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The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill stripping local control of the city of St. Lous' police department.

Missouri will temporarily open a new state park on the day of the solar eclipse for a public viewing event in the path of totality.

The Missouri House of Representatives is made up of 163 members, the fourth most of any state. Sen. Travis Fitzwater, a Holts Summit Republican, is looking to change the institution he once served in. Fitzwater is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would decrease the size of the House to 102 members. The measure also […]

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A new documentary about German-Italian actress, artist and model Anita Pallenberg, ex-girlfriend of The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones and Keith Richards, is set to come out in May, and fans are getting their first…

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Missouri lawmakers passed expansions of state workforce programs during Gov. Mike Parson's tenure and Parson, who's set to exit office early next year, has made the issue a hallmark of his administration. He talked with the Business Journal about changes to workforce programs and what still needs to be done.

An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal.

The LA Times reports today on the impact of raising the fast-food minimum wage in California to $20 per hour: Chipotle, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Jack in the Box and Shake Shack are planning to raise menu prices. Fast-food franchisees are laying off employees or cutting their hours. Smaller independent business owners, meanwhile, worry their workers will ...continue reading "Burger flippers in California set to get 12% raise"

The Pioneer Woman has a gorgeous new storage ottoman in two pretty floral prints that are perfect for spring.

St. Louis-area leaders on Wednesday voted to adopt a plan to reduce violence in the region.

Sunset at the Desert Lily Sanctuary in Chuckwalla Valley. This is where I go (almost) every month to skygaze, and I have yet to see any lilies. Of course, I've never been there in daytime, and I've never walked beyond the parking area. Maybe I should leave early and check it out for real the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Like the rest of the nation, the St. Louis metro area is grappling with a worker shortage caused in part by a longstanding decrease in the labor force participation rate. But demographic changes – an aging labor pool and a lower birth rate – affect the 16-county area more than other regions across the country.

After two summers operating as a seasonal concept, Take Root Hospitality’s Taqueria Morita will open in a permanent home.

Eight underage teens have been referred to the St. Louis County Family Court for their involvement in a fight near Hazelwood East High School earlier this month that left one girl with a fractured skull and brain bleed.

Two state senators clashed over legislation that would force the city to pay off debt owed on real estate in blighted areas and presumably benefit Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration.

The St. Louis Cardinals will roll out an Opening Day lineup Thursday that features something last done one century ago.

The estimated economic impact of the St. Louis Cardinals 2024 season is down nearly $40 million from projections made ahead of last year’s season, a drop driven by an expected decrease in attendance this season at Busch Stadium.

How badly did the arguments in the Murthy v. Missouri case go for the states last week? So badly that the FBI has already re-established communications with social media companies that had stopped in light of the earlier rulings in that case. The FBI has resumed some of its efforts to share information with some […]

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