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St. Louis digital health startup Phas3 to be acquired by Austin, Texas-based firm
St. Louis digital health startup Phas3, which provides software to help patients with cardiac rehabilitation, has been acquired Austin, Texas-based Ucardia.
Severe storms expected south of St. Louis Monday
Strong storms are expected to develop in the St. Louis area Monday afternoon and evening.
Ringo Starr announces fall leg of All-Starr Band tour
Ringo Starr doesn't appear to be slowing down. The 82-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced a fall set of dates with his All-Starr Band, made up of Toto's Steve Lukather, Men at…
DEA operation reveals cartels using social media to move drugs in St. Louis, nationwide
A year-long operation targeting Mexican drug cartels moving fentanyl and methamphetamine into communities across the country resulted in thousands of arrests and the seizure of more than $100 million in assets, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday.
Grace Bumbry, trailblazing opera star from St. Louis, dies at 86
The St. Louis-born mezzo-soprano rocked the operatic world as the rich-voiced "Black Venus" of Bayreuth in 1961.
St. Louis' Lion's Choice Is Desperate To Start Beefing with Arby's
Last week, Governor Mike Parson got on the "May is beef month" bandwagon, holding an actual event and putting out a press release announcing that Missouri, like the rest of the U.S., cares a whole lot about helping local farmers make ends meat. While we reluctantly got to say well done to our Republican governor, we're a little surprised to see beloved St. Louis roast beef chain Lion's Choice jumping in on the action with a Twitter campaign aimed at stirring up some trouble with Arby's. Lion's Choice announced its intentions on May 2 with a Tweet: "It's #NationalBeefMonth and we'll be beefing with @Arby's all month long.
This Sweet Dog Has Been at a St. Louis Shelter for 583 Days
The volunteers at St. Animal Pet Adoptions can’t believe that one of their favorite dogs, Zayne, still hasn’t found a forever home.
Kix calling it quits, announces final show
There’s some sad news for fans of the '80s band Kix. While performing this weekend, the band’s frontman, Steve Whiteman, announced that the group is calling it quits. “I wanna make an announcement…
Court Dumps Lawsuit Alleging The Government Forced Amazon To Stop Promoting An Anti-vaxxer’s Book
The internet has revolutionized communications, sales, and information distribution, and has enabled historic levels of porn consumption. These are all unequivocally good things. (Fight me.) What it has also done is revolutionize court precedent. Prior to internet ubiquity, courts were sometimes more receptive to plaintiffs attempting to hold third parties responsible for content generated by […]
Daily Deal: The Complete Project Management Bundle
Companies big and small count on project managers to ensure their initiatives arrive on time and on budget, which is why these professionals routinely earn six figures for their services. From setting up projects in JIRA to streamlining pipelines with Agile and Scrum, the Complete Project Management Bundle boasts 11 courses to get you up […]
VIDEO: Cherokee Street Entrepreneur Says City Ignored Complaints About Shootings
After this weekend's deadly shooting outside the Exotic Bar and Grill on Cherokee Street, a nearby business owner tells the RFT that she's been trying for years to alert elected leaders and the police to the violence that seems to regularly occur outside the bar. Brittany Morris owns Love Goddess Healing Oasis, a spiritual healing center adjacent to Exotic, and she says that shootings outside the business next door are nothing new. In the three years she's been in business, Morris estimates there have been about five or six shootings outside Exotic.
Gender-Affirming Care Restrictions May Drive Families Out of Missouri
At the Missouri State Capitol in January, Keeley Kromat did one of the few things she thought she could do: She begged. Kromat, a mother of two daughters, told a room full of strangers some of her family’s most personal stories in a plea for them to reconsider a bill that would restrict health care for transgender minors.
Debate in Missouri Legislature over takeover of St. Louis police enters final days
“Blood on your hands if no action taken!” said one GOP senator.
Kim Gardner promised to deliver criminal justice reform in St. Louis. Where did it all go wrong?
Prosecutor’s downfall paved by management failures and political enemies, former employees and others say.
What's up with lofts?
Man critically injured in shooting at south St. Louis gas station
Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’
CLAYTON, Mo. — Kaitlyn Anderson was six months pregnant when a driver killed her and a Missouri Department of Transportation colleague in 2021 while they were doing roadwork near St. Louis. Her fetus also died. Although Anderson’s family tried to sue the department on her behalf, workers’ compensation laws in Missouri and elsewhere shield employers […]
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One month after election, former St. Louis alderman already left city
Carol Howard represented 13th Ward, in Bevo Mill area, for 12 years. But day after April 4 election, she put house up for sale and now lives in St. Louis County
Ringo Starr performing at Fabulous Fox Theatre in September
Rock and roll legend Ringo Starr will be making a one-night stop in St. Louis this fall. The Fabulous FOX Theatre will host the performance Saturday, September 23. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, May 12, at 10:00 a.m.