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Alton Public Housing Bed Bug Problem Mitigated

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Missouri Lawmakers Will Investigate St. Louis County Taxation

Traffic Increasing at Lambert Airport

Chelsea Soccer Club member Ashley Cole signs autographs for fans following a practice session at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 22, 2013. Chelsea will play Manchester City in an exhibition match in St. Louis on May 23, 2013. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Trending: Chelsea Vs. Manchester City

The playing surface of Busch Stadium has been transformed from a baseball field to a soccer field as British rivals Chelsea and Manchester City finish their season playing a friendly in St. Louis.

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Workers obscured by steam and smoke rising from Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill fire dig, May 23, 2013 (KMOX/Killeen)

Smoke Rises from Burning Bridgeton Landfill as Workers Dig

BRIDGETON, MO–(KMOX)–On a breezy, cool, overcast day — workers continued the delicate task of digging up parts of a landfill where an underground fire has been burning since 2010. It’s Day Three of the dig […]

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County Police Warn of Rapist Targeting Asian Women

Attacks in April of 2011 and September of 2012 have been linked by physical evidence but no one is in custody. In both instances the victims were of Asian descent.

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Traffic Increasing at Lambert Airport

Airport officials said Wednesday that traffic rose 2.5 percent in April compared with April 2012. About 523,000 people boarded planes at Lambert last month.

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A Foreclosure sign is seen in front of a

Study: Renting Homes Beats Buying Them in St. Louis

CBS MoneyWatch blogger Ilyce Glink says Zillow ranks St. Louis as the tenth-best metro area in the nation where it makes more sense to rent rather than buy.

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Study Finds Music Therapy Can Lower Need For Sedatives

“Most patients really gravitate towards that concept and they end up having a more positive experience when they’re in the hospital because of it”

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DNR Won’t Test For Most Radiation at Bridgeton Landfill

Bridgeton resident and mother of three young children Dawn Chapman says the Missouri Department of Natural Resources told her by telephone no testing is being done for “alpha and beta radiation.”

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Chelsea F.C. practices at Busch Stadium on May 22, 2013.

Thousands Cheer on Chelsea At Busch Stadium Practice Session

“You know, we spend a lot of time watching all these guys and we might as well be watching a movie because they’re so far away overseas and here they are right in front of us”

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Missouri Lawmakers Will Investigate St. Louis County Taxation

Chesterfield Rep. Sue Allen says some municipalities have big malls which generate a lot of sales tax revenue but that money is then sent to other, more residential parts of the county.

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Alton Public Housing Bed Bug Problem Mitigated

Housing Authority Director Andy Hightower says only two units in one of the authority’s buildings have tested positive for the bugs and they are being treated.

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