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Local artists designed the flag for the county as part of a $90,000 contract with St. Louis-based marketing agency Elasticity. Critics blasted it online.

Missouri State Rep. Raychel Proudie said Deinbo passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.

Police said the 10-year-old returned home safe Wednesday morning.

Working-age adults who live in small towns and rural areas are more likely to be covered by Medicaid than their counterparts in cities, creating a dilemma for Republicans looking to make deep cuts to the health care program. About 72 million people — nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States — are enrolled […]

We’ve often noted how there are $42.5 billion in broadband grants headed to the states courtesy of the 2021 infrastructure bill. The GOP voted against the bill, but have repeatedly turned around and taken credit for its looming benefits among our broadly misinformed electorate. And, as we predicted, they’re now redrafting key components of the […]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is doubling down on his demand that Planned Parenthood stop performing a type of abortion that its clinics aren’t actually offering patients. On Monday, Bailey issued a notice of an intent to serve a cease and desist letter to Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which operates clinics in the Kansas City metro and Columbia. It’s an identical threat to the one Bailey issued earlier this month to Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, which operates clinics in the…

ALTON - Everyone’s a little bit Irish in downtown Alton on Saturday, March 15 during the annual Alton St. Pat’s Pub Crawl. Join the fun from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find your pot o’ gold during the free to attend event which includes a total of 12 participating pubs and restaurants. A free shuttle will be available to take participants between locations. “The Pub Crawl has been a really popular St. Patrick’s Day event in Alton,” co-organizer Anne Fritz noted. “Each year there’s a new participating restaurant and lots of fun activities.” Enjoy outdoor entertainment in front of Morrison’s Irish Pub which will include Wild Geese from Noon to 4 p.m. and O’Foolain Irish Dancers at approximately 4 p.m. Tip a pint of green beer at the following locations: Bluff City Grill, Bossanova Restaurant & Lounge, Brown Bag Bistro, Bubby & Sissy’s, Catdaddy’s Tavern, Danny’s Lounge, Firehouse, FLOCK Food Truck Park & Bar,

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But the cost to the state would be hefty: an estimated $334 million in the short term and over $200 million annually afterwards, according to a nonpartisan fiscal analysis.

Under legislation sponsored by Rep. Richard West, R-Wentzville, the personal property tax rate would drop 50% over three years, potentially reducing tax revenues going to local governments by $909 million.

The Stork Inn in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood was listed for sale at $272,000, said real estate broker Mona Parsley.

Still a conservative standard-bearer and irritant to liberals, Missouri’s senior U.S. senator is carving out position as legislator concerned with workers’ rights, blue-collar benefits.

The Queeny Park show will feature traditional and modern quilts, and some that celebrate Route 66.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is doubling down on his demand that Planned Parenthood stop performing a type of abortion that its clinics aren’t actually offering patients.  On Monday, Bailey issued a notice of an intent to serve a cease and desist letter to Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which operates clinics in the Kansas City […]

Berkeley Mayor Babatunde Deinbo passed away at his home on Monday at the age of 73, having been a prominent figure in north St. Louis County politics for 30 years and having been re-elected for his third term in April 2024.

“How much profit is enough?” It was a question posed by an upset electric customer venting at a recent Public Service Commission hearing for an Ameren electricity rate hike. “At the expense of poor people and the elderly that are on fixed incomes,” he continued. The collective frustration made it clear customers are feeling the […]

Missouri Republicans who attended the recent Lincoln Days event say they are enthusiastic about the first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, the state’s GOP leaders remain unwavering in their support — despite backlash over Trump’s early moves.

ST. LOUIS - Some cloud cover may roll in and out Wednesday morning; otherwise, we are set up for another sunny and warm day with highs again near 80 F. Into Thursday morning, a storm system will pass to the south of the St. Louis region. Scattered showers and storms will be possible around daybreak [...]