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The governor has said the police department will be helped by state oversight. City leaders oppose plan.

After a series of missteps, the St. Louis County executive seeks a public relations firm to crow about his administration’s “achievements.”

Missouri Republicans took their first legislative steps toward a promised tax cut on Tuesday, with a Senate committee debating a $300 million exemption for profits from the sale of a farm, business or assets like cryptocurrency. The proposal to exempt long-term capital gains from Missouri income tax would help bring investment and jobs to the state, said state Sen. Curtis Trent. “The capital gains tax is a tax that punishes investment,” said Trent, a Republican from Springfield. “It makes…

Allstate Insurance is raising home insurance rates by over 14% for customers in Illinois, effective Feb. 24, due to an increase in severe weather and higher repair costs.

"Her smile lit up any room," said Portia Rowland's girlfriend, Sarah Shafer. "She was gorgeous, smart. She literally is the best person on Earth."

ST. LOUIS - A seven percent pay raise is on the way to St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers in an effort to help with staffing shortages. The negotiations were voted on and approved by the St. Louis Police Officers' Association (SLPOA). St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones says raising pay has proven to be effective when [...]

From QR code menus to robot servers, cannabis-infused dinners to fancy frozen desserts, discover SLM's dining team's predictions for the hottest—and not-so-hot—trends of the year.

The St. Louis County Council passed a measure that would give the council the power to remove county department heads, with the ordinance pending a voter approval and expected to appear on the April 8 ballot.

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Missouri Republicans took their first legislative steps toward a promised tax cut on Tuesday, with a Senate committee debating a $300 million exemption for  profits from the sale of a farm, business or assets like cryptocurrency. The proposal to exempt long-term capital gains from Missouri income tax would help bring investment and jobs to the […]

Missouri gamblers soon won’t have to cross the state line to bet on their sports teams, but public health experts worry gambling on your smartphone makes it too easy to slide into addiction. Zach Dyer with KFF Health News reports from the Metro East.

In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – and commuted the sentences of 14 more, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. CNN reported that nearly 1,600 […]

ST. LOUIS - One of the men charged in the shooting death of CBC student Colin Brown is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. 28-year-old Donovan Baucom is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Carnahan Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. Baucom faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, armed criminal [...]

The agreement includes 7% raises for police officers and sergeants but also slashes the number of budgeted officers from 1,224 to 1,100.

ST. LOUIS - We start a warm-up Wednesday, warmer by January standards anyway. After starting the day in the single digits and low teens, we’ll see temperatures climb into the 30s later Wednesday. That’s 20+ degrees warmer than Tuesday, when our top temp was only 11 F. There will be more clouds around Wednesday. Highs [...]

A neighbor called police to say she thought she heard a shot across the street, then saw a man in dark clothing run off toward Vandalia Street.

The dangerous cold continues through Wednesday morning.

Creedence Clearwater Revival rocker John Fogerty is set to be one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming South by Southwest Conference and Festival March 7-15 in Austin, Texas.Fogerty and…

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Voters will decide on April 8 whether to give the St. Louis County Council the power to remove department heads.