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A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that prohibited the slating of candidates who weren't on a party primary ballot.

Police said the man left his home "in a frantic manner" Wednesday morning. He later returned home.

Green Day has announced a collaboration with apparel brand Dickies.The line includes a T-shirt, hoodie, work jacket and coveralls, and celebrates the 30th anniversary of Billie Joe Armstrong and company's…

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The Western District Missouri Court of Appeals found Tuesday that a judge erred in ordering a new trial in a lawsuit against the Blue Springs School District over bathroom and locker room access.

St. Louis city leaders are trying to make a change after they say they are receiving an increasing number in opioid overdose cases daily.

WASHINGTON — An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural vote required at least 60 senators to move forward, but fell short after GOP lawmakers said the measure was too broad as well as unnecessary. Alaska Sen. Lisa […]

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Before the Stonewall Riot in 1969, queer love, experiences and struggles for civil rights were woven into the fabric of American — and St. Louis’ — culture. The Missouri History Museum will unveil the Gateway to Pride exhibit, highlighting queer history for the first time since the Missouri Historical Society’s founding in 1866.

Minnesota is the latest state to eliminate a pointless state ban on community owned and operated broadband networks ghost written by the telecom lobby. New legislation, just signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz, eliminates two statutes that sought to protect large monopoly telecommunications providers from community-based competition. Minnesota is one of 17 (now 16) […]

Police are investigating two separate shootings along Interstate 70. One happened Tuesday afternoon and the other happened overnight, just north of downtown St. Louis.

A St. Louis man reached a plea deal with city prosecutors and avoided going to trial next week for a 2021 fatal shooting in the city's Bevo neighborhood.

UPDATE: The man has returned home, according to police. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for an 81-year-old man. He left his home in the 6000 block of Ozark Drive in High Ridge around 11 a.m. Wednesday. According to police, he fled his residence in a [...]

Parkway School District Superintendent Dr. Keith Marty has announced his retirement at the end of the 2024-25 school year, after 14 years in the role, during which he oversaw the passage of three bond issues and the introduction of programs like Spark! and Early College.

Fine dining typically isn’t synonymous with cannabis cravings, but a pop-up dinner series is bridging those two worlds. Celebrated St. Louis chefs Nick Bognar (iNDO, Sado) and Alex Henry (El Molino del Sureste, Sureste Mexican) talk about creating elevated edibles and why participating in Swade Cannabis’ canna-culinary series was a no-brainer.

Marty, 71, came to Parkway in 2011 after leading the Menomonee Falls School District in suburban Milwaukee.

Donald Trump was convicted of a felony last week, but today he got better news. In Georgia, a state appellate court halted Fani Willis's election fraud trial while it decides whether she should be removed from the case. In Florida, judge Aileen Cannon has delayed proceedings once again while she considers a bunch of ridiculous ...continue reading "Donald Trump’s two-tiered justice"

Nolan Arenado homered, Alec Burleson added an RBI double to back up a solid start by Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday.