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The fate of the ballot measure will gauge public support for the labor movement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division said more than 670 pounds were seized.

The EPA is hosting another one of its free sessions in St. Louis, focusing on lead exposure and awareness.

Three people were hospitalized after firefighters rescued them from the burning building.

Ferguson Police have issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 21-year-old woman.

A popular neighborhood restaurant is getting a second lease on life thanks to new owners. Benton Park Cafe (2901 Salena Street), the 15-year-old south St. Louis breakfast and lunch spot, has been bought by local entrepreneurs Elicia Eskew and Gavin Haslett, two longtime patrons of the restaurant who look forward to carrying forth its legacy. Though no firm opening date has been set, the business partners hope to reopen the restaurant sometime this coming winter, hopefully no later than January.

Voters in Illinois are headed to the polls to decide whether Democrat J.B. Pritzker will keep his job or if Republican Darren Bailey should be the next governor.

Voting is well underway on this midterm election day.

In an election, all the attention is on the winners. That’s normal. Our expectations are focused on what candidates will do if they win. But this year, maybe for the first time, we need to be clear about our expectations for the candidates who fall short on Election Day. These would-be public servants have a […]

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Democrats Mark Kelly and Catherine Cortez Masto fought for drought funding. They may both lose their seats.

If successful, this new crop of activists-turned-politicians could affect climate action from state to local levels. 

Republicans are favored in both the open 4th and 7th congressonal districts.

Big Mound, at today’s North Broadway and Mound Street, was 319 feet long, 158 feet wide and 34 feet high.

Democrats are belatedly addressing the concerns of working families. Will it come too late?

Unfounded Fed tightening myths are backfiring on the economy.

We talk to Martin Oberman, the lead regulator for the rail industry, which has contributed mightily to supply chain woes by taking its cues from Wall Street.