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 ST. LOUIS - A solar eclipse will streak across the United States on Monday and many people have special glasses to view the event. The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a warning to people who may have purchased some of the glasses. They say certain brands were recalled because they failed to meet safety [...]

A wide-ranging investigation into allegations of misconduct by the leader of the Missouri House appears to be escalating, with three more hearings scheduled this week. The House Ethics Committee has already met eight times since the beginning of March as part of its inquiry into the actions of Speaker Dean Plocher. Last week, a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Plocher’s inner circle, including his chief of staff, legislative assistant and top political consultant.  The committee…

The vacant, former AT&T tower in downtown St. Louis has sold again, nearly a year after a prior effort fell through.

The son of the Brown & Crouppen co-founder says the firm that advertises $1 billion in recoveries didn't pay the co-founder's trust what it was owed after he died.

It was the second eclipse that had passed through Carbondale in the past seven years, the first being in 2017.

People have come from all over the country to Farmington and Ste. Genevieve to catch the total solar eclipse.

Area highways are backed up as drivers head toward the path of totality in Missouri and Illinois.

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant last week for a man accused of molesting the child of a woman he'd been dating.

A broker representing the building's seller said it's "exciting for the city to have a redeveloper come in with a new plan" for the long-vacant 44-story tower.

If you're in the path of totality, you can take off your glasses during totality. But, be careful; the sun will only be covered for a short time.

Truth matters. Even if it’s inconvenient for your narrative. I’m going to do a question and answer style post, because I want to address a bunch of questions that came up on this story over the weekend, but let’s start here. So what happened? Last Thursday, the Kansas Reflector, a small local news non-profit in […]

The city is still hiring for more than 100 jobs posted prior to the freeze announcement.

Nikki Sixx is setting the record straight about the sound of Mötley Crüe's new music.The rocker previously shared on X, formerly Twitter, that the band would be releasing new music soon,…

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Dorsey's attorneys argued that without a local anesthetic, he could be in so much pain that it would impede his right to religious freedom in his final moments.

Veterans John and Kara Grady received a Facebook message last week from a man who was, “looking for a female veteran to be part of our dispensary license.”  Being a veteran is one of the seven categories that makes people eligible to win one of the state’s social-equity marijuana licenses, called “microbusiness licenses.” The other […]

The post State warns social-equity marijuana license applicants of ‘predatory practices’ appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Has Biden’s pressure finally ended Israel’s war on Gaza’s civilians? Or is the U.S. allowing Bibi one more head fake?

Missouri corrections officials are working to reduce Brian Dorsey's risk of suffering during his execution scheduled for Tuesday. The settlement filed Saturday ends a federal lawsuit that said Dorsey could face tremendous pain if required to undergo what’s known as a cutdown procedure to find a suitable vein for injection of the lethal drug.