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On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion tore through the remote forests near the Tunguska River in Siberia. The blast flattened millions of trees across a huge area, yet left no obvious crater behind. Most scientists now believe it was caused by a space rock, likely an asteroid or comet fragment, exploding in the atmosphere before it reached the ground. At the time, the event mattered because it showed the destructive power of natural forces far beyond human control, even in an isolated part of

A judge handed down a 32-year prison sentence Monday to an Alton man who admitted to killing someone he knew at a Metro East house party.

The lawsuit describes the company’s forecasts about the mine’s production leading up to eventual disclosures about problems at the site, which were followed by two sharp market corrections.

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in southeastern Missouri late Monday night, with no damage or injuries reported.

Gilberto Pacheco was driving to work for a construction job in California when he was pulled over in what court papers called a “traffic stop” in January. He was not accused of any crime, not even a traffic infraction, but he was imprisoned without bond for months because he arrived illegally in the United States […]

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Republican Chris Stigall talks about his campaign to succeed Congressman Sam Graves in Missouri's 6th Congressional District. Stigall's main opponent in the Aug. 4 primary is Kansas City Councilman Nathan Willett, who appeared earlier this month on the podcast.

ST. LOUIS - A man was left injured after a shooting Monday night in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of S. Broadway St. in the city's Marine Villa neighborhood. The victim, an adult man, was taken to [...]

Outgoing Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler gives his thoughts on revitalizing St. Louis by investing in its people.

The folks at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) have spent decades demonizing technology (and speech) they don’t understand, so it seems particularly ironic that they’re now getting benchslapped for allowing AI hallucinated citations in legal filings. First, some background: NCOSE has gone through a few different branding phases, but for a long while […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued after reports of a missing girl in St. Louis County. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Rickelle Hykes, 14, was reported missing following an incident around 4 p.m. Sunday in the 5800 block of Page Boulevard. Hykes is described as a black [...]

Dr. Robert Harvey loses his motion to dismiss the case brought by former Board of Education member Ben Conover.

Two lawsuits filed in Cole County accuse Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway of unlawfully using threats of criminal prosecution to force bars and gas stations to shut down slot machine games. The latest case, filed Friday by an entity founded last year called the Missouri Licensing Advocacy Group based in Osage Beach, argues Hanaway and […]

The United States faces Bosnia in the World Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday, and in St. Louis' large Bosnian community, it's a big point of pride.