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The Beatles and Disney+ appear to be teasing another project.A post shared on The Beatles’ Instagram features four white boxes, spaced out in similar fashion to the cover of the band's 1970…

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Ken Holtzman, a St. Louis native who pitched 15 years in the Major Leagues and was part of the Oakland Athletics dynasty from the 1970s, died Sunday evening at the age of 78 from an undisclosed heart ailment and respiratory issues.

Sheer Logistics, a Chesterfield-based provider of logistics technology and services, has expanded with the acquisition of Atlanta-based CargoBarn.

As part of the plan, Illinois would partner with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to purchase the medical debt of residents for pennies on the dollar.

St. Louis County has estimated it will receive about 117,000 applications for the tax freeze. Those who are 67 and older would be required to apply annually to the county’s Collector of Revenue, with a cap of $550,000 on the value of eligible homes.

Today concluded the 2023-2024 legislative session of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen — but that doesn’t mean they’re going on break. The 2024-2025 session begins tomorrow, and Aldermanic President Megan Green says the focus will be on protecting workers’ rights. While much of the media coverage during the session focused on bills to bring red light cameras and oversight of police surveillance tools to St. Louis — and yes, both found final approval at today’s meeting — Green says the session’s true focus was tenants' rights. 

A man held a woman hostage for about two hours Monday inside a vehicle in a garage near St. Charles City Hall.

A man accused of forcing a college student from India to work under threat of abuse is now indicted alongside his wife for stealing money from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

According to Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, here's what the US tax system looks like today compared to 1980: For most people in the middle and upper middle classes, not a lot has changed. Tax rates are a few points lower than they were in 1980, but that's it. There are two big changes: Tax ...continue reading "Raw data: Tax rates since 1980"

Apparently, the forced bluechecking will continue until the culture on ExTwitter improves. Providing a bit more confirmation to the theory that Elon’s recent decision to give free “Premium” accounts to basically anyone with a half-decent follower base was about his realization that only the absolute worst people were willing to pay for Twitter Blue, Twitter […]

Answer times at the city's 911 system continued improving last month after years of frustration and scrutiny for frequently putting callers on hold during emergencies.

An armed man surrendered peacefully after a two-hour standoff with police this morning in a parking garage next to St. Charles City Hall. The situation that played out in the parking garage was widely reported to have been a hostage situation. St. Charles County sheriff's deputies were the first to report to the scene a little before 10 a.m.

An officer observed a female trying to get out of a vehicle shortly before 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Picador Drive and Lucas and Hunt Road.

Wondering when millions of cicadas will crawl out of Missouri's ground? Here are the environmental indicators to watch out for.

A man was taken into custody and transported to the department's headquarters where he remains in custody.