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Fans will cherish number 50 and his passion for the game.

Approximately 25,000 autoworkers are heading into their third week on strike. More than 4,000 of those workers are at the Wentzville General Motors Assembly.

This week, the issue of homelessness in St. Louis City was front and center as the spotlight was on a homeless encampment right under Mayor Tishaura Jones’ window at city hall.

I mentioned the other day that I was curious about the net illegal immigration rate into the US. This would be (roughly) the number of border crossings minus repatriations and people going home of their own accord. The Border Patrol doesn't provide anything like this, but there's a way of getting at it. Several organizations ...continue reading "What’s the real rate of illegal immigration?"

St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which would span markets 250 miles apart and include facilities in neighboring Kansas and Illinois, is just one of the latest in a quickly consolidating hospital industry. Cross-market deals accounted for more than half of all hospital mergers and acquisitions during the…

There’s much left to learn about elderberry, both its potential as a major cash crop and as a potential medicinal tool.

Columnist Dave Drebes writes that a government shutdown drama, like played out in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, could be coming to Missouri.

There are more than 4,000 short-term rentals in St. Louis City. At present, the city has no regulations for short-term rentals, but that's more than likely about to change as city leaders inch closer to getting some rules on the books.

A member of a downtown group writes that homeless bills being considered by St. Louis lawmakers will perpetuate failed policies, trampling the rights of city neighborhoods and generating "a flood of homelessness into the city."

The new entertainment center features more than a dozen games for guests of all ages.

A man who escaped Phelps County Jail late Friday evening is back in police custody late Sunday afternoon.

Adam Wainwright made one final appearance in his 18-year big league career, striking out as a pinch hitter in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 4-3 season-ending win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Schmidt O'Dell was reportedly spotted Sunday afternoon at about 12:30 p.m. about three miles south of Rolla on Missouri Route O, the Rolla Police Department said.

Max Jones has been accused of shooting and killing the victim. His bond is set at $250,000.

It’s the first day of October, but it sure doesn’t feel like it.