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It is officially the Christmas season at St. Louis Children's Hospital after a very special patient helped turn the lights on Tuesday night.

Taxpayers in St. Louis County have come out on the losing end of a legal battle over a former council member’s pension. They’re now out hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they should have paid.

The second road rage shooting in the metro area this month has two people wondering how they survived. Court records indicate the victims may have only survived because of a last-minute maneuver.

After 18 months of waiting and petitioning, the Detention Facilities Oversight Board finally got a tour of the troubled St. Louis City Justice Center jail in downtown.

After a frightening car crash near a St. Louis school more than two weeks ago, car parts, broken glass, and a damaged fire hydrant remain on the street and sidewalk at Nebraska Avenue and Winnebago Street. Residents want something done before someone else gets hurt.

In a statement, a spokesperson for U.S. Steel said the Granite City mill is being idled “in order to help ensure melt capacity is balanced with our order book” and will meet demand by leveraging its active iron and steelmaking plants.

The current standing for the Mississippi River lies about a foot and a-half below normal value. That level is forecast to reach -5.2 feet by mid-December, which would be the sixth-lowest river level in recorded history.

Depending on where you live in the state, changes are coming to your electric bill.

Giving Tuesday is the day when charities ask us to take a break from our holiday shopping and open our wallets to worthy causes. The APA Brentwood is looking to help some four-legged friends with your donations.

Up to a thousand employees at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works plant could be out of a job this holiday season, as the steel producer announced Tuesday that it would idle the facility indefinitely.

A small group of St. Louisans made a trip to the nation's capitol on Tuesday to lobby for legislation that could compensate victims of radioactive contamination.

A state lawmaker wants to ban Palestinian refugees from coming to Missouri. Iron County Republican Chris Dinkins says she's concerned for the safety of Missourians.

Dinkins wrote a letter to Governor Mike Parson saying, "I lack faith in the Biden administration to properly vet refugees from Gaza to ensure we are not bringing a terrorist threat to American soil. We must clearly say we will not accept any Gaza refugees under any circumstances."

Parson's office did not respond.