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CITY HALL – Children are getting even more options for safe summer fun, with an expansion of youth programming locations and events. Summer Fun STL, a collaboration of the city, …

A high-def analog audio disc featuring a new version of Bob Dylan's classic folk song "Blowin' in the Wind," which Dylan recorded last year, sold Thursday at a Christie's auction in…

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Buckle up, I've got an exciting post for you today! As you know, Gross Domestic Product is the size of the economy. It's calculated by adding up the value of all the goods and services produced in the United States. But you can calculate the same number by adding up all the income needed to ...continue reading "How big is the US economy, anyway?"

For the fourth month in a row, Missouri's medical marijuana industry has raked in more than $30 million dollars in cannabis sales, according to June numbers released by the Department of Health and Senior Services. Missouri cannabis dispensaries did $30.94 million in sales last month, DHSS reports, bringing the total amount of money brought in by the industry to $393.09 million to date. That's a serious chunk of change, to be sure.

The interstate will be closed in both directions so crews can work on the Big Bend Bridge.

Her inauguration comes just a week after the U.S. Supreme Court welcomed its first Black woman, Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Some passengers waited more than an hour for a bus on Thursday morning.

The workers are the second group in Missouri’s cannabis industry to vote to form a union.

EDWARDSVILLE - James Zugmaier, who was one of the top bowlers in his four years with a developing Edwardsville High boys program, has signed a letter of intent to bowl for Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. Zugmaier, who was one of the first bowlers when the Tigers started out, is looking forward to competing at the next level and will bring a positive attitude to the Lions. For his efforts, Zugmaier is an iCAN Clinic Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. "For one, just to start off, try to bring a positive attitude, and good work ethic every single day," Zugmaier said in an interview following the ceremony. "But especially with the drier conditions in bowling, I know a lot of kids on that team, I know they have a lot of high-break bowlers. I hope I try to specialize in the drier patterns and help the team out when it comes to that. Zugmaier, who bowled for head coach Craig Ohlau this past season, decided on Lindenwood based on a visit to one of his tournaments by Lions'

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Neighbors said the victim, Eileen Schnitker, was a sweet woman and a retired nurse.

Clayton's former mayor believes key to transforming the St. Louis region is to convene a Board of Freeholders. The key to making it work: Keep the word "merger" out of the discussion.

This week marks the beginning of the second chapter of the St. Louis Business Journal's Advance STL program, which explores what our audience thinks are the region's biggest challenges. Nearly 60% of the people surveyed by the Business Journal in February identified "unified leadership/government structure" as one of the biggest challenges in the region. We're exploring some of the reasons why our audience feels this way.

Demario Smith was home for the summer after his freshman year at Morehouse College in Atlanta, his mother said.

It’s no secret to long term Techdirt readers that Australia truly is the upside down when it comes to internet laws and policy. We’ve discussed in the past things like Australia’s news link tax (they hate when you call it a tax, and insist it’s just a “bargaining code,” but the bargaining is to force […]

Many schools across the St. Louis area have more open positions than normal for this time of year. STLPR education reporter Kate Grumke joins the show to talk about why schools are faced with a shortage of teachers and support staff.

JERSEY - The Jersey girls' softball team was what their Coach Chelsea Crnokrak describes as "an incredibly hard-working group of girls" this past spring. "Our overall record was 17-14," the coach said. "This was an incredibly hard-working group of girls. We graduated 8 seniors from the 2021 season. The 2022 seniors were Caroline Gibson, Karli Talley, and Jaelyn Schulte. Their leadership, positive attitudes, and work ethic helped make this season a success. We competed well in our conference and in the postseason with a tough loss to Triad in the Regional Championship. "This team also broke the school record for most team home runs with 28. The previous record was 18. Additionally, Caroline Gibson broke the JCHS single-season home run record with 9 and tied the school career home run record with 11." The Jersey softball girls are Quality Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Jerseyville Female Athletes of Month. Panthers' Softball Award Winners: Pictured Front to Back (L-R): 1. Caroline

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Change and Action for Racial Equity and St. Louis Association of Community Organizations are working to promote literacy in north St. Louis by placing tiny libraries north of Delmar Boulevard.