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Centene gifted the multi-million dollar space in Ferguson.

Larry Connor, an entrepreneur, plans to take a $20 million deep-sea submersible to "Titanic-level depths" to prove the personal-sub industry is safe.

A Catawissa, Missouri, man was killed Monday after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County.

Immigration is a hotly debated and highly politicized topic that pundits on either side of the aisle can’t seem to agree on. With the election season quickly approaching, is there a different way that the country – political affiliation aside – can address it? According to two UMSL immigration experts, the first step is empathy. Uma Segal and Adriano Udani discuss the nuances missing from the election season debate over immigration, and why a deeper conversation is needed.

Missouri will have two constitutional amendments on the Aug. 6 primary ballot, one to grant tax exemptions for child care facilities and another to rerun a 2022 election result on police funding thrown out by the state Supreme Court.  Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that he would put the two proposals from the General Assembly […]

The post Missouri governor sets vote on tax exemption for child care centers, Kansas City police funding appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Less than two years since she moved to Los Angeles to pursue film, Sharee Silerio has made it big. The St. Louis native is part of the Academy Award winning team behind “The Last Repair Shop,” which took home the Oscar for “Best Documentary Short.” She reflects on the film, her goal of telling stories in ways that showcase vulnerability and foster inspiration, and her plans to come back to St. Louis to finish work on her film, “Black Girl, Bleu,” which explores mental health challenges and ways to cultivate healing and self-love.

Looks like Stevie Nicks may have gotten a special delivery from Taylor Swift.When Taylor's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released in April, she sent packages of merchandise to select…

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Both children were younger than 10. One child was fatally shot and left in a car on the Festus police parking lot; the other was apparently drowned.

Never underestimate the coercive power of law enforcement. Officers were so convinced Thomas Perez Jr. had murdered his “missing” father, they spent 17 hours torturing him into confessing to a crime no one had actually committed. Perez Jr. initiated this. He called the police to report his father was missing, mistakenly assuming they’d help him, […]

The security company will receive $32,400 more for services at The Monarch on MLK through June. The board also approved a tax break to turn Baden School into affordable housing.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Just because something might be legal doesn’t make it right. A ceremony was held on Sept. 26, 2023 marking the beginning of demolition on Jamestown. A clear example of crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s in a manner that bends the arc of history away […]

Kayak the Chicago River, grab a drink at a rooftop bar, or celebrate the 20th anniversary of Millennium Park.

This week Forum drone videographer Louis Kelly recorded site preparation on “Kirkwood Central.” The four-story, approximately 119,000-square-foot, mixed use development is being developed on 1.4 acres at the northeast corner of East Adams and Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood. Developer of the project is Columbia MO-based Intrinsic Development. The project will include approximately 6,000 square feet […]

The Rock for Ronnie tribute concert, held in honor of the late Ronnie James Dio, raised $80,000 for the Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.The event took place May 19…

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