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Police closed South Woods Mill Road between Conway and Ladue roads while they investigated.

In the 1960s, St. Louis nearly became one of the most magical places on earth. A planned Disneyland, called the Riverfront Square, captured imaginations as local leaders sought to strike a deal with Walt Disney himself — until that deal went bibbidi, bobbidi, bust. Writer Devin Thomas O'Shea reminds us of what the canceled Disney attraction might have been, the disputed reasons why the plan fell apart (no, it wasn't just over beer), and the problematic characters and mythologized storytelling that the park would have been designed around.

St. Louis gastrointestinal health startup Geneoscopy has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the screening test it has developed to detect colorectal cancer.

A constitutional deadline is looming over the General Assembly to pass a budget by the end of this week but before that, senators must renew a multi-billion-dollar tax.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Brandon Anderson, vice president of safety for Associated General Contractors of Missouri, displayed an image of an analog timer on the PowerPoint screens in the Median Ballroom at SIUE on Tuesday (May 6). He set the timer for a minute, then asked the audience to wait while it […]

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, […]

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This week in St. Louis County, Former Hazelwood Police Officer Craig Tudor is taking his lawsuit to trial for a third time.

Gov. Mike Parson emphasized a provision that will increase minimum teacher pay in state statute from $25,000 to $40,000 per year.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide unit will handle the investigation.

The Sullivan community is coming together to help a local business with cleanup after a tornado dropped down on One More Pub & Grill on Highway 185. The only thing left standing at the pub were brick walls.

On Tuesday, the bank held an event to mark the opening.

While I’m still waiting for TikTok to release its 30-second long dancing interpretation of why the TikTok ban is unconstitutional, at least it’s now going to court to make the argument for real. It took maybe a week or so longer than expected, but TikTok and ByteDance have now officially filed their lawsuit challenging the […]

In a Tuesday update, police said the man remained in critical condition with death imminent.

When Juliet Simone turned 30 years old she decided to try for a baby and sought a sperm donor to start her family. She had no idea just how much the birth of her first child would open up her family’s world. Once she gave birth to her first son, doctors told her the baby tested positive for a genetic disorder and recommended family genetic screening. This led to the revelation that her mother, Rebecca Massie, also sought sperm donors to birth Simone and Simone’s brother Alex. Simone and Massie share their story of a family secret that grew their families beyond all expectation.

Tarlton Corp., St. Louis’ largest women-owned general contracting and construction management firm, was named 2024 General Contractor of the Year by the American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council at the organization’s 31st Annual Awards Gala on April 20. The designation is voted on by members of the ASA Midwest Council. Pictured left to right are Tarlton […]

Two months after the Woods Fort Golf Course in Troy, MO, caught fire, they've recently announced their plans to restart and rebuild.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has joined several other states in a lawsuit against the Biden administration over proposed changes to Title IX regulations.