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The Native American tribe that gave its name to the Osage River wants to bring casino gambling to the Lake of the Ozarks, the biggest tourist draw on that river. The Osage Nation Indian Tribe on Friday announced in a news release that it will invest approximately $60 million to develop a hotel featuring gambling, […]

The post Osage Nation planning casino, hotel for Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks appeared first on Missouri Independent.

A Washington campaign finance watchdog has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens alleging he improperly spent more than $100,000 on his U.S. …

A lawsuit filed Friday challenges the renewal process for downtown St. Louis' taxing district, which collects millions of dollars a year for secondary safety and beautification services. Leaders of the entity, called the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District, said Oct. 21 that they had filed a petition to renew for 20 years, after being set to expire Dec. 31.  Efforts to renew it, which included gathering signatures from a certain number of property owners, began in 2019, though it…

STLPR's new education reporter, Kate Grumke, discusses her first story for the station that takes a look at how the state of Missouri is trying help alleviate the short supply of substitute teachers and meet demand.

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” is a most appropriate tale for Halloween during the pandemic. This audio version is recited by historical interpreter Anne Williams with production and sound design by Aaron Doerr.

Remodeling gives stores an “elevated design,” improved layout and more refrigeration to make room for additional fresh and frozen foods, the company said.

The move follows reported auctions of the bar's items in March, along with speculation from neighborhood stakeholders that the business had closed amid the pandemic.

Missouri has 988 public electric vehicle charging stations, but is projected to need far more.

Bill DeWitt III said Friday that plans a third phase of Ballpark Village are in its early phases, with residential development to be a key part of the project. He also shared details on the team's recent managerial change and a potential Major League Baseball work stoppage.

The numbers of meatpacking workers infected and killed by the coronavirus are much higher than previously known, a congressional review has found. More than 59,000 workers of the country’s five …

Driving go karts on a track is fun, but driving go karts on ice sounds even better. It’s called “Ice Karting” and it looks fun and slightly dangerous (but in the fun way).

In St. Louis, you’ll be able to try it out for yourself soon at Centene Community Ice Center (750 Casino Center Drive, 314-452-2244) in Maryland Heights, right near Riverport.

The ice karting event will include a custom-made ice track, obstacles you’ll have to steer around and crazy racing outfits that you can wear so you can “race around the track in style.”


But if racing isn’t your thing, they’ll have other ways to entertain yourself on site including curling and hockey shooting.

And did we mention the alcohol?…

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM, the Soulard Community Improvement District (the “District”) will hold a public meeting to consider and act upon the matters on the following tentative agenda and such other matters as may be presented at the meeting and determined to be appropriate for discussion at […]

A new group of residents are all moved into their workspaces and starting their projects as part of the newly expanded Kranzberg Arts Residencies for Individual Artists. 

When we’ve been out driving around lately, we’ve noticed that it seems like the Halloween decorations this year are particularly awesome. With more people spending time at home during the pandemic, it looks like St. Louisans have also found more time to make their houses look extra spooky this season.

We’d love to see all of the cool things you’ve done to decorate your yard this year.…

The Tooth of the Matter Adult children have many uses. They help you discover things about yourself—some of which you’d rather not know. For instance, unlike strangers, they will point out that you have a bit of residue in your teeth. Can’t Blame It on the Tooth Fairy Clinging salad pieces are some of the... 

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Ice cream is always in season for Tamara Keefe and Beckie Jacobs, St. Louis’ resident ice cream mavens.

Since the Delta variant of the coronavirus took hold at the beginning of June, almost a quarter million Missourians have tested positive for COVID-19. In Missouri’s 22 prisons, the Delta surge …

Missouri could start testing small drinking water systems for harmful “forever chemicals” by the end of the year as the federal government ramps up its own regulatory efforts.  Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Susan Bloomer said the agency would start sampling drinking water systems serving fewer than 3,300 under a grant from EPA and […]

The post As EPA cracks down on ‘forever chemicals,’ Missouri to start testing drinking water appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Bookworms rejoice! The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is back, in-person and streaming from the J’s Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur. The 43rd festival starts off with a stirring keynote address on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy will discuss Never Alone, the memoir of Sharansky’s remarkable life—from a child chess prodigy to Deputy Prime Minister of Israel to nine-year political prisoner—that the pair cowrote. It’s a packed slate with dozens of panels to choose from. Here are five we think are definitely worth attending: