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Peaceful demonstrators at Saint Louis University will not be met with force or disruption by city police, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Wednesday.

An initiative petition campaign that seeks to raise Missouri’s minimum wage delivered over 210,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office Wednesday afternoon — nearly double the amount needed to make the statewide ballot.  It is the first of five initiative petitions the Secretary of State’s office expects to deliver signatures this week. Petitioners need […]

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Gen Z and those born afterward probably won’t remember the time when there were no major grocery stores in north St. Louis. In fact, in the early nineties, Blacks resorted to launching protests just to persuade major grocers and pharmacies…

Musician and author Jason Thomas Gordon set out to discover how superstar vocalists do what they do, which resulted in him interviewing over 70 well-known singers for his book The Singers…

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Amy Kinworthy divorced Thomas Kinworthy Jr. after about 12 years of marriage. Tuesday, she outlined a relationship with violent "episodes," when his skin would go pale and his expression blank.

Kenta Maeda got his first win for Detroit, allowing four hits over six innings in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday as the Tigers took two of three games in the series.

Golden Gems, Maypop Coffee and Garden Shop and Grant's Farm all made the top 100 list.

In a haste to do something about the growing threat of AI-fueled disinformation, harassment, and fraud, lawmakers risk introducing bills that ignore some fundamental facts about the technology. For California lawmakers in particular, this urgency is compounded by the fact that they preside over the world’s most prominent AI companies and are able to pass […]

Guitar legend Duane Eddy passed away Tuesday in Franklin, Tennessee, at the age of 86, his manager confirmed to ABC Audio."Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his…

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A Marine who was killed in a training accident last month is expected to return home to St. Louis this week, and there are hopes for a homecoming similar to that of another fallen local Marine in 2021.

The Cicada Safari app is the largest citizen scientist effort for periodical cicada data. Anyone with a smartphone can help humanity learn more about the bugs.

A former state representative is suing the chief clerk of the Missouri House over wages that were stripped from his paycheck after his colleagues censured him in 2021.

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Leader of group calls length of ongoing filibuster ‘amazing.’

With three new and two returning sculptures, the project will count 29 pieces over about 3 acres. This spring, the garden that first opened in 2009 will be considered complete.

Auntie Anne's, a pretzel chain known for stands at malls and airports, will soon be making its way to Ballpark Village.

The new executive director of the Wentzville Assembly plant said it is part of the internal combustion engine “pillar” of GM. The other three are electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and software.