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The ranking marks a significant change for St. Louis' hockey team, which was ranked as the least valuable in the NHL just before the current ownership group took over.

A whistlerblower led the U.S. Department of Justice to investigations into what the DOJ describes as illegal financial relationships and transactions.

A design-build contractor has begun work on KMOV's new studio in Maryland Heights, as the CBS affiliate says it will leave downtown St. Louis in May.

During its meeting Tuesday, St. Louis’ Board of Education approved a partnership agreement to sponsor Confluence Academies for four years. The agreement means Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) will provide oversight for the Confluence schools, which will still be governed by an independent board. Confluence's current sponsor, the University of Missouri-Columbia, is ending its sponsorship of charter schools after this school year. Charter schools are tuition-free schools of choice that are publicly…

The deal merges two companies that help clients integrate technology from software company Atlassian Corp.

The bank said it's at the "forefront" of a turnaround in north city. "We don’t want to come in once the community has turned. We want to be part of the turn."

The St. Louis-based hotel developer paid over 200% more for the Orlando property than what it last sold for. Here's what it plans for its new acquisition.

A developer has sold a Metro East property that is the last warehouse in a real estate investment fund, after selling most of the fund's warehouses last year.

A representative for the developer said its intent is for the development to lift downtown, and that it plans to add lighting to the building — already St. Louis' largest office building by square footage — to increase its presence on the St. Louis skyline.

The next chief of police for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was named Wednesday, one of a slate of four finalists that dwindled to two in recent days.

The quick-service restaurant chain, which has about 24 stores in the St. Louis area, has opened a new location in St. Charles County.

Hazelwood School District officials voted unanimously Tuesday evening to request additional testing for radioactive contamination in the district. KSDK has been following several rounds of radioactive testing inside and around Jana Elementary School and Coldwater Creek, where material from World War II bombs was dumped decades ago. There have been conflicting results reported from the independent radioactive tests. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Hazelwood district officials decided all of…

The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday passed bills that comprise roughly a $1 billion budget for 2023, while policymakers warn of threats to key reserve funds. To complete the budget, the council tapped the county's reserve funds to help cover a $40 million deficit, St. Louis Public Radio reports. Policymakers are warning that elected officials need to find a way to close the deficit, which threatens to eventually exhaust the county's reserve funding, according to the report. By year's end, St.…

The Armory in Midtown, which has undergone a $60 million redevelopment, opened for photos Tuesday. “There's space for entertainment, like national touring acts. But there’s also space if you just want to come hang out and watch the Blues game, the soccer game or football game," an official said.

More than 400 families living in poverty will soon see direct cash payments from the city of St. Louis for at least a year and a half under a new bill approved by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The board on Tuesday approved a bill to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and includes $5 million for a guaranteed basic income pilot program for parents living in poverty.  The bill now heads to Mayor Tishaura Jones' desk for final approval. Jones has signified support…

CVS has agreed to pay $5 billion over 10 years, and Walgreens agreed to pay $5.7 billion over 15 years, to multiple states to resolve allegations that they failed to properly oversee the dispensing of opioids.

In a note, Research Analyst Kevin Fischbeck expressed concern about Medicaid redeterminations, recent setbacks and possible future ones on contracts to run Medicaid managed care programs in states, and a poor rating from the federal government on Centene's Medicare Advantage plan.

The next chief of police for the city of St. Louis will come from another department for the first time in the department’s history. Lt. Col. Michael Sack, interim St. Louis police chief, announced in an email to his department Tuesday afternoon that he has not been selected to lead the department. “While I have not been selected to serve as the Chief of Police, together, we will continue to work hard to make a difference in our community,” Sack wrote. Only two of the original four finalists…

The move marks the next chapter of his football story, which has shifted from the field to the broadcast booth and now to the executive ranks of an upstart league looking to build on its predecessor's short-lived success.

The $30 million second phase of the first new apartment construction in Maplewood in many years has finished and is open for leasing.