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St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay is seeking a special committee to consider whether the city's Confederate Memorial should be moved out of Forest Park.Click to Continue »

Residents of a village in central Illinois are calling on all of its officers to be equipped with body cameras following the police-involved shooting death of a 17-year-old Justus Howell.Click to Continue »

Bayer Corp. plans to close its animal health products plant in St. Joseph, costing 130 employees their jobs.Click to Continue »

Proposed legislation banning red light cameras in certain Illinois communities is expected to be taken up by the state Legislature.Click to Continue »

Three newly elected members of the Ferguson City Council have been sworn into office.Click to Continue »

A Kansas City man must serve 18 years in prison after admitting to threatening to post nude photos of a 16-year-old girl he met online if she wouldn't have sex…Click to Continue »

A 31-year-old Springfield man has pleaded guilty to three felonies after authorities found around $46,000 in counterfeit money in his apartment.Click to Continue »

A Chicago suburb plans to launch a pesticide-free parks program with a local business.Click to Continue »

Cyclists with flats or mechanical hitches will soon be able to rack up their bikes at a series of small repair stations that will dot bike trails and parks around…Click to Continue »

In terms of temperament, the black-haired poodle Lincoln and the redheaded Julianne Smith are a tidy match. Mostly, it's the cold weather. Neither of them can stand it.Click to Continue »