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Copycat threats lead to increased security at area campuses; 3 students arrested when guns found.

Boeing reported a surprising $3.3 billion loss for the third quarter Wednesday, as revenue fell short of expectations and it took huge losses for fixed-cost government programs including new Air Force One presidential jets. The company blamed higher manufacturing and supply-chain costs for driving the losses in government programs. CEO David Calhoun said Boeing remains [...]

"We appreciate the outpouring of love and support," daughter of slain teacher said.

David Glaser was also a former official with Rockwood School District.

'The drills worked,' said the SLPS safety director. 'They did exactly what they were supposed to do. They barricaded those doors. They got away from those windows. They got out of that building.'

A massive, wind-fueled fire ripped through a warehouse Monday evening near St. Louis' riverfront.

“The things we know would have the most effect immediately are the things we’re prohibited from doing.”

Police said 19-year-old Orlando Harris barricaded himself inside a classroom Monday morning before he was shot and killed by police. Harris opened fire inside the school, killing a student and a teacher.

School security officers in St. Louis City are not armed.

Police responded to a break-in at Taco Circus near the Grove.

This story was originally published by Stateline. Some cities and states are trying to boost Black homeownership, which dropped to a 60-year low even before the economic turmoil wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black homeownership fell in 2019 to 40.6%, down from the 2004 peak of 49.7%. The rate has rebounded somewhat since then, but […]

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Police went out to a couple of burglary calls in the city Wednesday morning.

One home is destroyed, and two others are damaged after an intense two-alarm fire overnight in Cahokia Heights.

"We know that the faith community alone cannot stop gun violence, but we can take some steps to help keep our children safe," the Rev. Maurice McDaniel said.

The city wants to use its public housing developments to soak up extreme rain.

With no rain forecast until January, farmers are left high and dry.

Extreme heat and air pollution are taking a deadly toll, but it's not too late to save lives.

Nine women bring their personal style to the grace and grit of downtown.

Local experts share what's on their maintenance to-do list this season.