Ameren said it was donating the $4 million to community organizations in response to extreme heat that is forecast to run through Monday.
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Mayor Cara Spencer’s administration has been telegraphing such a move since May.
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Listen Up STL music submissions close Aug. 31.
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Several members of the commission expressed trepidation over creating a port improvement district on behalf of the nearly completed Alterra Worldwide development at 415 N. Tucker Blvd.
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The new book, "Sea of Grass," traces the history and future of the American prairie, laying out the stunning loss of grassland in North America and meeting the people fighting to bring it back.
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The St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said he would cooperate with the investigation and wouldn't step down at a press event on Wednesday: "...There's a lot of work to do in St. Louis County, and I'm going to keep doing it.”
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The city has asked FEMA to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to do private debris removal in the wake of the tornado.
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An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood and a 30% increase in soldiers training there.
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Missouri Republican lawmakers seem to have all the leverage to redraw their congressional lines in September. But if they succeed, it could unleash a torrent of legal and political consequences.
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Efforts are underway to make it easier to access the 24-page application online. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was expanded earlier this summer to include ZIP codes in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County.
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