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Quick: What musical act was the American equivalent of the Beatles? The Byrds? Dylan?

One of the key reasons the net neutrality fight even became a thing was widespread concern that big ISPs would abuse their power to behave anti-competitively, picking winners and losers across the internet ecosystem, and nickel-and-diming consumers in a variety of obnoxiously creative ways. Verizon, for example, charges you extra if you want 4K video […]

Prior to being known as one of the St. Louis region’s most prolific restaurateurs, Charlie Downs successfully owned and operated a restaurant equipment company for nearly 25 years.

Symphony leaders say Powell Hall will be a "must-see experience" when it opens in 2025.

St. Louis police leadership is considering moving officers from eight-hour shifts to 11-hour shifts in hopes of alleviating staffing woes and ramping up patrols.

The long-closed Dillard’s store at Chesterfield Mall will reopen as part of the planned $2 billion Downtown Chesterfield development, under terms of a pending settlement between the retailer, the city and the project’s developer.

It's an afternoon of severe weather across the greater St. Louis region, with storms producing powerful winds, hail, and possible tornadoes.

ST. LOUIS -- Today, over 1,200 middle and high school students from across the United States are gathering in St. Louis for the National Career Development Conference. The event is being held at the Marriott in downtown St. Louis. Participants will compete in various disciplines, including public speaking, career preparation, and financial literacy. The conference [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A lawmaker from Kansas City has introduced a bill aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Missouri. State Senator Greg Razer, who is the second ever openly LGBTQ member of the Missouri Senate, is spearheading the Missouri Non-Discrimination Act (MONA). This isn't the first time the [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A new proposal for a transitional housing facility in Alton is facing opposition from some residents. The exact location of the planned facility has not been disclosed, but residents near Oakwood Avenue and Valentine Lane have expressed their concerns about the potential proximity to their neighborhood. The issue was brought up at [...]

ST. LOUIS - Daniel Riley is set to be sentenced today. He was found guilty of second degree assault and armed criminal action in the Downtown St. Louis crash that cost Tennessee teen volleyball player, Janae Edmondson, her legs. Riley could face up to 18 years in prison.

ST. LOUIS -- This morning, a severe crash occurred in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis. The incident took place on South Broadway near Elwood Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. At the scene, our Nissan Rogue Runner observed a pickup truck and a car involved in the collision. The car was found flipped onto its [...]

Late Wednesday night, a tragic car crash occurred in the Mark Twain neighborhood of North Saint Louis, resulting in the death of a child.

ST. LOUIS - A shooting in the Delmar Loop leaves one person dead and two others injured. The incident was first reported just after 2 a.m. One deceased person was found next to a car, near another vehicle with a shattered window. A portion of Delmar was blocked off while police conducted their investigation. The [...]

WASHINGTON — U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens to loads of user data collected by big tech companies see a “long overdue” opportunity for a national privacy standard, particularly for children and teens. Lawmakers on a subpanel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met Wednesday to hear from advocates and online […]

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Intellivo selected the region because of its history as a health care hub.

This week brings multiple varieties of hardcore punk to St. Louis, with Better Lovers set to offer Off Broadway on Friday the mathy metalcore you'd expect from a group whose ranks include former members of Every Time I Die and the Dillinger Escape Plan; Modern Life Is War bringing its driving, anthemic hardcore and heart-on-sleeve lyricism to Off Broadway on Saturday; and Chicago upstarts Stress Positions serving up some relentlessly fast and chaotic powerviolence-adjacent fury at a DIY show at Rootwad Park on Monday. Elsewhere, Doyle of the Misfits brings some spooky Halloween music to Red Flag, indie-rock darlings the Mountain Goats come armed to their tin-can-crunching teeth with smartly crafted jams and unparalleled lyricism, and Dave Grohl's ex (and St. Louis native!) Louise Post of Veruca Salt fame makes a much-welcomed return to the city that raised her.

On April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It also could significantly worsen the nation’s racial justice gap. City of Grants Pass v. Johnson began when a small city in Oregon with just one homeless shelter began enforcing a […]

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