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Over the past eighteen months of pandemic times, restaurants have closed, bars have shuttered and local hangouts have hung on by a thread. Many nights a quiet eeriness looms over the Delmar Loop — and not just because it's Halloween season.…

The two redistricting commissions created to design new district maps for the General Assembly are moving into their work phase. Each has held the constitutionally mandated three public hearings on how the maps should look for the 163-member Missouri House and the 34-member Missouri Senate. They have heard requests to protect incumbents, suggestions on where […]

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The 40 people chosen to draw new legislative districts for Missouri include political consultants, former candidates and political party officers. There are lawyers and union members, grass-roots activists and academics. And they have until late January to design 163 Missouri House and 34 state Senate districts that would be used for the first time next […]

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The recently reported special screenings of an updated version of the Doors concert film Live at the Bowl '68 take place in select theaters around the world tonight, November 4,…

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The story of how Missouri became a state takes us back to the early 1800s. However, the history of the people who lived in this area stretches back much, much further. In order to tell a complete and honest story about Missouri’s beginnings, we need to acknowledge and commemorate the histories of Missouri’s first inhabitants, as well as the people living today whose ancestral lands became part of our state. …

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Michael Stanze of Temecula, CA became a Real Rock Hero in the Real Rock Army today

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Swanson made a name for himself online confronting men in stings he said were predators and posting the videos to shame them.

The CDC gave final approval for COVID-19 vaccines in children ages 5-11, but some parents are still deciding if they think their child should get the shot.

The St. Louis region has 5.9 million square feet of industrial space under construction, a record-low vacancy rate of 3.8%, and asking prices that have increased over the past year by 25%. Those are numbers veteran brokers say they've never seen before.

Sabrina Dunigan was not home when a fire broke out at her East St. Louis apartment. Her five children inside the apartment at the time were killed

Politicians of both parties are supporting the pipeline's continued operation as concerns about residential heating and business production are raised.

According to the American Farm Bureau, food prices are up nearly 4% compared to a 20-year average of about 2.4%.

Filmmaker Damien D. Smith returned to his hometown to chronicle a little-known, disturbing chapter in the lives of former Pruitt-Igoe residents.

Another signature golf event is heading to St. Louis