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Incumbent President Robert Mugabe Sunday declared victory in Zimbabwe's runoff election, a contest denounced by African observers as "not credible." Mugabe, on state television, said he won the election, in ...

As part of a Fourth of July tradition, Hazelwood Central High School students Reggie Jordan and his younger brother, Michael, will buy $100 worth of fireworks to celebrate.

The Missouri Air National Guard will be patroling the levee along the northern edge of St.

In St. Charles County Saturday, volunteers in one community filled sandbags and transported them to another nearby town.

While northern and eastern Missouri residents contended with Mississippi River flooding, those in the southwest battled flash floods Sunday, officials said.

Community leaders are asking residents and other volunteers to participate in sandbagging.

Residents in West Alton, Missouri are getting prepared for a possible levee break.

National Guard Troops and volunteers are helping sandbag in West Alton because officials are worried floodwaters could threaten the town if we get more rain.

John Watson plans to ride out this spring's flood in a tent set up near a portable generator, fan, TV and a cooler - all on his roof.

A small community in St. Charles County is fearing the worst. The town of West Alton told its residents the area's levee may not hold.

Will Race Across America riders be in for a soggy surprise when they approach the Mississippi River this weekend? The above video from The Telegraph shows that floodwaters from the Mississippi are starting to ...

West Alton, MO - Diesel fuel is being pumped out of a leaking towboat that sank on the Missouri River this morning at West Alton in St.

West Alton, MO - Clean-up work continues after a towboat named the Omaha began sinking and spilling diesel fuel in the Missouri River.

The Coast Guard says divers have plugged half of the fuel vents of a partially sunk towboat in the Missouri River near West Alton.

A boat is sinking on the Missouri River after running aground this morning near West Alton, and authorities are trying to contain leaking diesel fuel.

A 22-year-old man from Alton died late Tuesday night after a St. Charles County sheriff's deputy shocked him with a Taser, authorities said. via STLtoday

“I see myself as being a 10-plus. That's part of being a Republican”

Matt, age 29, from West Alton, Mo., is looking for the woman of his dreams. American television networks have aired many ridiculous reality shows, but The CW's "Farmer Wants a Wife" is a master class in ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Matt Neustadt, 29, is a St. Charles County farmer screening potential brides on the CW's "Farmer Wants a Wife." SPOTLIGHT 'Farmer Wants a Wife' 8 p.m. on the CW St. via STLtoday

“As a gentleman, it wouldn't have been right for me to live with the ladies”

Real or reality? Rumors have run rampant that "Farmer Wants a Wife," airing at 8 p.m. Wednesdays on the CW beginning Wednesday, is more fantasy than fact. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“When your born a farmer you have an opportunity to do something no one else can.”

He's a farmer looking for a wife. But will he find love when ten city girls compete for his heart? . Watch Meet the local bachelor who is the star of the upcoming CW series "Farmer Wants A Wife." Matt Naustadt, ... via CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV News