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It seems safe to call Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard's Stadium Tour a success. The outing, which also featured Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts on the bill, took…

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A report by a state inspector general says an Illinois prison system administrator improperly designated a family member for a Department of Corrections post that was never authorized.

The St. Louis-based construction firm has hired a new chief financial officer with a background in finance at a publicly traded infrastructure construction business.

This is phase two of my Andromeda Galaxy imaging. My previous attempt used 10-second exposures because that was the best I could do. Now, with autoguiding working properly, I was able to do a set of 180-second exposures on Sunday night. I let the camera run for about two hours, which gave me 40 frames ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The acquisition is part of the company’s long-term strategic plan to expand services in design control solutions for a wide range of manufacturers, officials said.

ST. LOUIS - Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, a nonpartisan civic holiday. It is a national day of action to help U.S. citizens get registered to vote. “Over the last decade, National Voter Registration Day has stood as a testament to the broad-based,bipartisan support for voter registration as the cornerstone of our shared democracy,” [...]

JERSEYVILLE - This year’s Gold Star Mothers & Family Ceremony is scheduled for 2-3 p.m. Sunday, September 25, on the grounds of the Jersey County Courthouse, located at 201 W. Pearl St. in Jerseyville. A Gold Star mother/family is one that has lost a son or daughter in active service to the U.S. Armed Forces, and the ceremony is meant to honor those lost loved ones. Teresa Molloy-Burkman, a Gold Star family member, said it’s always “heartwarming” to see the community show their support. “It’s very heartwarming to see the folks that turn out to honor the mothers and the families of our fallen. It’s a different sort of Mother’s Day … it’s just a way to let folks know that you haven’t forgotten,” she said. “It’s an honor, but it’s not one you wish on everybody. Nobody wants to be a Gold Star family member, that’s for sure. But it’s an honor to remember, and it’s very humbling

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A Poplar Bluff woman says that on Saturday she did in two hours what local authorities hadn't been able to finish in seven years: bring her murdered son’s remains home. Butler County Coroner Jim Akers confirmed to the RFT that over the weekend, Edward Goodwin’s remains were recovered from a pond northwest of Poplar Bluff, near the intersection of State Highway T and County Road 572. Connie Goodwin, 57, tells the RFT that her family drained the unnamed pond themselves with rented machinery after five years of local law enforcement delaying a complete search of the pond.

Current Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva campaigned with the promise he would clean up the literally gang-infested Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD). Once he took office, however, he just became part of the problem. Rogue units of deputies continued to freely operate, resulting in federal lawsuits, a bunch of whistleblowing, and [re-reads report] the […]

An investigation Tuesday afternoon has led to a large police presence in Ferguson.

The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in suburban Chicago and was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions' history.

Housing permits, the earliest leading indicator of the housing construction market, were down for the fifth straight month in August. Permitting has now fallen below the pre-pandemic trendline and is headed almost straight down: In the bellwether region of Southern California, the housing market has cooled down considerably: Sales of new and existing houses, condos ...continue reading "The housing market is getting ready to tumble"

Today on TAP: Banging pro-choice drums has a distinctly positive effect, but Democrats have to address the economy, too.

Carlos Santana and his famous band have extended their long-running Las Vegas residency well into the spring of 2023. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced two new eight-date…

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The St. Louis Realtors apologized for its role in preventing African Americans from buying homes.

Missouri senators on Tuesday gave first-round approval to a bill to cut state individual income taxes as called for by Republican Gov. Mike Parson.

Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols could make this a milestone week for home runs.