U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Wesley Bell, both Democrats, join a small group of federal employees on Thursday calling for an end to the government shutdown. Thousands of federal workers have been furloughed or forced to work without pay.
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Luis Morocho-Minga’s roughly 20-year life in the Metro East was upended after a weapon charge lodged against him in December in St. Clair County led to a federal firearm possession charge.
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The St. Louis County Library and St. Louis County Board of Elections are holding a sticker design contest that focuses reaching future voters.
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Scientists and seed companies are working on shrinking corn. The subtle difference in height has led to some big changes in how shorter corn can be planted and managed in the Corn Belt.
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After working to acquire schools in Missouri for the last 3½ years, Inspire Schools officially rebranded seven early childcare schools in St. Charles County and one in Troy in August, bringing a new early childhood curriculum with it.
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Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins will have to rewrite the ballot summary for a proposed constitutional amendment a third time, because the judge ruled that it "fails to adequately alert voters" that the measure would ban abortion.
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The American Federation of Teachers Local 420 offered alternative ideas to shutting down buildings in St. Louis Public Schools during a summit on Wednesday, but did not discuss how new programs and schools would be funded.
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Hundreds gathered Wednesday for a rally in Hazelwood after contract negotiations failed again Monday.
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Illinois American Water has $9.1 million in investments planned for the Metro East community's wastewater system over the next five years.
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St. Louis developers have escaped federal fraud charges, but an attorney notes, “fraud is fraud.”
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Interim Superintendent Mark Delaney said in an email to families on Wednesday that school officials conducted an investigation in partnership with police and found evidence that a district custodian is responsible for the graffiti.
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