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Another lobbyist win over common sense, it seems. Earlier this year, we discussed a group of video game preservationists, led by the Video Game History Foundation, seeking DMCA exemptions that would allow groups to curate, preserve, and make available for streaming antiquated video games for purposes of study. The chief opposition to the request came […]

The acquisition will bring together two software businesses that serve the academic field.

Residents of a southeast Missouri town were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday due to a fire at Critical Mineral Recovery, one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery processing facilities.

The firm's leader said "although the markets we serve continue to face uncertainty, we see incredible opportunities for the future."

Residents of a southeast Missouri town were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday when a fire erupted at a nearby battery recycler. Madison County 911 posted on Facebook around 2 p.m. on behalf of the county sheriff’s office telling residents north and west of Fredericktown to leave the area. “If you can see or smell […]

A group associated with conservative activist Leonard Leo donated $1 million on Tuesday to a campaign opposing Missouri’s abortion-rights amendment.  The Concord Fund, an advocacy organization funded by groups connected to Leo, stepped into the fight over Amendment 3 with a $1 million check to a PAC called Vote No on 3, according to filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The Concord Fund’s previous spending in Missouri was focused on boosting Will Scharf’s unsuccessful GOP primary…

Crystal Quade’s campaign says she would support reviving state agencies' purchasing goals for services and products from firms owned by women and people of color should she win the Missouri gubernatorial election next week.

The St. Louis-based chain of retail stores, where customers can make their own stuffed toys, has hired a former Coca-Cola executive to fill a newly created role.

Early voting in St. Charles County is on hold after a judge approved a temporary restraining order on Wednesday.

St. Louis police are urging trick-or-treaters to use the buddy system for a safer Halloween night as they go door-to-door for treats on Thursday.

The fire killed three men: a father and son, and a new father with a baby on the way. Four other family members escaped, including an infant.

The lineup for the 107th season of The Muny was formally announced on Wednesday.

The Washington Post reports today that the federal government's routine election monitoring—in place since 1965—is in trouble. Thanks to the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, the Justice Department can only enter polling places with permission from state officials—and Republican states are increasingly denying them that permission. That's a problem. But ...continue reading "Federal election monitoring is alive and (fairly) well"