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The International Mentoring Program connects international women with local mentors and helps them integrate into the St. Louis community.

Bob Trigg faced eviction from apartments run by an arm of St. Louis Catholic Charities. Marijuana and a vape pen were the issue. Then his friends stepped in.

The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) is used to accredit schools and districts in Missouri, so good scores and growth are important for the state.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was among more than 100 people arrested Saturday during a protest at the Washington University campus.

The main break occurred Thursday morning in unincorporated St. Louis County.

Boba, a flavored tea drink served with chewy tapioca balls, is taking off in the region, and the Clark sisters' company, Bo.co Boba, is gearing up for a busy year.

On the corner of Delmar Boulevard and Old Bonhomme Road sits University City’s newest boutique, Briefly Beautiful (8149 Delmar Boulevard). It's full of bright colors and vintage pieces — think Carrie Bradshaw’s closet.  Owner Susan Curtis wanted to create a place where people would come in and say “I remember this.”

Poke One has opened at 3101 South Grand Boulevard, and already, after only two weeks, it feels like it has been here all along. There’s a line at the counter and, behind it, the Qiu family is hard at work. Formerly the Tower Grove Creamery (and once planned to be a Boardwalk Waffles before the local chain collapsed), this spot now is a place for poke and boba, which are made in-house by Jianxing Qiu, who co-owns the restaurant with his son, Steven Qiu.

A push to eliminate Missouri’s requirement for children under 16 to obtain official work permits before they can begin a job could be debated by the House this week.  In order to work in Missouri, 14 and 15 year olds must obtain a certificate issued by their school, with information from their prospective employer about […]

The post Missouri bill would loosen child labor law by removing work permit requirements appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The heaviest rain and thunderstorm threats overnight are on the way out Monday morning, paving the way for a calm start to the new work week.

In late 2020, Archer-Daniels-Midland, one of America’s oldest and most profitable food companies, predicted customers’ preference for foods with “bright and exciting” colors and “familiar, nostalgic” flavors would “shape the food industry.” ADM seemed poised to capitalize. Over the next few years, it purchased two companies specializing in crafting tastes. One creates savory dairy flavors […]

The post Archer Daniels Midland touted nutrition, flavor business. Now the government’s investigating appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Due to construction on each side of Lemay Ferry and drivers using the neighborhood streets as a detour, car crashes are up 33% from 2023.

The Monarch Fire Protection District in Chesterfield says right now, it only has four ambulances at five fire stations, serving more than 80,000 people.

St. Louis has the highest rate of syphilis infections in the state. Cases of congenital syphilis among newborn babies are rising, too. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem speaks with Suzanne Alexander of the St. Louis Department of Health about how local officials hope to reduce the infection's spread.

The district said the issue is expected to be resolved in time for students to return to in-person learning on Tuesday.

It's a busy start to the week for St. Louis police detectives, who are investigating several shootings over the past week. FOX 2 has learned that least one dozen people were hurt from shootings since Saturday afternoon.

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen has fond memories of working on their Diamond-certified album Pyromania, which was released 40 years ago.The album was Collen’s first with the band. He was…

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