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Last week, I wrote about why the social media addiction verdicts against Meta and YouTube should worry anyone who cares about the open internet. The short version: plaintiffs’ lawyers found a clever way to recharacterize editorial decisions about third-party content as “product design defects,” effectively gutting Section 230 without anyone having to repeal it. The […]

A homicide suspect wanted in Washington was captured in St. Louis this week after more than five months on the run.

With a pattern of dreary weather and rain this week, Friday is bringing two opportunities for thunderstorms.

ALTON - The City of Alton is considering legislation to significantly restructure how municipal Hotel Room Tax and Food & Beverage Sales Tax revenues are allocated, shifting a larger share of funding toward riverfront improvements, beautification projects, recreational and educational development, and broader economic development initiatives. The proposal reduces the portion of both taxes currently directed to the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau (GRRTB). It reallocates those funds to support

The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is getting involved in Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position to a white man. U.S. attorneys cite key civil rights cases, like Loving v. […]

Co-owner Farhan Malik said he knew local Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Bosnian shoppers would embrace the brand, which has over 100 locations in Pakistan.

The fatal accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near Klondike Park.

ST. PETERS  –  Owner Terrance Pittman drops in to give us a demonstration of a unique art class, rug tufting! You can learn to make your own unique rug to decorate your personal space however you might want to. Bring your BFF for their Bestie Tufting class, attend one of their Drip & Sip events [...]

SPONSORED – Melissa and Michael Feger, co-owners of Yesterday’s Bar & Grill, are in StudioSTL’s kitchen to share a fantastic deal with you. Yesterday’s was established in the 1980s in Woodson Terrace, but had to close it’s doors in 2023. This brother and sister team brought the establishment back to life, and right now they’re [...]

Israeli-born musician Suki Lahav, whose violin work is heard on Bruce Springsteen’s iconic Born to Run track “Jungleland,” has died at the age of 74.Her death was confirmed by her…

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Enrique Earnst says the deputies did not believe him when he said he was blind and refused to take him to the hospital after having a seizure while handcuffed.

The St. Louis County Police Department released video Friday of an encounter in February during which an officer fatally shot an armed suspect in an overnight standoff.

Curb bumpouts at Broadway and Market downtown installed last year were removed at lightning speed, after complains from drivers after a concert and from the Hilton Hotel. Mayor Spencer ordered them removed this week. This is a huge disappointment after years of effort to make safety improvements to streets around the city. Cars first policies […]

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The Saint Louis Zoo's safari park and conservation center welcomed its newest animal earlier this year.

CHICAGO — Some state lawmakers are trying to close a loophole that they say allows some pistols to be turned into automatic weapons. The bill would require gun manufacturers to redesign their weapons so they can’t be modified to accommodate "switches." Pistol automatic fire conversion switches, also known as “Glock switches,” are devices that can [...]