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As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture.

A striking decline in teen mental health has coincided with the rise of smartphones and social media. Is social media causing the mental health challenges? Finally, research can answer that question.

Judge Scott Millikan of the 22nd Circuit said the hearing was an attempt to bring order to the circuit. The prosecutor’s office has been plagued by recent staff turnover, with reports saying there are fewer than five attorneys handling serious felony cases.

The nonprofit audio service, which serves the area’s blind and visually impaired, is not using its Belleville facility until a damaged tower and office are cleaned up.

Facing budget threats and efforts to criminalize books, Missouri librarians are fighting back.

The city’s top fiscal policy board, Estimate and Apportionment, will take public comment on the budget on Friday, then vote Monday on whether to send it to aldermen. They will have until July 1 to make changes, though any spending increases in one area must be balanced out by cuts in another.

A woman from Montrose, Missouri, with Down syndrome struggled to get treatment for a traumatic brain injury because doctors wouldn't look past her condition. Many adults with Down syndrome face similar barriers.

Charles lost his mate Virginia, as well as their eggs, just before the new year. He’s been courting a new female since January.

In a speech outlining a broad progressive agenda, St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green called for disagreements to be productive. But debate in the chambers quickly turned nasty and personal.

St. Louis Public Radio has selected eight winners for the 2023 St. Louis Public Radio Teen Photojournalist Prize, including Marquette High School senior Gemma Speichinger, who won Best in Show.

Charlie Berry and his band have found a monthly home playing Blueberry Hill, the venue where his grandfather Chuck played for years. Berry mixes original material and classics from the Chuck Berry songbook.

The 16 aldermen who said farewell on Monday marked a collective 90 years of experience at the board, although half had served less than five years.