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Back when I was a tiny tot—let's say around 1990 or so—I learned that the Federal Reserve controlled monetary policy via open market operations that influenced short-term interest rates (the "fed funds rate"). High rates slowed the economy and low rates gave the economy a boost. The Fed pushed the fed funds rate up and ...continue reading "How does the Fed control interest rates?"

After months of court battles and internal squabbles, a coalition of Missouri abortion-rights organizations plan to officially launch an effort Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot to legalize abortion up until the point of fetal viability.  Despite reports of discord within the coalition, the campaign has the support of Abortion Action […]

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One person is seriously injured after being rescued from a grain bin Tuesday afternoon.

The St. Louis Blues, the American Red Cross and Bally’s Midwest Sports teamed up Wednesday for the 17th annual St. Louis Blues Blood Drive at Centene Community Ice Park.

The City of St. Louis is trying to get a full account of who has been impacted. Anyone affected to contact the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency at 314-622-3301.

The new name pays homage to the zoo's Malaysian conservation partner Hutan, a nonprofit that helps orangutans in the wild.

He was convicted of killing a friend over a drug money dispute in 1994, but maintained his innocence from the outset.

If you’ve ever been to an opening-day game at Busch Stadium, you’ve probably seen Tom Lange.

Field drug tests often seem to be more a triumph of imagination than a triumph of science. They’re cheap. Some popular tests run less than $3/per. That’s the literal selling point. When in doubt, a cop can get probable cause by grabbing a substance, dumping it into a field test, and deciding whatever results are […]

It was a day Jennifer Griffith and her son, Karson, will always remember.

Missouri law does not allow sleeping pill defense to apply to involuntary intoxication cases

Everyone who donated received a free Blues Blood Drive T-shirt.

The district is currently in the due diligence period until Jan. 22. There is nothing finalized yet, according to the school board.

A former St. Louis ministry has become a neighborhood danger, according to residents.

A grieving son was greeted with broken rock and concrete when recently visiting a well-known mausoleum in Fairview Heights.

Confusion over winter storms on a warming planet usually comes down to a misunderstanding of weather versus climate.