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Filling the child welfare division’s hundreds of vacancies, the director said, would only start to address the workload issue.

It's a well-known fact that in the United States rich people have much longer life expectancies than poor people. Much of this is attributed to our private health care system, which does a lousy job of treating the uninusured and underinsured. That got me curious: do other countries with national health care systems do better? ...continue reading "Chart of the day: The inequality of life expectancy by income"

St. Louis officials and gun safety advocates are urging parents to lock up their guns with free locks being handed out throughout the city.

The crash rushed the soon to be high school graduate to the hospital in critical condition. Even medical workers said it's a miracle she's recovering the way she is.

A 23-year-old woman died after a car she was a passenger in crashed into an Illinois Department of Transportation vehicle in St. Clair County Tuesday afternoon.

The officers said they were nearly carjacked on March 19 in the city's LaSalle Park neighborhood. On Tuesday, the prosecutor's office said the officers are under investigation for lying in a sworn statement.

From Doug Johnson, writing about the need for indigenous voices in the search for extraterrestrial life: Other trappings of colonialism have ended up in modern space exploration. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wore a cowboy hat before his spaceflight, for example. In all, if anyone out there is looking, said Shorter, humanity isn’t necessarily putting its ...continue reading "Quote of the day: Colonialism in modern space exploration"

Campaigns were marked by a conservative push against pandemic-related mask and quarantine policies, then broadened to oppose diversity and equity programs.

Several property tax hikes were also on the ballot in St. Louis County.

Normally when discussing a company that has appeared on our pages before for being a trademark bully, I like to list off and link to a few examples. Monster Energy, the company that makes fizzy caffeine bombs in liquid form, makes that all very silly. You need only look at all the stories we’ve done […]

Webster Groves Councilwoman Laura Arnold defeats former Councilwoman Kathy Hart to become the city's first new mayor in 24 years.

Proposition R shifts redistricting to a new independent commission, and Proposition 1 allows the sale of up to $50 million in bonds for capital projects.

Several voters heading to the polls in St. Louis County expressed disappointment over the low voter turnout Tuesday.

A St. Louis alderwoman is speaking out after officers shot a 58-year-old man, who later died from his injuries.

Oh ffs: It's bad enough that half of all Republicans think Democratic leaders run child sex-trafficking rings, but 21% of Democrats think so too. So why are they still Democrats, anyway? In any case, thanks conservative media! It's good to see that you're on the job as always.

The commission would meet every five years. Voters will be asked in the Aug. 2 primary election to decide whether to create the panel.