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And in an unexpected and worrying sign, the region entered a “demographic winter,” as the number of deaths outpaced births.

The map fortifies Rep. Ann Wagner’s St. Louis County-based 2nd Congressional District, sending it as far south as Iron County in southeast Missouri.

The United States will reportedly welcome as many as 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. It's unclear where they will be relocated, but many people in the St. Louis area said they are ready to open their homes to the refugees.

WASHINGTON – Representatives of the American Bar Association reiterated their finding that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well qualified to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and law enforcement groups …

Without the records, some members of the Justice Services Advisory Board doubt there can be an in-depth review of the type they have pushed for since 2020.

Missouri is one of the last states in the country to pass a congressional map and even after the Senate approved new districts, the word is still not done.

Sheena Greitens, ex-wife of the former Missouri governor, says in court document that alleged photo did exist.

Jacob Godoy could face up to life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday.

Police said a boy accidentally shot himself Thursday afternoon in St. Louis' Central West End neighborhood.

WASHINGTON – Representatives of the American Bar Association reiterated their finding that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well qualified to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and law enforcement groups rebutted GOP accusations Jackson is soft on child pornographers during the final day of Jackson’s confirmation hearings Thursday. Republicans, however, called in witnesses to continue […]

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“To this date I’ve got nothing,” said Drew Stevens. “He has ghosted me."

A juvenile was wounded in the foot in an accidental shooting Thursday afternoon in the Central West End, police said.

Rick Astley's 1987 debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and to mark the milestone, and remastered and expanded version of the hugely successful record…

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Metallica has announced the release of seven concert films on the Coda Collection, a music-themed channel on Amazon Prime Video. The series kicks off today with the premiere of 1998's…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School student Sarah Meng is the Edwardsville Rotary Club Student of the Month Award for March. Sarah was nominated by her mathematics teacher, Tiffany McBride. Sarah achieved the honor roll last semester in her academic courses at Edwardsville High School. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, dabbling in art, and baking. Sarah says she would like to attend the Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville after her high school graduation to major in psychology. The Edwardsville Rotary Club recognizes a student each month September through April. Each May, Edwardsville High School staff chooses one of the monthly winners to receive the $1,500 Edwardsville High School Rotary Scholarship. The awards have been given since 1996 and the Edwardsville Rotary Club has given out over $28,000 in scholarships to date.

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The County Council could vote on request to approve a lease with a new operator to run Quail Creek Golf Course in south St. Louis County.

“I can’t breathe.“ Those are words universally recognized as an expression of respiratory distress. Unless you’re a cop. Then they’re perceived as, at best, non-compliance. At worst, they’re perceived as active resistance. “I can’t breathe,” many people have told the officers currently choking the life out of them. In most documented cases, these people have […]

Atomic waste from 1973 is sitting on the surface of the landfill. EPA found more radioactive material than they anticipated from their most recent testing samples.

An impasse on lines for Missouri’s eight congressional districts broke Thursday when the Missouri Senate approved a proposal that is likely to produce no changes in the partisan makeup of the state’s delegation. The issue stymied the Senate for weeks as the seven-member conservative caucus sought to win support for a map likely to give […]

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