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Local moms band together on a Facebook group in search of baby formula amid the worsening national shortage.

WASHINGTON — Both the Biden administration and Congress moved Wednesday to try to relieve a national infant formula shortage, as the White House invoked the Defense Production Act and the U.S. House approved $28 million for the Food and Drug Administration. President Joe Biden said he would use the law to address the formula shortage, requiring suppliers […]

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Union workers at Schnucks voted Wednesday night at St. Charles Family Arena on a new three-year contract.

A St. Louis proposal calls for doubling the salary of Board of Aldermen members when the board is cut in half next April.

The cost of the $210 million expansion of America’s Center is to be split evenly between the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Sample Bloody Marys, dig into an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil or attend a barbecue showdown put on by Feast this weekend.

Megan King-Popp and Monica Croke had been serving coffee and cafe fare to their McKinley Heights neighbors for roughly three years before the pandemic forced them to temporarily transition to a takeout- and outdoor-dining-only spot in the summer of 2020. Every morning, they'd head outside, prop open their takeout window and unfurl their patio umbrellas. Every morning, locals would stroll by and ask if they were new.

Spirit & Wine Craft will feature more than 600 whiskeys, 400 wines, 400 craft beers, a selection of cheeses and upscale foods, and a large selection of other spirits

The Loop Trolley will return to service this summer with a new operator. Bi-State Development, which operates Metro Transit and MetroLink, confirmed Wednesday it plans to begin Loop Trolley operations on Aug. 4. In a statement, a Bi-State spokeswoman said the trolley will not run seven days a week and they still don't know if tickets will be free. The trolley opened in November of 2018 after years of delays. On Dec. 29, 2019, it ended operations after low ridership. The Loop Trolley had sold about…

The redistricting process takes place once per decade to adjust for changes in population.

While St. Louis County Council Chair Rita Days held up final vote on convention center bonds, interest rates rose.

Some of the 150 available positions pay up to $60,000 annually.

Matt and Mike Ratz's food concept recently expanded west.

This week, a lot of festivals are kicking off on Thursday, including a country fair, a Shakespeare movie weekend and the Show Me Burlesque Festival. Once you have recovered from your weekend, next Wednesday you can check out some low-key events from Apotheosis Comics or get drunk at a Nicholas Cage movie.

This weekend has something for everyone. Drag aficionados can check out Love and Drag's Old Hollywood Glam show, while dog lovers can head to Forest Park's Cricket Field for Bark in the Park.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will not use random sampling to verify whether a pair of initiative petitions submitted this month collected enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot, his office confirmed Wednesday. Instead, Ashcroft will rely on the traditional method of line-by-line checking by local election officials to verify and count […]

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