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William Rogosky of East Alton, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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Board that owns the Dome recommended moving the settlement money to higher-earning assets while negotiations drag on.

The St. Louis congresswoman called the bill “McConnell’s SCOTUS security distraction.”

A St. Charles man was sentenced Wednesday to six and a half years in prison for possessing thousands of images and hundreds of videos containing child pornography.

The politically influential city firefighters union has renewed its effort to return supervision of all fire department pensions to a firefighter-controlled board.

The governor says the proposed federal bill doesn’t tie the state’s hands, giving Missouri the ability to opt out of proposed “red flag” laws.

Garbage is piling up around St. Louis residents. Many say it’s trashier than ever.

Spanish Cove Townhome tenants were given notices to move out in the coming months, because the owners are planning $16M renovations.

This is probably just a coincidence: But then again, it does make you scratch your chin and go "hmmm," doesn't it?

I have talked for years at Techdirt about how the cord cutting trend, while still continuing, was going to run into a wall due to the way that major sports broadcasts have always been done through cable TV deals. I have also covered the steps, baby or otherwise, different sports leagues and teams have taken […]

Jane Dueker, a Democrat running for county executive, accused Sam Page of failing to investigate the complaints by Deputy Jail Director Darby Howard.

Three men are facing criminal charges after a 1-year-old girl was shot in the head during an attempted carjacking last week in north St. Louis.

A friend of mine passed along the latest summer gasoline outlook from the Energy Information Administration: In spring 2021, refineries sold gasoline for 59¢ more than their crude oil cost. In spring of this year, EIA projects that the difference is $1.13. That's an increase of 54¢. A few days ago I calculated that the ...continue reading "Why are refineries charging so much for wholesale gasoline?"

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones has put an end to use of “no-knock” warrants in St. Louis through an executive order. The practice is now banned, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is prohibited from requesting this type of…