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St. Louis County Got the Opportunity Right. Now Let’s Connect the Investments

Some of our region’s greatest opportunities for growth are in communities that have waited too long for meaningful investment. That is why I see promise in St. Louis County’s Opportunity Zone 2.0 direction. It creates an opening to connect housing, workforce development, commercial revitalization, and industrial investment in ways that strengthen communities and expand the regional economy.

St. Louis, MO · 19h

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Your guide to holiday events around St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - With the start of winter and the excitement of multiple holidays approaching soon, here is where you can enjoy all that the St. Louis Metro has to offer. Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back their Holiday Season Opener, where fans can...

St. Louis, MO · 15h

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Veterans Day: Free meals and discounts in Missouri

Veterans Day is Wednesday, and businesses all across Missouri and the St. Louis area are showing their support for those who have served and are actively serving.

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Motorcyclist critically injured in crash at Bevo intersection

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A 32-year-old motorcyclist was injured after a crash in the Bevo neighborhood on Monday night. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the crash occurred around 8 p.m. at the intersection of Winona Avenue and South Kingshighway Boulevard. Investigators said a 22-year-old man...

St. Louis, MO · 19h

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From Kirksville to St. Louis, A.T. Still University is shaping the future of dentistry

A healthy smile can change more than someone’s appearance: It can restore confidence, make it easier to communicate, improve quality of life, and open doors that may have felt closed for years. At A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH), those possibilities are at the...

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Since 1946, Ted Drewes Has Been Handing Frozen Custard Concretes Out The Window On Route 66 In St. Louis

They hand your dessert across the counter upside down, and not a drop falls out. That little flip is a famous ritual at a walk-up custard stand on old Route 66 in Missouri. The treat is called a concrete, and the name fits because it’s frozen custard blended so thick a spoon nearly stands up. The stand has no indoor seating, so everyone orders at the windows and eats outside.

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Missouri Botanical Garden Christmas Lights at Garden Glow

The Missouri Botanical Garden Christmas lights at Garden Glow are one of St. Louis’s favorite holiday traditions, with more than two million lights, s’mores by the fire pits, and a holiday train show filled with poinsettias. Knowing which nights sell out, where to park, and how to dress for a mile-long walk in December is what turns a chilly night out into a cozy one.

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St. Louis American

SLU Black Studies department faces uncertain future

Five years after Saint Louis University elevated African American Studies to a full academic department, the university is reviewing its future, raising fears that a program strengthened in the aftermath of the Ferguson uprising could lose the independence its supporters fought decades to secure. The department is among more than...

St. Louis, MO · 17h

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St. Louis native James Gunn steps down as head of DC Studios

Filmmaker James Gunn and co-head Peter Safran have stepped down from their leadership roles at DC Studios due to heavy industry time commitments.

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The Key opens its doors and dance floor to all of St. Louis

Tucked into the southern edge of the Grand Center Arts District, The Key Burger Bar & Boogie occupies two of the last historic buildings standing from the old Mill Creek community. Saint Louis University once held the demolition permit. A chorus of public outcry from preservationists, historians and neighbors who remembered what the buildings had been stopped the wrecking ball. The Kranzberg Arts Foundation stepped in, partnered with SLU, the Landmarks Association and the Arch to Park Equity Fund and did something St. Louis does well. It kept the limestone, the tension trusses, the tin ceilings and built a future underneath them.

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Person dies in crash involving a motorcycle

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A person died in a crash Monday evening involving a motorcycle in St. Louis City. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, accident reconstruction investigators were called to a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Gravois and Gustine at around 8 p.m. One...

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Flyover Comedy Festival begins Wednesday

Starting Wednesday, the Flyover Comedy Festival will take over St. Louis.

St. Louis, MO · 14h

St. Louis American

Standout playoff performers from last week

Daylen Austin-Harvey (CBC): The junior quarterback rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 342 yards and two touchdowns in the Cadets’ 38-28 victory over De Smet. Isaiah Thomas (CBC): The junior wide receiver had five receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown in the Cadets’ 38-28...

St. Louis, MO · 12h

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Together, this St. Louis couple has spent decades giving back. Now it’s their turn to be honored.

At the Oct. 24 Jubilation gala and fundraiser (held at the Purser Center at Logan University), Congregation Shaare Emeth honored Harvey and Leanne Schneider with the Harris Frank Community Service Award. It recognizes congregants who have demonstrated exemplary service to the congregation and the community. The Schneiders have devoted their...

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Saving the Spiral: the old Famous Barr parking garage

Though the garage, completed in 1962, is slated for demolition, one iconic portion of it may be worth saving, according to designers at the world-renowned, St. Louis-based, design and architectural firm HOK.

St. Louis, MO · 13h

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Men’s Other Top 25: Saint Louis is unanimous No. 1

Four different teams received a first-place vote in our preseason Other Top 25 poll. That all changed one week into the season as Saint Louis is now the unanimous No. 1. The Billikens won both of their games last week to open the season. They routed Lehigh 92-67 last Monday and then established supremacy in the state with a 90-84 win over Missouri at the Enterprise Center Friday night even with Robbie Avila being ruled ineligible in the lead-up to the game.

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Video: Jodeci opens ‘Forever My Lady’ tour in St. Louis

Jodeci chose St. Louis to open its “Forever My Lady” anniversary tour, and the crowd at Stifel Theatre came ready to sing. The group brought out the R&B classics that made them a staple of ’90s slow jams. The show got a hometown twist when Chingy made...

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BJC HealthCare hospitals in Missouri leave Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage networks on Jan. 1, and members have until Dec. 7 to pick a plan that keeps them

BJC HealthCare, the St. Louis-based system that runs Barnes-Jewish Hospital, will leave the Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage networks on Jan. 1, 2027. People in those plans who want to keep BJC hospitals and doctors have until Dec. 7, the last day of Medicare’s annual enrollment, to pick a plan that includes them. BJC says […]

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Bobby Taylor, beloved rock drummer, dies at 58 after cancer battle

Bobby Taylor, the St. Louis drummer behind multiple local rock bands including Rebel Train, has died at 58 after a five-year cancer battle . Taylor's wife, Jami Taylor, announced his death in a Facebook post on Nov. 5. "Love is… knowing when to let go," she wrote. "Rest in peace, my sweet beautiful husband. You don't have to fight or suffer anymore. Fly high, my love. We WILL be together again one day." Bobby Taylor was the drummer behind many St. Louis groups, including the Whitesnake tribute band Slide It In, Ragdoll 2.0, Mean Street, Fallen Angel, Pyromaniacs and Foreplay, according to St. Louis Today . Taylor, who was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in 2021, detailed his stage four cancer diagnosis on the St. Louis podcast "The End is Near so, Let’s Drink Beer" in November 2025. Squamous cell carcinoma is commonly known as a type of skin cancer, but SCC can also form in the lung, mouth and throat, anus or other organs, according to the Cleveland Clinic . "I had a lump under my jaw. And then they turned into other lumps and then it got into the lungs. And then I've done radiation five times I've