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A city of St. Louis bill filed Friday would set up a regulatory system for short-term rentals like those found on services Airbnb and Vrbo.

A St. Louis landlord agreed to pay more than $100,000 to resolve a lawsuit that alleged he sexually harassed multiple female tenants. Nedzad Ukejnovic will be required to pay $85,000 to "individuals harmed by the harassment" and $20,000 to the St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council, which helped victims pursue the case, a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice said. According to the press release, the 2022 lawsuit accused Ukejnovic of demanding sex from tenants in exchange for rent…

A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge on Thursday declined to issue a temporary restraining order against a cannabis business partially owned by St. Louis Alderman Bret Narayan.

Washington University paid millions of dollars for six Delmar Loop properties that had been owned by businessman Joe Edwards, new records show.

Kansas City-based B&B Theatres on Thursday opened Creve Coeur West Olive 10 in what was formerly AMC West Olive 16. Its strategy involves offering an experience so unique that it will compel the public to forego streaming and return to the theater.

The share price of St. Louis-based surgical instrument maker Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS) climbed significantly in trading Friday following news the company has inked a partnership with health care giant Abbott Laboratories.

Presales for a massive subdivision in St. Charles County open Saturday morning, and prospective homebuyers have been camping out for five days to be first in line.

The NGA Accelerator, a St. Louis-based startup accelerator sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to incubate geospatial technology companies, is “on hiatus,” the federal agency said. A local group focused on geospatial technology said it could create a new accelerator program to build off the NGA Accelerator's success.

The research is overseen by NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program, which will lead efforts to “develop a environmentally sustainable civilian high-speed aircraft."

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday named Gabe Gore, a partner at Clayton law firm Dowd Bennett LLP, to be St. Louis' next top prosecutor, elevating a former federal prosecutor to a state office that had been roiled by controversy under Kim Gardner.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said he will continue an ongoing audit of former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and the office despite her abrupt resignation earlier this week. Fitzpatrick also claimed that Gardner chose to resign on Tuesday knowing it was the day his office was prepared to enforce a records subpoena in court. "One way or another, Kim Gardner will have to answer for her time as Circuit Attorney," Fitzpatrick said in a Thursday statement, accusing her of making…

A St. Louis-based construction company is opening its third office, and first outside Missouri, capitalizing on its growing presence in the Northeast with a new office in Philadelphia.

If you were lonesome for new friends, all one had to do was take Donut out for a walk and you would have all the new acquaintances you wanted. In short, Donut became an example to all of us that, by being friendly and excited to see strangers, you could stop reading Dale Carnegie.

In a reversal of a years-long trend, several of St. Louis' largest credit unions saw declines in deposits in 2022.

In a Columbia, Missouri, parking lot on Wednesday afternoon, there was a reminder of Christmas. It wasn’t leftover decorations or early preparations for a summer “Christmas in July” sale. It was the temporary tag on the back of a Jeep Cherokee that expired on Christmas Day. Handed out by an auto dealer at the time of a November sale, the tag was the oldest of several found by The Independent during a short drive.  Until the sales tax is paid, as well as the titling and registration fees…

Ness Sandoval, associate professor of sociology at Saint Louis University, said the increases reflected lower prices of housing, quality of public schools and public safety.

The Missouri Department of Revenue Licensing Office at St. Louis City Hall will close for good at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The decision to close the St. Louis License Office was made because the location was too expensive to maintain and staffing shortages made the operation unsustainable at City Hall, according to St. Louis Collector of Revenue Gregg Daly's office. His office ultimately didn't put in a bid to keep the facility going. The DMV location at City Hall provided vehicle licensing, renewal,…

A developer new to the region is proposing an independent senior living community in St. Charles County.

The St. Charles City Council on Tuesday approved a one-year moratorium on new residential permits for short-term rentals. Councilmembers voted 8-2 to approve the moratorium, which would apply to rentals of 30 days or less and go into effect June 17. Short term-rentals in areas with commercial zoning will not be affected, St. Charles spokesperson Beth Norviel said. The resolution now awaits the signature of St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer. Go here for KSDK's full report.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has at least two finalists for the St. Louis circuit attorney position, according to people familiar with the matter.