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Firefighters were trucking in water from both Farina and Kinmundy as they worked to put out the flames.

I guess it's time to update my table of Donald Trump's court cases. Case Outcome Details E. Jean Carroll #1 Lost Ordered to pay $5 million. On appeal. E. Jean Carroll #2 Lost Ordered to pay $83 million. On appeal. New York business fraud Lost Ordered to pay $454 million. On appeal. Stormy Daniels hush ...continue reading "UPDATED: All the major Trump court cases since 2016"

Verizon has confirmed a nationwide service issue affecting multiple states, with an estimated resolution time of up to 12 hours on their official network website.

The sheriff's deputy fired shots after he saw the teenager shooting at other people on the platform, police said.

A 3D printing company based in St. Louis has expanded its operations and will soon grow its physical footprint.

Allegiant Airlines has extended its seasonal service from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport to 66 cities across the country, offering leisure travelers the opportunity to fly to popular destinations such as Myrtle Beach, Savannah, Knoxville, and Las Vegas.

The Home Builders Association (HBA), on behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), presented a $13,868 donation to St. Peters Senior Citizen Corporation grant writer and resident Frances Kern. The donation will be used to replace a roof on one apartment building and repair roofs on the other 12 buildings. St. Peters Senior Citizen […]

Craig Elementary in the Parkway School District is dealing with noisy cicadas interfering with recess and bus schedules, prompting indoor recess and a vote to hold the annual staff versus student kickball game indoors.

The 140-hospital health system, based in St. Louis, has restored some of its electronic health records that were impacted by a ransomware attack early this month.

The big news in the EV world is the announcement of a new hybrid car from Chinese automaker BYD. They claim it has a range of 1,300 miles, but that may be conservative. A couple of Chinese journalists took one out for a test and drove it until it literally coughed and died. It lasted ...continue reading "New Chinese car has an 81 mpg gasoline engine"

Reactions by Missouri politicians to the felony conviction Thursday of former President Donald Trump fell predictably along partisan lines, with Republicans condemning the verdict and Democrats expressing satisfaction or trolling their partisan foes. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a candidate for the GOP nomination for governor, blamed President Joe Biden for the state of New […]

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The 26-year-old Jefferson County mother, who told police she killed her two children Tuesday, was expected to appear in court Thursday afternoon. Now, she has a public defender representing her and waived her formal arraignment.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has made significant progress in his first year in office, reducing the warrant office backlog by 60 percent and hiring 33 new hires.

Reactions poured in Thursday afternoon from St. Louis-area leaders on both sides of the political aisle.

More bad news for ShotSpotter, which recently re-branded to “SoundThinking” to distance itself from exactly this sort of negative press. Four legislators (three senators, one congressperson) are asking the DHS Inspector General to take a closer look at the tech the DHS is funding via one of its grant programs. The problem with Spotshotter is […]

HOK plans to keep its St. Louis office in downtown once its lease expires next August (2025). The design firm and its 170 St. Louis-based staff currently work out of a 39,000-sq.-ft. workplace on the first and second floors of the Equitable Building at 10 S. Broadway. HOK is now exploring other downtown office locations […]

NWS survey crews are surveying damage from Sunday evening's storms. Here's how many tornadoes they've confirmed so far.