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NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was …

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This article and video originally ran by FOX 2 on November 15, 2021. FOX 2 has learned a solution to the supply chain shortage may lie, in part, on the Mississippi River. There’s a new plan to send shipping containers from the Panama Canal, through the Gulf of Mexico, and into a port in Jefferson County about 30 miles south […]

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Glenn Wu — in his role as vice president of demand planning and inventory management — works to ensure Caleres is making the best supply chain decisions for the 40 million pairs of shoes the company sells each year.

In a social media post, the theme park thanks the public for understanding.

Aldermen will hold another public hearing Saturday following the release Thursday of a fifth version of a proposed ward realignment proposal.

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This article and video originally ran FOX 2 on November 15, 2021. It’s the story of a sleeping giant starting to wake up again. Air cargo business is soaring at St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, fueled by shoppers’ demands for more packages, more quickly, and a realization by shipping companies that St. Louis is a good place to get it done. […]

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The startup events and networking organization plans to hire its new staff in the coming weeks, with plans to soon after relaunch its programming.

For much of October, there were so few new COVID-19 cases in Knox County, Health Director Lori Moots said she began to hope the pandemic was almost over for her …

Republicans are using the dispute as an example of ‘cancel culture’ attacking conservatives.

Warning: Text messages quoted in this story include racial epithets.

In a letter, retired St. Louis police Sergeant Anthony "Tony" Boone wrote that his stepson Dustin Boone decided to switch careers from electrician to city cop because he wanted to "follow in my footsteps." If racist text messages released in newly filed court documents are any indication, that's exactly what happened.

As protesters hit the streets in 2017 following the acquittal of a former police officer accused of murder, the elder Boone texted family members, "The zoo keepers cut off the supply of bananas and they are PISSED."

Two days later, he texted, "I'm sure the primate house will be the first to get broken into—free all their cousins and shit."

Federal prosecutors had focused on Dustin Boone's text messages during his two trials for the beating of a Black undercover officer.…

If you’re already thrilled about the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra’s movie concerts that include Harry Potter and Indiana Jones, we have great news for you: Another special night is being planned by the organization, but this one is a tribute to classic rock band Pink Floyd.

Two additional Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra concerts will take over Powell Hall (718 North Grand Boulevard, 314-534-1700) in the spring.…

A new nonprofit is doing big things in small spaces. Pocketparks’ founder explains how, and why, she’s taking vacant lots in St. Louis and transforming them into community spaces.

Regular visitors to Webster Arts’ events and exhibits are plenty familiar with the arts space’s current location in a basement on the campus of Eden Seminary in Webster Groves. But it’s not a place where passersby can wander in, or where a piece can catch someone’s eye from the street. 

Tyler Williams is founder and chief technical officer of Cannabis Safety & Quality (CSQ), a safety-driven firm that helps other companies minimize risk and protect their brands by helping reduce product recalls. CSQ is the first certification program for cannabis safety and quality that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute's National Accreditation Board, according to Williams.

"We just don't think it's the best time to be putting people out of their house," Betts said Thursday.

The new law also includes a ban on police chokeholds,