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Four former Missouri correctional officers face murder charges and a fifth is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the December death of a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Othel Moore, 38, was pepper-sprayed in the face multiple times, had his face improperly covered by a hood that blocked his nose and mouth and […]

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More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget Friday as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. In a statement explaining his cuts, Parson said he vetoed earmarked items that he believes were loaded into the budget for special projects and organizations without considering […]

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There's been so much going on today that I forgot all about the May inflation report. This is PCE inflation, the measure preferred by the Fed: As usual, don't put too much stock in a single month's number. That said, this is superlative news. The headline rate is negative, and the core rate, which the ...continue reading "PCE inflation plummeted in May"

The miniature geodesic dome that Buckminster Fuller built on the SIUE campus is celebrating his creation this weekend.

Among cuts: $4 million to demolish abandoned properties in Kinloch, $7 million to rehabilitate St. Louis Lambert International Airport and $10 million for sewer work in St. Louis County

You've heard of sunscreen for your skin to protect from harmful UV rays, but what about sunscreen for fruit?

Aldermen worried it wouldn't do enough to attract new hires for a city workforce missing nearly a third of its authorized strength.

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Detectives are investigating a string of burglaries at restaurants on S. Grand Boulevard after police responded to three break-ins within a block of each other Friday. 

"This is the shot in the arm North St. Louis businesses have been asking for," said St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones.

A St. Louis man said he took matters into his own hands after prosecutors dismissed charges against the man accused of killing his sister. He killed the man himself.

I would sure like to be a fly on the wall of the Supreme Court chambers right about now. The Court's term typically ends in June, but they still haven't released their ruling on Donald Trump's immunity claim. What can they possibly be waiting for? Was there some kind of last-minute change of heart that ...continue reading "The Supreme Court is toying with us"

St. Louis small businesses and non-profits received a major boost in funds from the St. Louis Development Corporation Friday.

(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Friday the state's $50.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2025, beginning Monday.