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Two men on Wednesday were honored by police for helping an officer save a woman trapped in her car as torrential floods hit the St. Louis region.

CITYPARK Stadium is designed to be loud. The 22,500-person stadium boasts the closest seats in Major League Soccer, the steepest supporters’ section and a metal overhang that will project the noise. But the noise has to come from somewhere.

An investigation is underway after a trooper shot a suspect running away from the car of a traffic stop Wednesday in north St. Louis County.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to start debate on legislation that would codify same-sex marriage protections, paving the way for it to pass by the end of the week. Senators voted 62-37 to advance the measure, with 12 Republicans joining with every Democrat in support. Lawmakers are expected to vote again tomorrow to invoke cloture, [...]

It’s been a long wait to see Timothée Chalamet play Bob Dylan on the big screen in the planned biopic Going Electric, but he just gave fans some hope the project may still happen. In an…

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Police said a woman was abducted at knifepoint and sexually assaulted in what they're calling "a random act of violence from an unknown suspect."

The Gateway South redevelopment area, comprising 100 acres in three city neighborhoods, could receive 15 years of property tax abatement.

Energizer Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it has embarked on a plan to restructure costs that's aimed at saving $60 million to $80 million a year.

Dozens of Apple Store employees in the St. Louis area could soon unionize after a petition through a machinists' organization.

The Chesterfield-based agriculture giant has inked a deal to become part-owner of a South American seeds company, a deal that will help strengthen a joint venture it recently launched in Brazil.

A group of St. Louis-area title and escrow services businesses have been acquired by a Florida-based public company.

So far, the biggest genius idea from Elon Musk for Twitter was to try to make people pay for blue checks. He keeps insisting that this will somehow solve the “bot/spam” problem, but no one has come up with a credible explanation for how or why. Musk himself has compared it to a spam filter: […]

On Wednesday, November 16, Off Broadway will host Philadelphia ska-punk quartet Catbite, along with St. Louis bands the Centaurettes and Fight Back Mountain. Catbite was last in St. Louis in June, when the band opened for prolific pop-punk artist Jeff Rosenstock at Blueberry Hill.

If you’re an optimist about the future of Jana Elementary School, then you got a big dose of very good news Tuesday night. That’s when the employees of SCI Engineering told the Hazelwood School District Board of Education that an earlier report of dangerous levels of radioactive waste at Jana are exaggerated, and that the neighborhood school in Florissant remains safe for staff and students.

This is a picture of feet. In particular, these feet are crossing a glass footbridge that connects two galleries in our new Orange County Museum of Art. Perhaps you think I should have been paying more attention to the art itself? No worries. I've got some pictures of that too. You just have to be ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Settlement checks are on the way for thousands of Missouri corrections officers after a decade-long court battle over compensation.

We had our first widespread accumulating snow the other day, but even colder air settles in later this week

GRAFTON - Louise (Lou) Lenkman received a Certificate of Appreciation from Mayor Morrow on behalf of the City Council for her outstanding service and leadership as Project Manager for the Edward Amburg Historical Museum. Appointed by the last administration, Mrs. Lenkman was instrumental in bringing the architect’s plans to life. She oversaw the countless details of the construction phase as well as managing the grant monies and purchasing the needed accouterments for the new museum. “Lou did an outstanding job as the Project Manager for the City of Grafton,” said Mayor Morrow. “We are very grateful for her dedication, expertise, and hard work in accomplishing this momentous task on time and within budget.” Alderman Andy Jackson read a statement of gratitude prepared by former Mayor Rick Eberlin, who was unable to attend last night’s meeting in person. Mayor Eberlin expressed his thanks and appreciation for Lou’s commitment and professional

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WASHINGTON —  Democratic U.S. senators have set a December deadline for passing bipartisan legislation that would create a pathway to citizenship for more than 600,000 undocumented people who were brought into the country as children — but they don’t yet have enough Senate Republican votes to make it a reality. During a Wednesday press conference […]

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