A Cole County judge on Wednesday dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Missouri House and its Republican leader alleging harassment and intimidation of a top staffer.
The lawsuit was filed in May by House Chief Clerk Dana Miller accusing outgoing House Speaker Dean Plocher and his former chief of staff, Rod Jetton, of retaliating against her and trying to get her removed from her job. At the heart of the lawsuit were swirling allegations about misconduct by Plocher and a House Ethics…
In a region struggling with crime and population loss, St. Louis has become home to several programs designed to transform inmates into valuable members of the workforce. At least one of them, Unlocked Labs, is taking its story nationwide.
Aldermanic President Megan Green said Wednesday that a new plan on how to spend the city’s remaining $277 million share from the Rams settlement is designed to reverse its “great challenge”: the city’s ongoing population loss.
Six Republicans in the Missouri Senate want to start the debate over whether to eliminate the state income tax with a move to a 4% flat tax.
Among the bills filed in advance of the 2025 legislative session are identical proposals to move to a flat tax that also include provisions that would slowly reduce the rate to zero. Part of that plan is a proposed constitutional amendment that would put a strict cap on spending and allow sales taxes to be applied to services such as auto repair labor and accountant…
A state-court judge in St. Louis on Wednesday denied the Los Angeles Rams' push to force a case over the future of its former practice facility in Earth City into arbitration.
Between the whooshing of freezing winds and the sounds of passing highway traffic Tuesday morning, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the new eastbound Rocheport Bridge.
The event was purely ceremonial because the bridge still needs some finishing touches, like road stripes before it is complete and ready to accommodate traffic by the end of the year.
Among the invite-only crowd were Gov. Mike Parson, Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe, Missouri Department of Transportation Director Ed Hassinger,…
A Catholic grade school is closing after 70 years.
In a statement, Archbishop of St. Louis Mitchel Rozanski said Our Lady of Guadalupe School would close at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Rozanski said the decision was made by parish leaders after looking at resources.
"After reviewing recent financial projections and consulting with parish leadership about the school’s viability, Pastor Rev. Patrick Hayden has determined that continuing to fund the school is not sustainable," the statement…
The Kansas City metro added an impressive 20,600 jobs during the first six months of 2024 — more than in a typical year. But continuing robust growth in today’s climate will depend on how businesses deploy two crucial assets: people and technology.
Local entrepreneurs and business leaders recently gathered at the Oracle Innovations Campus in Kansas City for NetSuite’s Business Grows Here event, part of a nationwide series. Experts discussed the tremendous potential lurking behind some of today’s…
The administrations of the St. Louis mayor and aldermanic president are set Wednesday to unveil a plan to set up city-held funds using the government's remaining $277 million in Rams settlement funds.
A federal judge blocked Kroger Co.'s planned $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. Inc. in a court decision handed down Tuesday, according to numerous published reports.
The University of Missouri was fined Monday, a day after defeating the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks at Mizzou Arena.
In a press release, the Southeastern Conference announced the $250,000 fine for a violations of the conference's "access to competition area policy". The money goes to the SEC Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund because it was a non-conference game.
The policy states that “institutions shall limit access to competition areas to participating student-athletes, coaches, officials, support…
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