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A week has passed since St. Louis area leaders and health officials announced the community was experiencing the worst spike since the COVID-19 pandemic began — and it’s still reaching new levels.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force reported over 1,300 cases in the four St. Louis area hospitals. The report comes as BJC moved to reschedule elective surgeries and amid closures of the Missouri History Museum and Saint Louis Art Museum.…

For those concerned about Superfund sites in Missouri and Illinois, the EPA’s newly announced cleanup plans for 49 sites across the U.S come as great news. But community members say it’s also a reminder of just how much work still needs to be done.

Work on the project was set to begin at the outset of the pandemic. Now developers are seeking to extend its building permits to resume work.

Washington University recently received millions of dollars in grant money that researchers hope will turn the tide on Alzheimer’s research. Dr. John Morris and professor Joyce Balls-Berry explain the work they’re doing.

St. Louis City and County are searching for new top cops, but candidates and processes carry complications

Centene Corp., the Clayton-based managed health care provider, has agreed to pay New Hampshire $21.1 million to settle claims by the state that it inaccurately reported pharmacy benefit services costs.

Downtown St. Louis property owners are heading to court seeking the return of $5 million from the neighborhood's taxing district, which spends on beautification and secondary security.

As lawmakers officially kicked off the process of redrawing the state’s congressional districts on Monday, the continued divide among Republicans over whether to go after Kansas City’s Democratic seat was on display. GOP legislative leadership has proposed a map that preserves the congressional delegation’s current partisan breakdown, with two Democratic seats — centered on Kansas […]

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The anti-trafficking group Polaris said the number of calls and cases has risen steadily in the two states and the nation over five years.

50 years ago the Blues brawled with the Philadelphia police, Flyers fans and had three players and a coach arrested in the wildest night in franchise history

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has canceled Jan. 15-16 concerts due to quarantining musicians.

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Historical Society — which operates the Missouri History Museum, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, and the MHS Library & Research Center — has closed all three locations …

Your week is about to get spookier, courtesy of Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and company are set to premiere the first official trailer for their upcoming horror-comedy film Studio 666…

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Thanks in large part to affordable activities, personal finance website WalletHub ranked our fair burg at No. 32 out of the 100 largest U.S. cities.

The lawmaker said she would become director of the Midwest Climate Collaborative, which aims "to develop a coordinated Midwestern response to the climate crisis."

A professor at Webster University and noted photographer and ceramic artist, Burris has run the club's scholarship program for more than 15 years.

Prosecutor is shocked Timothy Wolf Jr. was paroled early in a 2017 manslaughter case. "Maybe they're way more lenient these days."

The organization has been based in Crossville, Tennessee, since 2003.