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The St. Louis goalkeeper was once again at his best in Saturday’s scoreless draw at Houston.

Art Saint Louis--a nonprofit art organization and gallery located in downtown St. Louis for 40 years--presents our Spring 2024 art exhibition, "Window to the Soul." This juried show is on […]

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Tuesday that boosts the minimum salary for teachers, changes the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private schools. It also allows charter schools in Boone County and requires a public vote for districts seeking to go to a four-day school week. When fully implemented, the legislation is estimated to cost roughly $468 million a year. Parson signed the bill a day before the constitutional deadline to take action.…

For years, big ISPs have made it abundantly clear that they dream of being able to abuse their gatekeeper power over telecom markets to tilt the playing field in their favor. Whether it was Verizon’s early attempts to force you to buy their GPS apps and mapping services, to AT&T’s later-year efforts with “sponsored data” […]

GoJet Airlines has received a new FAA certification that will allow the Bridgeton-based airline to offer aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services to a variety of operators.

Susan Kime, a Link Auction Galleries fine art specialist and 'Antiques Roadshow' appraiser, unveils insider tips for navigating the local auction scene.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis City and County public libraries are teaming up to launch a new summer reading and exploration program called STL Summer Adventure. The program, designed for babies, kids, and teens, focuses on STEM, art, and reading activities. To mark the occasion, new city and county library cards will be issued. The [...]

Missouri is one of the big battleground states over reproductive rights, where abortion is almost entirely illegal. One group that has recently given a significant amount of money to keep it illegal here is Catholic bishops. The Catholic church is strongly opposed to all abortion, but a majority of the faithful in Missouri don’t see it that way. A recent study shows many parishioners don't agree with their church's leadership on the issue, finding six out of 10 Catholics support abortion rights. Reporter Katia Riddle came to Missouri to talk to some of them.

MANCHESTER, Mo. -- Parkway South High School has increased security measures today following the discovery of a gun in a student's backpack. The incident unfolded during dismissal Tuesday when teachers intervened in a fight between two students. After the fight, police found one of the students who ran off and found a gun in his [...]

BRIDGETON, Mo. -- Police are asking the public for help to find a 59-year-old man. Neal Taylor went missing after leaving DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton on Tuesday morning. Taylor's family is concerned as he suffers from Parkinson's disease and paranoid schizophrenia, and has not taken his medication since Monday night. According to his family, Taylor [...]

A wide-ranging women's health care bill that stalled in the House for months over concerns about expanding coverage for birth control is a step away from the governor's desk.

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A group of neighbors are threatening legal action against the out-of-state owners of the old St. Alexius hospital campus in south St. Louis if the problems plaguing the property aren’t taken care of in 60 days. The letter from the neighbors accuses property owners Jeffrey Ahlholm and Lawrence Feigen of “willfully and maliciously” abandoning the buildings of the Jefferson campus of the shuttered hospital near Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue. The letter says the two men left a significant amount of valuable machinery and medical equipment on the premises, turning the eleven buildings into a haven for squatters and burglars. 

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund Ta’janette Sconyers, a psychologist hired to work with youth at the St. Louis Juvenile Detention Center, found herself grappling with her own anxiety and despair over conditions inside the facility. It got so bad that she took a leave to protect her mental health. 

ST. LOUIS -- First responders are urging the public to be alert today due to potential severe weather, particularly as it may occur during work hours, school, or even during the Cardinals game at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals game against the Mets is scheduled to start at 12:15 p.m. That is around when the storms [...]

Quick question: at this point, does anyone truly think Donald Trump doesn't want to get jailed for contempt? He's obviously angling pretty hard for it, and he likely thinks it would be a big campaign boost. He'd be just like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr.! The MAGA base would swoon over Donald heroically ...continue reading "Does jail await Donald Trump?"