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This St. Louis-based architecture and design firm, one of the St. Louis region's largest, has installed two leaders for the new office.

Missouri will soon have a new attorney general and state treasurer as the offices' current occupants depart for new roles. Eric Schmitt, the current Republican attorney general, won his election to be Missouri's next U.S. senator, while Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick won his bid for state auditor. Schmitt will take over the senate seat from Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, who announced in 2021 he would not be seeking another term. MORE: Drebes: The governor's possible picks for attorney general, treasurer Fitzpatrick,…

You've probably heard that Russia is withdrawing from Kherson—the city of Kherson, that is, not the entire oblast. Here's how the New York Times showed it on a map: Is this a big area or a small one? Where is it, really? The tiny little detail map in the bottom right kinda sorta tells you, ...continue reading "Where is Kherson, precisely?"

Utility Missouri American Water indicated Wednesday it will buy the water and wastewater systems in Ironton, Missouri, from the city.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Democrats exulted Wednesday in outperforming expectations in the midterm elections, even as vote-counting was still in progress and control of both chambers of Congress remained unknown. The U.S. Senate will go to the winner of two of the last three races where party control is still in doubt in […]

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Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong.

The results showed Green won nine of the 14 newly drawn wards by more than 15 percentage points on her way to a 10-point win.

The new store will offer local products and emphasize natural and organic foods.

The St. Louis man has been imprisoned since 1995 for a crime he committed at 16 years old.

The Corps of Engineers says results from a preliminary analysis show the school is safe for students and staff. Some parents and environmental activists doubt that information following a private report showing dangerous radiation levels.

Whether you’re for it or against it — recreational weed will soon be legal in Missouri. The majority of Missouri voters said “Yes, we can(nabis)” on Tuesday and approved Amendment 3, an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in our state that will also provide legal expungements for those with certain marijuana-related offenses.

In O'Fallon, Illinois, the 74th Detachment of the Marine Corps League is celebrating with a dinner and ceremony, including the annual cake-cutting tradition.

Thursday, November 10 marks the Marine Corps' 247th anniversary.

Martin Mathews, the co-founder of Mathews-Dickey Boys & Girls Club on North Kingshighway, died Tuesday. He was 97.

Missouri is now among 21 states that have legalized marijuana for adult use.

Another early Thursday morning fire heavily damaged a horse barn at the Sugar Creek Ranch south of Fenton on Fiedler Lane.

An elderly couple was killed after an intense overnight fire at their home near New Melle.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that even though midterm election results have yet to determine which party will control Congress, Democrats had a strong night defending their majority in both chambers. Control of both the U.S. Senate and House remained unclear Wednesday as more than 50 House seats have not been called and […]

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A Kansas City–area drug kingpin, whose organization once distributed a kilogram of meth throughout the state every day, was found guilty in federal court of leading a criminal enterprise that, among other things, allegedly kidnapped and murdered two people from St. Louis. Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, is the 32nd person to plead guilty in connection to the statewide distribution ring.