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Cannabis' biggest holiday of the year, 4/20, brought Missourians out in droves. Missouri Independent cannabis reporter Rebecca Rivas explains how a glitch “jacked up” the sales systems in some dispensaries. She explores the story around a new warning from Missouri regulators about “predatory practices” in the state’s cannabis industry, and what’s next in the legal fight over Delta-8 THC.

Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman reveals that almost two years passed before his bandmates accepted that he had actually quit the band.In a new interview with The Mirror, Wyman says that…

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The case, which drew international attention, animated national debates about gun policies and race in America.

The Mississippi River Festival will welcome headliner Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Fastball and FEEL.

The "sounds of summer" are returning to the riverfront in Alton, IL, after a 44-year-long hiatus with music, boating, and a cornhole tournament in June.

Six faculty members from Washington University — four of whom were arrested at Saturday’s protest — are not only banned from campus, but are forbidden from speaking with Wash U staff and students even in off-campus settings. The university administration refused to provide comment on the bans. A total of 100 people were arrested on campus Saturday, including 23 Wash U students and at least four employees, according to Chancellor Andrew Martin.

A Florida-based conservative think tank and its lobbying arm have been behind the push to roll back certain child labor protections in state legislatures.

Missouri’s first cannabis chief equity officer stepped down last week. Abigail Vivas, who assumed the role in February 2023, was charged with overseeing the equitable rollout of the state’s recreational program.

Eight months after its sudden closure, change may be coming to South City Hospital, formerly St. Alexius Hospital.

A female fan exclaimed “what a lovely shade of Cardinal” in reference to the trim on the new uniforms. The name stuck.

The European government has spent a few years trying to break encryption. The results have been, at best, mixed. Of course, the EU government claims it’s not actually interested in breaking encryption. Instead, it hides its intentions behind phrases like “client-side scanning” and “chat control.” But it all just means the same thing: purposefully weakening […]

According to police, a woman left her vehicle to deliver a pizza near the Marriott Hotel in the 800 block of Washington Avenue when the suspects stole it.

More than three years after a 14-year-old boy was gunned down in the city's West End neighborhood, a second suspect in the killing has been arrested and charged.

Nestlé Purina PetCare Co., the St. Louis-based pet food maker, is investing $195 million to expand a Wisconsin facility, as it prepares to launch over 100 new products this year.

A push to eliminate Missouri’s requirement for children under 16 to obtain official work permits before they can begin a job could be debated by the House this week.  In order to work in Missouri, 14 and 15 year olds must obtain a certificate issued by their school, with information from their prospective employer about the details of the job as well as parental consent and age verification. The child’s school, or if they are homeschooled, a parent, must review that information to ensure…

Lester is charged with the shooting of Ralph Yarl, who had knocked on the wrong door to pick up his brothers on April 13, 2023 in Kansas City

Three Warren County residents will split nearly $3 million in prize money after winning a recent Missouri Lotto jackpot.

Families were told to contact coaches to find out if practices or games were still on, and to make alternative arrangements for transportation.