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A filibuster in the Missouri Senate set a new record Wednesday morning, as Democrats continued to demand “ballot candy” about non-citizen voting and foreign fundraising be removed from an initiative petition bill before it goes to voters. The previous modern record for longest filibuster was set earlier this year by the Senate Freedom Caucus, who held the floor for 41 hours. Democrats passed that mark at around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. With time ticking down as the legislature is set to adjourn…

Yesterday we toured Schönbrunn Palace, and when we got to the ballroom our guide asked if we knew how long imperial balls lasted in the age of Maria Theresa. The obvious answer is "a few hours," with the exact length variable. But here's how things went: Short silence, then someone pipes up. "24 hours." "Three ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Elton John is showing his gratitude after one of his records was named to Apple Music’s list of the 100 Best Albums. “THANK YOU @APPLEMUSIC FOR NAMING GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ONE OF THE…

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Three men who allegedly posed as police officers broke into a north St. Louis home Tuesday morning and took off with one victim's car.

Geneoscopy said Wednesday it has named Matt Sargent as chief commercial officer and Tyler Aldredge as vice president of operations.

The new pact, which includes a $3.15-per-hour raise, includes language to protect workers from being "blindsided by possible outsourcing."

The Missouri Auditor's Office says it attempted to serve a subpoena 10 times to former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner leading up to last week's announcement of the delayed audit.

The fleet management affiliate of St. Louis-based car rental giant Enterprise Mobility has added five North American locations to support its growing client list.

Missouri lawmakers have approved a more than $4 billion hospital tax program essential to the state's Medicaid budget. The GOP-led House on Wednesday renewed the program, which for months has been used by a Republican faction as a bargaining tool.

Today on TAP: Once again, mainstream analysts and Fed economists miss the real story in the latest inflation numbers—which is hidden in plain view if you bother to look.

The owner and two employees of a St. Louis County home health care firm pleaded guilty in a Missouri Medicaid fraud scheme of more than $552,000, the feds said.

The incident report said a man and a woman were sleeping inside the home when three men broke in saying they were police officers.

ST. LOUIS -- Cloudy skies will slowly clear out this afternoon. Scattered showers and storms are likely to move into the region by Thursday morning. This first wave will be inconvenient but not severe. Isolated to scattered storms may redevelop Thursday afternoon, especially south of I-70 into southern Missouri. Heavy rain is possible through early [...]

The CITY center back continues to impress on the back line, showing how he can help more than St. Louis this summer.

After settling for six draws in a stretch of eight games, St. Louis found the keys to victory in its 3-1 win over Chicago on Saturday.

A St. Louis resident died in a fatal wreck on May 14 on Highway 21, just south of Highway 141. Joseph G. Maniaci, 63, was killed in a single-vehicle crash around 12:30 p.m. in Jefferson County. Maniaci was from St. Louis.

The case involved a Clayton-based private equity group that buys up Walmart-adjacent properties in strip malls.

Yes’ fourth studio album, Fragile, which featured the hit song “Roundabout,” is set to be reissued this summer. Fragile (Super Deluxe Edition) will be released June 28, featuring a remastered version of…

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Oh, man. There’s so much going on here. The headline is only part of it. We’ll get to it (and through it) as efficiently as possible but expect multiple stops along the way. Georgia Gee’s reporting on this for Wired is devastating. There’s so much stupidity and wrongness going on here, the article almost reads […]