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Mayor Tishaura O. Jones will present Leland “Metro Boomin” Wayne with a key to St. Louis at 1:30 p.m. today at the rotunda at City Hall (1200 Market Street). Metro Boomin, a Diamond-certified Grammy Award-nominated producer, entrepreneur, humanitarian and St. Louis native, is being honored with the Key to the City in recognition of his advocacy for supporting single mothers and survivors of domestic abuse.

The BEA released price levels by state today for 2022. Here's how your state stacks up: This includes housing costs, so it's no surprise that DC and California top the list. Conversely, your dollar goes the furthest in Arkansas and Mississippi. Keep this in mind when you're deciding where to retire. Note that virtually all ...continue reading "How expensive is your state?"

Three years after taking the dual role of University of Missouri-Columbia chancellor and president of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Mun Choi’s pay package has quietly approached $1 million through decisions made in a series of closed-door curators meetings. An attorney who works with Missouri open meetings law argued decisions on Choi’s salary should be made in public. In 2020, the UM System Board of Curators voted to merge the two roles and extend Choi’s employment contract…

The family said they smelled "an extremely pungent chemical and developed a severe headache."

WASHINGTON — The massive annual defense policy package cleared Congress ahead of the holiday recess, despite protests about attaching a foreign surveillance extension and criticism that the bill did not block a Pentagon abortion policy. U.S. House lawmakers approved the package on Thursday 310-118, under a suspension of the chamber’s rules, meaning a two-thirds majority was […]

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We’ve repeatedly noted how the Republican quest to ban TikTok is both stupid and performative. Stupid, in that banning TikTok doesn’t fix the deeper privacy rot caused by a corrupt Congress’ ongoing refusal to pass a privacy law or regulate data brokers (who do much worse, at much greater scale). Dumb, in that the “ban” […]

You probably already know the benefits of learning a language, so let’s focus on the app. Right off the bat, let’s be clear about one thing: When we say “app” we don’t mean that you’re limited to using Babbel on your phone. You can use Babbel on desktop, too, and your progress is synchronized across […]

Here's an interesting chart from Brian Schaffner. It's a little hard to parse, so take a look and I'll explain it below: Take a look at the left panel, for Democrats. Then, at the bottom, move over to the right to the line for people whose incomes increased $40K or more. It shows that about ...continue reading "Republicans just can’t bring themselves to acknowledge good economic news"

It is likely the last piece of major legislation Congress will consider before leaving for the holiday break.

Three other people, including a 7-year-old boy, were injured in the crash about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jamestown Bay Drive and Highway 67.

The operation utilized intelligence and technology to target known high-crime areas, organized violent offenders and structured criminal groups in the Metro East.

A couple of days ago I asked, "Where are all the tunnels?" A reader points me to a recent Wall Street Journal article that includes this map: This makes things even more mysterious. The Journal's map is several years old, but it comes from the Israeli military and presumably they have more current ones. But ...continue reading "Answered: Where are all the tunnels?"

A woman was taken to an area hospital, where she died from her injuries.

Staff members at "The Fountain" helped the woman reunite with her caretaker after she briefly escaped her nursing home and also sent her home with some free goodies.

Mötley Crüe is on their way to putting out new tunes. In a social media post, bassist Nikki Sixx confirms, "Yes @MotleyCrue will be releasing new music is 2024." He…

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Grateful Dead’s Dave’s Picks bootleg series is hitting volume 50 next year and they’ve picked a special concert for the momentous occasion. Dave's Picks Vol. 50 will feature a special show…

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Taqueria Morita, the seasonal pop-up from Take Root Hospitality, will expand its operations next year when it moves into a permanent home at 4239 Duncan Ave. in the Cortex Innovation District in the Central West End.