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Absentee voting for the Aug. 2 Missouri primary kicks off Tuesday.

There are several ways you can celebrate Pride Month by dining out or by attending an event.

If you're an accountant or nurse, an assistant manager or call center representative, some familiar names want you to join their team this week.

The local nonprofit behind annual film events including the St. Louis International Film Festival has named a new executive director.

In June 2021, Congress, with a unanimous vote in the Senate and support of all but 14 Republicans in the House of Representatives, passed legislation designating June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence …

For the first time in 14 years, Billy Joel is going Down Under. The Piano Man has announced that he'll be performing a one-night-only show on December 10 at Melbourne…

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I was cleaning out some old folders over the weekend and came across this picture of a white rose. It had a bit of a yellow cast in the center that I didn't like, but when I opened Photoshop to remove it I accidentally ended up changing it instead. I was quite taken with this ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Marqueze Murray pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in the August 2020 killing of Richard Hodges in St. Louis.

People inside the home smelled smoke, left the home, and called 911.

The share price for Nerdy, the St. Louis tutoring firm, has dropped dramatically since it became a public company. Its CEO explains why he still chose to buy $12 million in stock.

Bookings at Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY), the St. Louis firm that offers tutoring services, recently slowed. It's now implementing a different pricing structure, in which customers buy on a subscription basis. CEO Chuck Cohn explains why.

Back in the Golden Age of blogging the Texas Republican Party platform was a regular object of ridicule, one that I'd write about every couple of years. It was always a hoot. Take back the Panama Canal! Return to the gold standard! Abolish the federal income tax! Today the Texas GOP platform is back in ...continue reading "Here’s a walk down memory lane with the platform of the Texas state GOP"

EDWARDSVILLE - Twisted Biscuit in Edwardsville celebrated its first birthday in style last week with a big celebration hosted by the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce. Matthew Fox, owner/president of FoxCo Restaurants, said Twisted Biscuit does things a little unique from other restaurants and is trendy. He said the restaurant was excited to share a celebration of its first birthday with the community. “We have a lot of traditional items, and we are a lot of fun,” Fox said. “We are grandma’s breakfast with a twist, we want to be fun and not necessarily do anything already done but do it a little more vibrant and in the Twisted Biscuit way. We hope to grow our name and ways to appeal to all individuals small and large from the small children to grandma and grandpa, we just look to continue to have fun in Edwardsville." Twisted Biscuit is located at 1071 South State Route 157, Edwardsville. “When you come to Twisted Biscuit, expect a great

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BETHALTO - Recent Civic Memorial High School graduate Claire Christeson was a two-sport standout athlete for the Eagles. She was a star on the girls' basketball team and also loved playing soccer come springtime. Because of injuries and the COVID-19 Pandemic, she had an absolute roller coaster of a high school campaign. With her career finish in both basketball and soccer and how she faced all the challenges and remained vital to her teams, she is a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of Month for the Eagles. "Personally, I didn't expect it to go this way," Claire said. "Looking back at it I wouldn't change anything." She started off by making the varsity basketball team her freshman year and came off the bench, participating in 20 games. The following year she played in all 35 games. Her junior year was cut short due to the pandemic. The Eagles still managed to get in 17 games, only losing one of those. Claire played in all 17 and averaged 10.2 points per game. She gave

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Today on TAP: Criminal prosecution of Trump will be a good start, but just the beginning.

After postponing two concerts because frontman Mick Jagger recently tested positive for COVID-19, The Rolling Stones are ready to relaunch their SIXTY tour on Tuesday in Milan, Italy. Jagger has…

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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Sunday that USS St. Louis, and four other new Navy combat ships, may be spared from being decommissioned next year.