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St. Louis County Council Approves Partial Bi-State Funding But Wants Better Transit Security

This story was updated at 2:49 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2019 with comments from Bi-State CEO Taulby Roach. The St. Louis County Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to send…

How One Family Helped To Integrate University City High School

University City, Missouri, is considered to be among the more diverse communities in a region still grappling with the stubborn legacy of segregation. But…

Botanical Garden's New Solar Program Brings Green Power To Homes, Businesses

While the sun’s rays were at full effect this August, the Missouri Botanical Garden launched its Grow Solar St. Louis program for St. Louis-area home and…

Survey: Voters Diverge On Gov, Economy

A majority of Illinoisans think the state is on the wrong track and have a dim view of the economy, but the pessimism doesn’t seem to be affecting Gov....

Toni Maciel (right) comforts Jessica Gonzalez, whose partner Francisco died. Maciel started the vigil by saying: 'There are people who want to be here, but they can't take the loss.'

'All I Can See Is Their Faces': 4 Killed, 5 Injured In Bar Shooting In Kansas City, Kansas

Updated at 7:00 a.m. Oct. 7 — Celeste Trevino was dancing with a "friend of a friend" early Sunday morning at Tequila KC. It was about a half-hour...

The Music of Dizzy Gillespie

Jazz Unlimited for Sunday, October 6 will be “The Music of Dizzy Gillespie.” Trumpeter, raconteur, composer and sometime vocalist John Birks “Dizzy”…

St. Louis Lambert International Airport. August 2018

St. Louis Kicks Off Vetting Companies Interested In Leasing Lambert Airport

Updated at 4 p.m. with details within the Request For Qualifications.The St. Louis Airport Advisory Working Group voted Friday to put out an official call…

Darren Seals, the founder of an anti-violence group called the Sankofa Unity Center, speaks on Sept. 24, 201 in favor of a bill that allocates about $5 million for a program called Cure Violence. The measure passed the public safety committee unanimously.

Cure Violence Money On Track For Mayor’s Desk By Friday

Updated Oct. 3 with approval by the Board of Estimate and ApportionmentFunding to start a nationally recognized anti-violence program in St. Louis has…

Chancellor Andrew Martin greets the crowd at his inauguration event at Washington University on Thursday afternoon. Oct. 3, 2019

Wash U Will Give Free Tuition To Low- To Mid-Income Students From Missouri, S. Illinois

Regional students from low-income and middle-class backgrounds will be able to attend Washington University completely free under a major expansion of…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis opened the Teen Center of Excellence on W. Florissant Avenue, less than a half mile from where a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown in 2014. 10/02/19

Teen Center To Provide A Safe Place, Resources For Ferguson, North St. Louis County Youth

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis will open its first teen support center on Thursday with the mission of providing a safe haven for youth in…

A section of the Big Piney River that runs through Fort Leonard Wood. This is one of the places that provides habitat to endandered species that live at the base. 10-02-19

Endangered Species Find A Peaceful Home On Land Used To Train For War

Fort Leonard Wood is home to more than 6,000 soldiers and at least three endangered species.Those animals and two more that are threatened are protected…

Bill Laskowsky (left) and Darryl Piggee, representatives of the Northside Regeneration urgent care project, show renderings for the proposal.

Aldermanic Committee Recommends Renewing Tax Incentives For McKee Urgent Care

An aldermanic committee voted Wednesday to extend deadlines and renew tax incentives for the developers behind Northside Regeneration’s slow-moving urgent…

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