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The state paid $16.25 million for a 116,000-square-foot office building, its office equipment and adjacent garage off Interstate 64 and Timberlake Manor Parkway.

Donald Trump’s first day back in the oval office included issuing pardons to more than 1,500 people charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol at the end of his last term. Plus: A case in federal court is aiming to dismantle a decades-old wetlands law, best known for its nickname: "swampbuster." Harvest Public Media's Rachel Cramer reports on why a landholding company says the wetlands law is unconstitutional and how sustainable agriculture groups are pushing back

In 1957, after a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary left four men dead and 50 wounded, state lawmakers created a bipartisan committee to keep watch over the prison system. The 12 members of the Joint Committee on Correctional Institutions and Problems had two important duties — inspect every prison at least twice a year […]

When the allegation came to light in 2018 that then-Gov. Eric Greitens had abused a woman, Missouri Republicans forced him out of office.  They conducted an investigation. They documented the awfulness in a report. Even Josh Hawley, our Attorney General at the time, called for the governor to resign. Greitens nevertheless ran for the U.S. […]

The new 268-unit complex next to Bar K is emphatically dog-friendly.

ST. LOUIS - A fire broke out at an abandoned warehouse in south St. Louis Monday night. The fire took place around 8 p.m. Monday night on the 3200 block of South Kings Highway, just south of Tower Grove Park. Firefighters say smoke was coming from the second floor when they arrived. There is no [...]

ST. LOUIS - If you park outside, your car may have a little powder sugar coating on it after some very light snow fell briefly overnight. Shoulders and some roadways even have a little coating. Skies are now clearing. Bitter cold to start Tuesday. Temperatures have fallen into the single digits and winds chills are [...]

Ringo Starr recently released the new country album Look Up, co-written and produced by T Bone Burnett. It features 11 songs, with special guest appearances by Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, Lucius, Larkin…

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Post-Dispatch sportswriter Bob Broeg is confused about how voting Stan Musial into the Baseball Hall of Fame wasn’t unanimous.

The Los Angeles fires shine a light on the wretched excess of the very rich.

Firefighting is a rare voluntary role, but the state’s other prisoners still have no choices, making the dangerous work in wildland fire camps more attractive.

New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.

Written by TMH Apprentices Finn Kanak, Ayla Lutzeler, and CJ Turner Everyone in St. Louis knows the tragic story of the Titanic, but have you heard about an equally devastating maritime disaster on the Mississippi River? About 160 years ago, the SS Sultana violently exploded and sank on its trip from New Orleans to St. …

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For all the Republicans who kvetched constantly over the past four years about Joe Biden's "unlawful" behavior, I'd like to remind you that in one day Donald Trump has: Pardoned hundreds of violent criminals solely because they're MAGA supporters. Explicitly declared that he wouldn't enforce a law he's legally required to enforce. Redefined birthright citizenship ...continue reading "Trump and the law: A relationship from hell"

Mark Lauderdale of St. Louis, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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In his “Ancient Rings” series, Jim Scheller transforms each vessel into a meditation on time, continuity, and humanity’s spiritual connection to the past. The pieces from the collection shown together […]

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I've seen an outpouring of outrage today about pardons. In particular, Joe Biden pardoned several family members and a bunch of Democratic politicians. Sacré bleu! What kind of a precedent does this set for Donald Trump? I get this—but only up to a point. Does anyone even remember Trump's pardon record from four years ago? ...continue reading "Let’s not forget Donald Trump’s clemency record from 2020"