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The Blues have had nearly the entirety of their roster spend at least some time on the COVID list this season

Amending Missouri’s open records law to permit government agencies to withhold more information from the public — and charge more for any records that are turned over — is among …

The first education debate of the 2022 legislative session featured hours of discussion on Tuesday of a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” — and whether it would give parents more say in the classroom or instead have a chilling effect on how certain subjects are taught.  In a sign of where legislative priorities may fall, […]

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Students in Columbia, St. Louis and Kansas City won't have to wear masks indoors and the schools are starting the semester in-person and on time.

St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden has postponed his plans to retire in February.

First reported by KSDK, the police chief will stay on the job “until further notice” amid a nationwide search for his replacement. Hayden has been in the role for four years, and his original plans had him retiring on his 35th anniversary with the force.

The search for Hayden’s replacement has been complicated, with Mayor Tishaura Jones telling the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last week that the process needed to restart amid a tangled conflict between City Hall departments vying to influence the process.…

The Arnold business services company has a wide variety of openings.

As Brian McGee, President of the Flooring Industry Council of Greater St. Louis explains, “Floors are the foundation of your home or business."

Nearly five dozen police chiefs from around the state say multiple provisions in a controversial Missouri gun law need clarification.

The plane crashed Saturday night, killing the man and woman on board.

Midtown St. Louis is seeing big developments. But the Grand MetroLink Station functions as a car-centric “doughnut hole” in its center. Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and traffic engineer Chris Beard discuss the problems — and a new report urging improvements.

Community groups ended their opposition to a merger including a St. Louis bank, saying an agreement reached will benefit low- and moderate-income residents.

Home sales start this weekend for a new subdivision to be built at the site of the former John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in West County, which Fontbonne University unloaded after targeting the area for a campus extension.

Clayton-based managed health care provider Centene has named a former Magellan Health executive as its chief transformation officer.

Gov. Mike Parson requested the help last month for Bollinger, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Pemiscot, Reynolds and Wayne counties.

The Maryland Heights-based hotel development, investment, construction and management company has opened its first hotel in the Los Angeles market, a $25 million, four-story property.

Afghan refugee Zamzama “ZZ” Safi loves her life in St. Peters, Missouri, but remains terrified for her family that remains in Afghanistan. The former linguist for U.S. forces gives an update on her life in Missouri, five months after fleeing the Taliban.

City ranked at No. 75 on Lawn Love list of "Best Cities for Bagel Lovers" — even after our bread-sliced bagel innovation made national news in 2019

John Hayden will remain St. Louis’ Chief of Police until further notice as the search for his replacement continues, KSDK has learned. Sources familiar with the negotiations said Hayden formally agreed this week to continue serving as chief beyond his Feb. 23 retirement date he announced in September. He has been at the helm for four years. The move follows remarks Mayor Tishaura Jones made in recent weeks about the finalists for the job – one of whom has a pending discrimination lawsuit against…

Students at University of Missouri schools will not have to wear masks when they return to the classroom next week. The UM Board of Curators met Tuesday morning to discuss potential Covid-19 policy changes as cases continue to rise across Missouri and the nation. System President Mun Choi asked curators to consider two recommendations: Masks required indoors for students, faculty and staff Masks required in classrooms and student labs The board rejected both recommendations in separate votes.…

Markel Hutton pointed a gun at the man, who was in his 80s, and pulled him out of his SUV.