Many people have come up to me recently and said, "Mr. Drum, sir, was Trump's news conference yesterday really a news conference?" Sorry. It just amuses me that when people describe a Trump speech they now say things like "he told a few sir stories and then...." But let's return to that news conference on ...continue reading "About that Trump “news conference”"
St. Louis has another football team that can claim the title of "Greatest Show on Turf." Last month, after a thrilling comeback against the Boston Breakers, the St. Louis SLAM won its fifth Women's Football Alliance championship. The team's players aren't paid like NFL players— but they hit hard and play to win. Player-turned-coach Myrt Davis and second-year running back Jada Humphreys share their love of the game, and what it takes to keep football thriving in St. Louis.
Legendary musician Tony Levin, best known for working with King Crimson and Peter Gabriel, is set to release the new studio album Bringing It Down to the Bass on Sept. 13.The…
New policies would bar books that mention drug misuse, profanity or violence in certain cases, with the school board the final arbiter of what’s considered excessive or unnecessary.
The iconic Route 66 is approaching its 100th birthday. To celebrate the historic ‘Mother Road’, the State Historical Society of Missouri is working to collect items and anecdotes from around the state to build an exhibit that opens to the public in 2026. Researchers Katie Seal and Sean Rost talk about the stories they want to collect and why the highway remains a source of nostalgia decades later.
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Poison's Bret Michaels are among the rockers remembering Great White frontman Jack Russell, whose death at age 63 was announced on Thursday.Snider took to social media to pay…
For a while, we’ve been pointing out how terrible KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) is. Our main concern is that the bill would fundamentally lead to the suppression of all kinds of speech. That’s because the “duty of care” provision, while limited, would allow officials (mostly at the FTC, which can get partisan) to […]
St. Louis is hosting a weekend-long celebration of Black Pride, featuring a bar hop, a free expo, and a Pride and Joy Brunch, to recognize the challenges faced by the Black LGBTQIA+ community.
A Franklin County man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally spying on a woman in a department store changing room in St. Charles County. He may have spied on many more.
Kamala Harris announced her new Trump-killing populist economic plan today: Harris’s most surprising policy announcement was her plan to ban “price gouging” in grocery and food prices. While details were sparse, the measure would include authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to impose large fines on grocery stores that impose “excessive” price hikes on customers, her ...continue reading "Are grocery stores gouging us?"
A new school year leads to a new look for Washington University in St. Louis. The institution unveiled a rebranded logo on Friday, featuring the shorter name "WashU."
Alton, Illinois is offering scenic fall foliage and history tours along the Mississippi River, with tickets available now for a four-hour tour starting Oct. 10.