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State Treasurer Vivek Malek, who is campaigning this year for a four-year term to the post, wants to require all government-managed pensions to “divest” from foreign adversaries.

One of three teen suspects has been charged as an adult with murder in the shooting death of his robbery accomplice in September in St. Louis.

The colder weather is set to hit the Midwest again this weekend, prompting the need to consider how to stay warm in case of a power outage. Here is a list of 10 options to consider if your power goes out at home.

This is just a reminder: It's worth noting that corporate profits spiked in mid-2020 and finished their rise by early 2021. It's not obvious from the chart, but this is before inflation—either in consumer prices or producer inputs—had risen more than barely. Since the start of the pandemic, inflation has gone up about 20 points ...continue reading "Corporate profits have skyrocketed since the pandemic"

Van Halen’s David Lee Roth has fired some shots at his replacement Sammy Hagar in a new post shared to his Instagram. In the clip titled “The Ballad of Popsicle Sam,” Roth uses Hagar’s 2011 claim that…

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The driver was identified as Thomas Grant, 63, of St. Louis.

There's yet another reunion coming for the 2024 St. Louis Cardinals. Veteran infielder Matt Carpenter rejoins the team on a one-year deal.

The season of Mardi Gras is officially underway, and there's a whole lot to do for the next month.

Danforth Center leaders would not speak directly to Blunt’s track record on climate change.

There's something for everyone this week from Jan. 19 to 25, a live kid's show entertains at the Stifel, A Flock of Seagulls lands at Delmar Hall and the Loop Ice Carnival celebrates all things wintery.

The lawsuit says Brew Tulum's owners have attempted to stay in business through catering and pop-up locations, but have been damaged by the loss of a permanent storefront.

Board members voted 5-2 to establish rules that require any person inside a district school building to use restrooms and locker rooms "based on an individual's reproductive biology at birth."

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School Orchestra Director Victoria Voumard on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, released the list of band, choir and orchestra students from the school that have earned All-State status. EHS Principal Dr. Steve Stuart said the work that the students and teachers do is phenomenal and the long list of students honored shows that dedication. "It is just so impressive and it goes back to not only what they have accomplished here, but it all starts at the elementary level and works its way up to here," he said. "When they get here, they refine their skills and what you see in the final product is almost mind-blowing. I couldn't be prouder of the students and teachers for their work." Voumard congratulated the various students on the tremendous statewide honor. The students will participate in the ILMEA All-State Conference in Peoria on Jan. 25-27, 2024. EHS ILMEA All-State Student List Riley Bryant, tuba, Honors Orchestra Karis Chen, violin Chris Fuller, choir

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A person was killed Friday morning in a house fire in the city's Baden neighborhood.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Jarvon Conner, 21 years of age, of the 2000 block of Murvale Drive in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, for Terrorist Threat First Degree and Harassment First Degree. Conner is being held on a $250,000 cash-only, no 10%, bond. The St. Louis County Police probable cause statement reads: On Friday, January 5, 2024, at approximately 2:48 p.m. Saint Louis County Police responded to Head Start Urban League at 8964 Jennings Station Road in Saint Louis County for a Harassment call. Witnesses were located who indicated a boyfriend of an employee had called and threatened to shoot up the building and kill the employee. "The employee confirmed that her boyfriend, the defendant, Jarvon Conner, was "going crazy", calling her on the phone while she was at work threatening to kill her. The defendant was contacted by the police and admitted to making the calls to his girlfriend

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Here are two separate stories regarding the mess that is modern copyright law, that is now mostly “mediated” by companies that half-ass randomly deal with things and sometimes do not. While this is, perhaps, a better setup than stupidly suing kids for daring to like or share a song, it still suggests the entire copyright […]

Today brings some surprisingly good news about the economy—or at least about people's views of it. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey took its second big jump upward this month after a big jump in December: According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the biggest two-month spike since 1991. Consumer sentiment still isn't ...continue reading "Consumer sentiment is starting to get pretty frisky"

Wieland Group has announced on Wednesday plans for a $500 million capital investment plan to “re-equip, expand, and modernize its facility in East Alton.” Wieland announced at the event that it will invest $500 million in modernizing its East Alton facility – one of six across Illinois. The investment, which retains 800 jobs across the state, will enable the company […]

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