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A 70-year-old mapping company here has sold to a Virginia-based engineering firm for $44 million.

The effort is aimed at cracking down on some of the reckless driving and red-light running.

The three St. Charles County men accused in state court late last year of keeping a 20-year-old Indian man in slave-like conditions at a home in Defiance, Missouri, now face federal charges for those crimes. The wife of the alleged ringleader of the plot has also been indicted along with her husband as part of a scheme to defraud the federal government. Nitya Sattaru, who had not previously been charged with a crime, was arrested yesterday by federal authorities.

Billy Joel fans will now have another chance to catch his CBS special, Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden. Fans were in an uproar after its original airing…

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They want Andrew Bailey to launch a statewide investigation and warn parents about what they say has gone on inside some of these schools for far too long.

A bill passed by the city Board of Aldermen would require developers seeking tax incentives to hand over information on their agreements with labor unions. Applicants would also have to list previous tax incentives they’ve been awarded, and prior incentives approved on the property to be developed.

For reasons of geometry, there aren't a lot of nebulas visible in spring. But there are plenty of galaxies around, which is why it's called galaxy season. Unfortunately, I've already taken pictures of most of the galaxies big enough to capture with my telescope, so there's not much to do in spring. Last year I ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The Beatles and Disney+ appear to be teasing another project.A post shared on The Beatles’ Instagram features four white boxes, spaced out in similar fashion to the cover of the band's 1970…

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Ken Holtzman, a St. Louis native who pitched 15 years in the Major Leagues and was part of the Oakland Athletics dynasty from the 1970s, died Sunday evening at the age of 78 from an undisclosed heart ailment and respiratory issues.

Sheer Logistics, a Chesterfield-based provider of logistics technology and services, has expanded with the acquisition of Atlanta-based CargoBarn.

As part of the plan, Illinois would partner with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to purchase the medical debt of residents for pennies on the dollar.

St. Louis County has estimated it will receive about 117,000 applications for the tax freeze. Those who are 67 and older would be required to apply annually to the county’s Collector of Revenue, with a cap of $550,000 on the value of eligible homes.

Today concluded the 2023-2024 legislative session of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen — but that doesn’t mean they’re going on break. The 2024-2025 session begins tomorrow, and Aldermanic President Megan Green says the focus will be on protecting workers’ rights. While much of the media coverage during the session focused on bills to bring red light cameras and oversight of police surveillance tools to St. Louis — and yes, both found final approval at today’s meeting — Green says the session’s true focus was tenants' rights. 

A man held a woman hostage for about two hours Monday inside a vehicle in a garage near St. Charles City Hall.

A man accused of forcing a college student from India to work under threat of abuse is now indicted alongside his wife for stealing money from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

According to Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, here's what the US tax system looks like today compared to 1980: For most people in the middle and upper middle classes, not a lot has changed. Tax rates are a few points lower than they were in 1980, but that's it. There are two big changes: Tax ...continue reading "Raw data: Tax rates since 1980"