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The City of St. Louis is seeking more than two-thirds of the $513 million Rams settlement, according to people familiar with the matter.

St. Louis police are asking for the public's help to find a driver who caused a deadly hit-and-run. 17-year-old Matthew Nikolai was walking to Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street, when he was hit and killed. This happened on a busy Friday night around 8:15, as crowds flocked to Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. Police say Nikolai was leaving the parking lot of Enterprise Bank and Trust and was heading to the ice cream shop when a truck struck him. That's when he fell into the eastbound lane and another car…

When we last caught up with Eric Christensen, the host and producer of the late, much  lamented sketch comedy show STL Up Late was mocking Eric Greitens for a campaign ad featuring a very big explosion. (Feels like just yesterday, but turns out that was back in 2016 when Greitens was still allegedly tying up hairdressers and not yet the state's disgraced former governor.) In any case, we were as surprised as anyone when former President Donald Trump endorsed the St. Louis funnyman for U.S. Senator — gotta admit, did not see that one coming!

Kevin Black, 39, who goes by Kage Black, did not think much of it when his husband, Chris Andoe, snapped a photo of him naked on his bike at World Naked Bike Ride on Saturday and shared it on Facebook. "I thought it would get a few likes and three shares," he says. Instead, the image, which shows Black wearing only a backpack and socks as he bikes towards the Arch, has gotten more than 600 reactions and 1,200 shares.

At some point U.S. regulators effectively declared that it was okay to rip off consumers with a dizzying array of bogus fees, letting companies falsely advertise one rate, then sock you with a bunch of additional surcharges when the bill comes due. That’s particularly true of the cable and broadband industry, which has saddled consumers […]

Here's the average price of gasoline as of August 1: Adjusted for inflation, the price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped nearly a dollar. Isn't that great? The are only two kinds of people unhappy about this. The first are climate hawks who think gasoline should be going for about ten bucks a gallon ...continue reading "Gasoline prices just keep plummeting"

Former President Donald Trump announced Monday his pick to endorse a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri. Trump endorsed "Eric." Former Missouri Gov, Eric Greitens quickly thanked Trump on Twitter. The other Eric in the race, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, later posted a "thank you" message on Twitter. "There is a BIG Election in the Great State of Missouri, and we must send a MAGA Champion and True Warrior to the U.S. Senate, someone who will fight for Border Security, Election…

One candidate will not appear on the September special election ballot for president of the St. Louis Board of Alderman. Mark Kummer lost a lawsuit challenging his residency Monday. "Mark Kummer does not meet the qualifications for the office of President of the Board of Alderman," a judge ruled. The lawsuit was filed by Alderman Jack Coatar, who is running to hold the seat vacated by Lewis Reed. Reed resigned in June under a federal indictment issued in May. Reed, former Alderman John Collins…

There has been no previous public reporting on what the parties are seeking from the Rams settlement, an unprecedented infusion of private capital that's been the subject of significant debate.

As the XFL comes back to St. Louis, one component won’t change: Its rent at The Dome at America Center.

A fire left a woman dead inside of her mobile home Monday night.

High-spending, multi-candidate races for U.S. Senate nominations headline Tuesday’s Missouri primary election.

Governor Mike Parson has spoken with St. Louis area lawmakers and regional emergency management officials about damage assessments after last week's record rain. Federal Emergency Management officials could have their estimates ready this week.

A man was found dead in north St. Louis city early Tuesday morning.

Police were at the scene of a shooting that was reported early Tuesday morning.

Fenton-based Sunnyhill provided 24-hour care to Jason Uhlmansiek for nine years in his home. They left without a replacement.

Before heading out to vote, the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners urges St. Louis residents to:

A home decor superstore concept based in Tennessee is opening a new location in a former St. Louis-area Gordmans store.

A multi-year report analyzing maternal mortality in Missouri and published Monday found that women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than their counterparts with private health insurance. It also found Black women in Missouri were three times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than […]

The post Stark disparities persist in Missouri’s maternal mortality rate, state board finds appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Temperatures Tuesday are all about the heat.