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From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark in the Midwest and recovering won't be easy.

Illnesses including RSV and the flu have swamped hospitals in the St. Louis region. Health systems are also suffering from worker shortages after many employees left during the pandemic.

St. Louis County, the city and the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority are still figuring out how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars awarded after the football team moved back to Los Angeles. The authority's board recently passed a resolution calling for the money to go into an unspecified long-term use fund.

The $500 billion spending plan is one of the biggest issues the incoming Congress will have to address. It covers dozens of areas, each with lobbyists and interest groups vying for their positions.

The Missouri House of Representatives will still have a Republican supermajority during the upcoming session. However, Democrats point to a few possible reasons why they were able to flip three seats this past election cycle.

Many Americans are contending with high inflation and haywire housing costs and military members and their families are no exception. Their quest for suitable housing has become more complicated.

Schmitt heads to Washington, D.C., as Missouri’s newest U.S. Senator. His fellow Republicans may be in the minority but many people have high expectations for the St. Louis County native.

Many Midwest cities have an abundance of vacant land. Urban farmers often have a difficult time acquiring it, either from private landowners or city-run land banks.

Neighborhood associations are going to court to take back rundown homes, especially in north St. Louis. Many businesses bought vacant homes during the 2008 financial crisis and left them abandoned.

This a day to honor veterans for their sacrifice. Like Memorial Day, it also stirs emotions for people whose loved ones have been designated as missing in action.

The Corps of Engineers says results from a preliminary analysis show the school is safe for students and staff. Some parents and environmental activists doubt that information following a private report showing dangerous radiation levels.

Missouri voters picked a new U.S. Senator and backed recreational marijuana. Voters in St. Louis made a historic selection to lead the Board of Aldermen. People who cast ballots in Illinois decided to keep the status quo in the Governor’s office. Those are some of the key results from yesterday’s midterm elections.

Making sure members of the military can vote has been an ongoing issue for more than 100 years. Most are away from home or overseas in combat areas. Technology and federal laws are closing the gap in accessibility.

It's becoming more difficult to find a Democrat in public office in the northern Missouri district. That's a change from about 20 years ago, when conservatives in the area also described themselves as Democrats.

The St. Louis County Executive race features incumbent Sam Page and Democrat turned Republican Mark Mantovani. In Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, the incumbent says the economy is the top issue, while the challenger is focusing on abortion rights.

Republican Eric Schmitt is the favorite over Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in next week’s U.S. Senate contest to replace the retiring Roy Blunt. Some are predicting a landslide for Schmitt because the state is now so red.

There are five statewide issues on the November ballot. The proposal on legalizing recreational marijuana could make the biggest impact. Others include how the state treasurer invests money and making the National Guard a separate state department.

Two members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Jack Coatar and Megan Green, are facing off one week from today in the election to replace Lewis Reed as board president. Coatar is a more traditional Democrat while Green is part of the progressive group on the board.

Funeral services for Central Visual and Performing Arts High School teacher Jean Kuczka are being held Monday at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. And a performance of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" on this Halloween.

A shooting on Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School left a teacher and a student dead and seven others injured. We’ll take stock of the week’s events and get the latest info. Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt today.