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Man struck, killed in hit-and-run crash in Pagedale
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man was killed Monday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash in Pagedale. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash happened after 5:30 p.m. on westbound of Page Avenue, west of Gruner Place. It involved a Buick Lacrosse. MSHP said the crash occurred [...]
Auto Butler Male Athlete Of Month: Alton's Stampley's Decision Regarding South Dakota State University Based On More Than Basketball
ALTON – It’s been official since before the 2025-26 basketball season started, but Semaj Stampley is a future South Dakota State University Jackrabbit. The decision was finalized back in early November on National Signing Day, just a couple of weeks before he began his senior season representing the Alton Redbirds. “I think it naturally has to be, . I was just so impressed by the way he handled the whole thing,” Stampley’s current head coach, Dylan Dudley, said.
St. Louis County Council to vote on new budget, revenue options
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County leaders are set to vote Tuesday on a budget proposal that eliminates more than 300 vacant positions and cuts approximately $49 million from the previous budget put forth by County Executive Sam Page. The budget plan, which is expected to be voted on Tuesday night, seeks to take a [...]
Gateway Arch Park to Expand to Illinois, study to cap or remove 44 in downtown in 2026
Neman: Do we really have to teach young adults how to hand-wash dishes?
A story in the New York Times explains the ABCs of doing dishes.
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds
Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds. The bulk of the gains would be concentrated in 10 GOP-controlled state legislatures in Southern states, according to the analysis, produced by Fair Fight Action, […]
Where to find holiday festivals and light displays in the St. Louis area this week
These are the events happening this weekend, as well as future ones to add to your calendar.
Missouri officials defy decades of precedent in bid to block gerrymandering referendum
No one has ever accused Jay Ashcroft of being a lefty. The former Republican secretary of state was a regular source of ire for Democrats during his eight years in office, whether it was how he crafted ballot summaries or his advocacy for things like book bans and voter ID. But in 2017, when a […]
Tuesday, Dec. 16 - Rise and rave
It's a different kind of club going up on this Tuesday: Two Lindenwood University students are creating a new party culture in St. Louis that doesn’t go late into the night, and doesn’t involve any alcohol. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lara Hamdan reports.
Fire destroys vacant house in Wentzville, no injuries reported
A vacant house in Wentzville was destroyed in a large fire early Tuesday morning, with no injuries reported and the cause of the fire still under investigation.
Milder air wins out this week, rain early Thursday
ST. LOUIS — We’re waking up to temperatures in the 20s on Tuesday, but that is 15 F warmer than Monday. A sunny start with some high clouds building Tuesday afternoon, with highs in the low to mid-50s for most with upper 40s expected east of the Kaskaskia River. Some clouds roll through the region [...]
Rare items from The Beatles, Bob Dylan part of new Marvels of Modern Music auction
Items from The Beatles, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and more are part of a new Marvels of Modern Music auction being put on by RR Auctions.Among the highlights of the auction is…
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
See the Dec. 16, 1925, front page: Protection money was paid for removal of liquor
Headlines from the Dec. 16, 1925, front page include: A former bootlegger implicated two men who he said knew of plans to "milk" the Jack Daniel warehouse of whisky.
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
St. Louis-based 1st Congressional District could be next battleground of Voting Rights Act
How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest
Facing pressure to increase timber harvests, the Forest Service is sidestepping rigorous environmental reviews and limiting public participation.
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