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The thefts from Postal Service collection boxes took place in St. Louis County and resulted in bank fraud, said the U.S. attorney's office in St. Louis.

In recognition of providing awareness, Shriners Children’s St. Louis is sharing a story that surrounds an 8-year-old patient and her adopted dog, who both have one thing in common: limb differences.

A 2-year-old girl was still in the burning home when firefighters arrived. She was pulled from the fire and rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to rapidly enlarge a scholarship program for private and religious schools with an infusion of state tax funds was cut out of the budget Wednesday as the Senate Appropriations Committee finished revising spending plans for the coming year. The $50 million request for the MoScholars program, which is supposed to […]

Cahokia Heights has lost more than a million dollars meant to help fix a decades-old sewage problem.

Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is a weekly gathering that brings jazz within reach […]

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PONTOON BEACH – Two area men face the same set of charges after damaging and stealing money from a gaming machine in Pontoon Beach. Deontae T. Spates, 24, of Cottage Hills and Christopher F. DeBoise, 25, of East St. Louis, were each charged on April 9, 2025 with Class 3 felony counts of theft and misdemeanor counts of criminal property damage. On Jan. 30, 2025, the two allegedly caused damage to a gaming machine and stole between $500-$10,000 from the device. The machine was property of Accel Entertainment and located at a Conoco gas station and convenience store at 4086 Pontoon Road in Pontoon Beach. The Pontoon Beach Police Department presented both cases against Spates and DeBoise, both of whom were granted pretrial release from custody. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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While politicians from both parties race to dismantle Section 230, we’re missing a crucial part of the story: how this uniquely American law helped US internet companies succeed globally. In the latest episode of Otherwise Objectionable, I explore with legal scholar Anupam Chander what might seem paradoxical — how a domestic liability shield became America’s […]

EAST ALTON – Chris Stotts, owner of Advanced Wiring Solutions in East Alton, stopped by Our Daily Show! On Riverbender.com to share how he and the region’s business community came together in support of the Alton Boys & Girls Club after their facility was broken into earlier this month . Stotts said the break-in led to thousands of dollars in replacement costs for a window that was shattered during the incident. Shortly after the burglary unfolded, Stotts helped provide police with surveillance footage from the site, aiding the investigation. While the perpetrator stole an Xbox gaming console from the Boys & Girls Club, Stotts said another local business owner has since stepped in to replace the Xbox. This continues a tradition of local business support for the club after Hit-and-Run owners Dwight and Teresa Fowler donated some updated security cameras to the club in 2019, which were then installed for free by Stotts. However, Stotts said about 14 cameras on the

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Beginning on February 5, 2025, the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten will host trivia nights every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. During the events, players can enjoy drink specials, including $3 aluminum […]

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De El Paso, Texas, a Richmond, Virginia, los almacenes están liberando óxido de etileno, una sustancia química cancerígena. Casi nadie lo sabe.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday the department will shift its research into autism toward potential environmental causes, though he declined to say exactly what the Trump administration would do if certain industries or pollutants were found responsible. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer with no medical or research […]

Single-game tickets for the Stanley Cup Playoffs are on sale as the St. Louis Blues earned a postseason berth Tuesday night. Fans in downtown St. Louis are excited to see The Note advance beyond the regular season for the 46th time in the club’s 57-year history.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday he was denied a meeting with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador-born Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in his home country notorious for human rights abuses. The Maryland Democrat met with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa in the Central American […]

Police said an officer tried to stop the carjacked Nissan near Natural Bridge and Belt avenues, but it fled “at a high rate of speed.”

Washington County emergency management officials tested a repurposed lifesaving system on Wednesday. 

Four people, including a former U.S. Postal Service employee, have pleaded guilty to federal charges for stealing checks from St. Louis-area mail.

The month of April is dedicated to bringing awareness about oral cancer, which sees about 50,000 cases annually.