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Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a plan raising processing fees by $3 per transaction as part of an effort to attract and retain the independent contractors who run the offices across the state.

Last November you might recall that Wired released an excellent report documenting how it was trivial to buy the sensitive and detailed movement data of U.S. military and intelligence workers as they moved around Germany. The culprit, as usual, was a global collection of super dodgy data brokers and adtech firms that see little in the way […]

A bill to protect one of the world’s largest chemical companies from charges it didn’t warn customers that one of its most popular products causes cancer won first-round approval Tuesday in the Missouri House. The legislation, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Dane Diehl of Butler, would make the label required by federal pesticide regulators “sufficient to satisfy any requirement for a warning label regarding cancer under any other provision of current law.” “This bill is going to put…

A health department staffer did write such a transition plan, according to records obtained by the Post-Dispatch. The plan calls for "shelter wide" euthanasia.

Post-Dispatch owner says “threat actors” accessed the company network, targeting “critical applications” and stealing data.

Republicans say statistics showing improvements in crime fighting are unreliable.

“We’re looking at something like e-Harmony for babies,” bill author Gerard Harms told the House Children and Families Committee.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday signed an executive order targeting state funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The executive order bars state agencies from using public funds for positions, policies, or procedures that encourage greater diversity throughout the state. Agencies are also prohibited from considering factors relating to equity and inclusion while making hiring decisions. "While this order directs the removal of DEI-based programs, it does not apply to any requirements…

A look at the state of Illinois’ finances ahead of the governor’s annual budget address, and a report from STLPR's Hiba Ahmed's "field trip" to the Missouri Statehouse with St. Louis Public School families.

The fast-growing private university selected a new leader that its board of trustees said has "a deep passion for innovation."

The Missouri General Assembly is at a crossroads this legislative session as their constituents demand they do something, almost anything, to put a stop to violent crime. It’s no secret that Missouri ranks in the top 10 states in the U.S. for both violent crime and property crime, and several Missouri communities lead the nation with high crime rates. […]

The 2025 event had a record-breaking 800 volunteers and raised $1,040,000 for local neighbors in need.

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill - A trailer was destroyed after an overnight fire in Cahokia Heights Wednesday morning. Officials say the fire happened just after midnight Wednesday morning on Mississippi Avenue. The trailer was left destroyed after it was completely engulfed in flames. Firefighters say the fire trailer was vacant at the time of the [...]

The deadly triple shooting happened Sunday night on Renshaw Avenue.

A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene on Jennings Station Road.

A brick wall encloses the back patio, creating a secluded space for private dining.

'Arch Eats' hosts George Mahe and Cheryl Baehr dive into the best chicken wings in town, ranking their favorites and debating the ever-controversial boneless wing.

A Missouri House committee spent 90 minutes discussing and hearing testimony earlier this month on legislation that would criminalize medical professionals who don’t provide life-saving care to any infants born during an unsuccessful abortion. Known as the “born alive abortion survivors act,” it won approval of the House Health and Mental Health Committee on Tuesday, […]