise the 2022 class of Hall of Fame Inductees and Awardees.  

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest, collecting submissions from talented artists from around the world. Famed sports photographer and 2018 Hall

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As the process to gain tax incentives from the city of St. Louis moves ahead, the developer behind a redo of the AT&T tower downtown detailed its disrepair and market studies that led to a $300 million mixed-use proposal to convert the building from offices to apartments, a hotel and modern office space.

A jury has convicted a St. Louis man in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend.

The St. Louis Fire Department is hosting a street renaming ceremony Saturday, the day after the one-year anniversary of firefighter Ben Polson's death.

CHICAGO – Due in large part to increased enforcement efforts and technology, the Illinois State Police (ISP) is reporting the total number of Chicago area expressway shootings dropped 47% in 2022 compared to 2021. The number of non-fatal injury expressway shootings in the Chicago area was cut in half and the number of expressway homicides decreased by 88% compared to last year. “Protecting all Illinoisans, in our schools, in public spaces, and on our expressways, is the most important thing we can do,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “The scourge of gun violence requires aggressive and intentional action. By taking steps to expand the usage of expressway cameras and hiring additional state police troopers, we’re making sure law enforcement agencies have the resources necessary to effectively respond to criminal activity on our roads.” “After an unprecedented number of expressway shootings in the Chicago area in 2021, the Illinois State Police

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Bankers and investment managers in the St. Louis area say they are approaching 2023 with a degree of caution. A possible recession looms as the Fed continues to try to tamp down inflation and avoid a deep downturn in the economy.

To many St. Louis restauranteurs, the calamitous start to the 2020s has made the old axiom "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" into something of a mission statement.

As the broader economy worries about the possibility of a recession in 2023, the technology and innovation sectors begin the new years with cracks already starting to show after years of record growth. Why one local investor says 2023 will bring a return to the past.

From retail and office to industrial and construction markets, St. Louis-area real estate leaders aren’t so much worried about a slowdown in demand than from the ripple effects of a broader economic slowdown.

There's one Missouri treehouse that is said to be in a league of its own: "The Getaway Treehouse."

Executive director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge says a regional effort made a direct flight to Germany a success right out of the gate.

Listen to hymns, anthems and an original piece by a St. Louis composer at St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's hourlong Community Concert for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is the symphony's first time holding a free concert to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader, and it will also be broadcast on St. Louis Public Radio. The orchestra will be joined by the resident choral ensemble and led by Music Director Stéphane Denève and IN UNISON Chorus Director Kevin McBeth.

In a post-Covid landscape, customers at fast-casual restaurants have changed the way the order their food. "We need to have ordering options across every platform," a company spokeswoman said.

More than two-thirds of the economists at 23 large financial institutions are betting the U.S. will have a recession in 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported. The economists cite consumers spending down their pandemic savings, the decline in the housing market and banks tightening lending standards.

Another historic St. Louis venue is closing its doors while the owners “re-think the future” of the space, according to KSDK.com. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups (700 South Broadway, bbsjazzbluessoups.com) is currently closed for business and a re-opening date is unknown. The club first opened in 1976 and was part of the famed “Blues Triangle” on South Broadway which included a trio of hot entertainment spots: BB’s, Beale on Broadway and Broadway Oyster Bar.

Police arrested a 27-year-old man.

St. Louis-area nonprofits have weathered an increased demand for services and related increased costs while navigating the pandemic. Now, facing an uncertain economy, they find themselves preparing for surging demand and decreasing donations.