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Missouri lawmakers are again considering legislation that would increase funding to allow local governments to test for additional radioactive waste around contaminated sites in the St. Louis region. The Missouri House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs on Monday discussed the bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Mark Matthiesen of O’Fallon, Missouri. It’s similar to legislation Matthiesen proposed last year but includes even more money for testing. “There’s a lot of concern…

Doug Burris will act as interim commissioner as the city continues its search for a permanent replacement.

A St. Louis-area family of insurance agencies has been acquired by a Michigan-based company.

Sen. David Gregory’s bill calls for a bounty hunter program to find undocumented immigrants. It also sets up a hotline to turn in undocumented immigrants for a $1,000 payout.

A family-owned, 87-year-old Metro East tent company has new majority ownership.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches. The average price per dozen nationwide [...]

Jerald Stilts, 57, was charged Monday in the shooting death of Charles "Chuck" Joseph Parrino Jr., 45.

A former professional basketball player with St. Louis ties who is the ex-boyfriend of sentenced “Basketball Wives” reality TV show star Brittish Williams, appeared in federal court on Monday to be sentenced himself for pandemic loan fraud.

Two others were seriously injured in the accident Sunday afternoon at Highways 47 and H.

The legislation proposes $1 million per year to test near contaminated sites.

A Franklin County, Missouri, man appeared in federal court on Monday and admitted crossing state lines with the intention of having sex with a child.

Missouri lawmakers are again considering legislation that would increase funding to allow local governments to test for additional radioactive waste around contaminated sites in the St. Louis region. The Missouri House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs on Monday discussed the bill sponsored by Republican state Rep. Mark Matthiesen of O’Fallon. It’s similar to legislation Matthiesen […]

As you may have noticed, the tech world is full of news about TikTok, its ban, its reprieve and possible sale, and whether it represents a security threat to the US and its citizens. Of course, the question of whether TikTok is spying on its users and sending data back to China is broader than […]