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There's no big point to make here, just an observation. The unemployment rate is still low, and will likely remain low for the rest of the year. But it's definitely going up.

Branson, MO, was ranked fifth in a survey of the most luxurious weekend escapes, ahead of Manhattan, New York, and Yellowstone, Wyoming, and featuring spa treatments and a dinner cruise on Table Rock Lake.

The largest donors to a tax credit program supporting private school tuition scholarships in Missouri are a Fortune 500 health care corporation, a cable company and the founding family of the Kansas City Chiefs. UnitedHealth Group Inc. has given the most since 2023 to the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program, dubbed MOScholars, with a $2 […]

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Komen's fund-raising for research is second only to the federal government. Nedra McPherson says Komen stands out when it comes to patient navigation, as well.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Sunflowers will be on display, highlighting their vibrant bursts of gold at the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake. The staff of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has planted many sunflower plots that will be showcased throughout July and August. The exhibit is annual tradition at the Columbia [...]

Police arrested a person and seized illegal fireworks and a gun from a storefront in the Baden neighborhood after receiving a tip on July 4.

Today on TAP: Labour won, but now Keir Starmer needs to earn his mandate.

Kansas has become an outlier among states with Republican-controlled Legislatures since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Dobbs decision in June 2022, allowing states to ban abortion completely.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the medical examiner are investigating, the St. Louis Fire Department said.

David Gilmour is set to play some solo dates later this year, and he’s just given fans a sneak peek at what to expect. The rocker shared a clip of him rehearsing…

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Franklin County EMA said there was no active threat to the public or surrounding area.

The St. Louis Fire Department is currently retrieving a body from the Mississippi River, with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and Medical Examiner also responding to the scene.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. - A 54-year-old man is left seriously injured after getting hit with the propeller of a boat in the Lake of the Ozarks. The situation unfolded a little before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at the 36-mile marker of the Lake of the Ozarks and involved a 2015 Regal boat. The [...]

The American economy gained 206,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 116,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate increased to 4.1%. This was a fairly ordinary employment report with no special gotchas to report. It's basically an extension ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs in June"