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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and Nelly. It’s been home to

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Motörhead's 2015 album, Bad Magic, is getting the reissue treatment. An expanded edition of the record, dubbed Seriously Bad Magic, will arrive February 24, 2023. It includes three bonus tracks -- the…

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ALTON - On November 8, 2022, Mississippi Valley Christian School held its second annual induction ceremony for the Riverbend Chapter of the American Christian Honor Society. Gray Sapp, son of Herbert and Julie Sapp of Jerseyville, and Kristen Vaughn, daughter of Mark and Jennifer Vaughn of Bunker Hill, were honored by the secondary student body, faculty, family, and friends. Based on their academic achievements and evidence of personal character and service, the two sophomores were welcomed and challenged by the existing Honor Society members in a symbolic candle-lighting ceremony and were pinned by their parents. The ACHS was founded in 1979 by the American Association of Christian Schools to A dvance Christian Scholarship, C hallenge Christian leadership, H onor Christian character, and S timulate Christian service.

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GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces lane closures in both directions of I-270 between IL 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022, weather permitting. One lane in each direction will remain open throughout the weekend. This work is needed to do bridge deck repairs. All lanes will be opened on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 5:00 a.m. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. The contractor on this project is Walsh Construction Company II, LLC of Chicago, IL. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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Elaine Cha begins as host of "St. Louis on the Air" on Thursday. We’re excited! She has a wealth of community engagement and journalism experience. Most recently she came from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri where she was the senior manager of external communications and before that, for nearly five years, the nonprofit’s founding storyteller and journalist. Her media experience includes work for Nine PBS in St. Louis and KPCC in Southern California. Listen to hear about how she’s approaching the role as host of STLPR’s flagship show.

A man walking along Chambers Road in north St. Louis County was struck by a car and killed late Tuesday afternoon.

Missouri’s largest operating holiday model train displays will be in the Earl C. Lindburg Automobile Center at the National Museum of Transportation this holiday season.   On Nov. 25, opening

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This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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Questions about the Illinois bail and pretrial detention laws drew so many comparisons to a horror movie that several supporters will answer questions in a forum in East St. Louis on Wednesday night.

                                    Nuts to You!                             I discovered Spicy Pecans some years ago, when my friend, Tracy, brought a jar to the farm. She had made them and they were heavenly.... 

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New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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Positive policing earns Sergeant Donnell Walters $500 and FOX 2's Proud to Serve Award.

Police shared that a speeding driver in a stolen SUV hit and killed two sisters, and the family wants to see that driver face criminal charges.

For decades, we’ve discussed how U.S. broadband is generally spotty, expensive, and slower than many countries due to regional monopolization. And, for just as long, we’ve highlighted how U.S. policymakers in both parties comically go out of their way to not even acknowledge that monopolies are a problem, often instead employing vague, causation-free rhetoric about […]

The new leader of Cherokee Street's Luminary gallery says the nonprofit can do more to boost St. Louis artists and become a community hub.

The deal will save businesses $900 million in taxes they would have otherwise had to put up during the next five years.