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Every now and then, we all need to be reminded that somebody somewhere might be trying to give us free money. Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is the guy responsible for holding unclaimed property for you and will help you get it into your bank account. The treasurer’s office is currently holding more than $1 billion in unclaimed assets and some of it might be yours.

Here in St. Louis, our bastardized pronunciations of French words is endlessly entertaining to outsiders. It's a quirk of the area that has been around for hundreds of years. Long after Middle Mississippian Native Americans built their influential settlements here, French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau came along and founded St. Louis in 1764, naming it after Louis IX of France.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday to expand health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits overseas, sending the package back to the U.S. Senate after making a minor change. Senators, who broadly support the landmark package led by Montana Sen. Jon Tester and Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, […]

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St. Louis city is known for having some of the best-tasting tap water in the nation. If you don’t think that’s true, travel literally anywhere else and try their nasty tap water. (It will have you begging for bottled.)

The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way.

From 1969 to 1989, CREEM magazine was an essential read for any music fan, showcasing the work of legendary writers like Lester Bangs, Cameron Crowe, Patti Smith and Robert Christgau. On…

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Founded as a food truck in 2017, Pie Hard Pizzeria parked its terrific wood-fired pizza in Waterloo in 2020.

The Power of I AM with Josh Coats   The Power of I AM is back! This year’s theme is Alive and Align and will

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Bag Phones, Brick Phones, Blackberries, a Satellite Phone and more – these are some of the cellular telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone

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First it was just the coronavirus. Then came the delta variant and omicron after that. Now there's the BA.5 subvariant.

The one-hour documentary from co-directors Cat Neville and Chris Roider shares the wild history of Missouri winemaking and the impact that it's had on the global wine industry.

Hall appeared to struggle reciting the alphabet, and an officer said that Hall’s blood alcohol content was more than two and half times the legal limit. The O'Fallon police chief drove him home.

Take a look at the subhead in the Washington Post this morning: Nothing? Really? How about this? And there's this, released alongside the inflation report: This is certainly not good news for workers. But if it's a wage-price spiral you're worried about, it's terrific news. Finally, if you could wait a day, BLS released the ...continue reading "Yes, there was good news in the June inflation report"

“It is impossible to know in advance whether a prosecutor or member of law enforcement will agree about a clinician determination of risk to the life of the mother.”

The bill will make Missouri a key player in revamping two areas of American production – tech and medicine.