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Arras was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Last month, the NY Times published a really great article by (the always innovative) tech reporter Kashmir Hill, in which she tested out a bunch of those location tracking tools by hiding them (with permission) on her husband, Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was a great and eye-opening […]

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The timing of this event is of particular concern with the main thrust coming late tonight through the morning rush hour Friday.

Having returned to St. Louis during the pandemic, on a hunt for a site to start her own film production studio, Monica R. Butler noticed the now-vacant church where it had all started – Second Baptist Church – was for sale.

A reader emails with a question: Could (would) you prepare a chart of gasoline prices (adjusted for inflation) say from 1950 to the present? I think it would be very informative. Yes indeed! I'd be delighted. Here it is: Data through 2021 is annual. Data for 2022 is the latest and greatest for this week. ...continue reading "Raw data: Gasoline price, 1950-2022"

It's the weekend before St. Patrick's Day in St. Louis, which means you can expect to see a lot of green if you head out this weekend.

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen committee voted Thursday to resume in-person meetings.

An indictment says Angela Kaye Stockamp obtained the drug lorazepam by misrepresentation, fraud or deception in Madison County.

ST. LOUIS - Missouri's average gas price is just 9 cents lower than the state record set in July 2008. On Thursday, AAA reported the statewide average gas price was $3.85 per gallon. The record is $3.94. Missouri has the second-lowest average gas price in the nation, according to AAA. Drivers in Kansas have the [...]

A federal grand jury has indicted a former St. Louis school principal and an Oklahoma man for the 2016 murder of a pregnant teacher.

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen gave approval this week to a plan to bring the outdoor retailer to the south county municipality on the site of the former Toys R' Us at 3600 Lindbergh Blvd., near Watson Road.

Lisa Cannaday was shot and found lying in the street near North Fourth Street and Washington Avenue on Saturday night. Her husband, Jerome Cannaday, is being held without bail.

Thurman's in Shaw is no more, but the new owners of the space are preserving its legacy in the neighborhood.

Missouri and Illinois playwrights will join with local talent to present their plays March 18-20 and 25-27.

The Wall Street Journal reports that raw recruits at big tech, finance, and consulting firms are being offered six-figure starting salaries. This is making their less lucky colleagues who graduated a few years ago unhappy: As wage inflation hits campuses during a roaring economic recovery and tight labor market, the next cohort of frosh workers ...continue reading "Back in the day, I had to live on less than $100,000"

A bill meant to tie the hands of St. Louis-area officials who want to require building owners to install electric vehicle chargers cleared the Missouri House Thursday.  If passed, it would prohibit cities from passing building codes requiring businesses to install chargers unless the municipalities pay. “I’m all for electric cars. Bring them on. I […]

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