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Heavy rain and lightning are likely Thursday in the St. Louis area with a cold front. Damaging wind and hail are expected in spots and isolated flooding and tornadoes could occur as well. Full details on the timing and hazards…

The modern Trump empire is built mostly around licensing Trump's name to midrange Asian hotels and overpriced Bibles. So why not do the same in politics? As Trump struggles to close his own fundraising gap with Biden, his campaign sent out a letter this week asking down-ballot candidates for 5% of the proceeds when they ...continue reading "Trump shakes down the neighborhood for a 5% cut"

On Monday, St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Whyte awarded nearly $23.5 million to former police officer Luther Hall, who was beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest in 2017.

His wife was also charged in the indictment.

Three initiative campaigns say they are on track to submit signatures that would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and to increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot this year. Campaign finance reports filed this week show more than $10 million, much of it from out-of-state organizations, has been raised to fuel the campaigns. Only one opposition group, seeking to prevent abortion rights from making the ballot, is active. And its resources, much of it from Catholic churches,…

The first-ever Animals Aglow lantern festival will bring a dazzling spectacle of lights to the Saint Louis Zoo. More than 60 larger-than-life Chinese lanterns, along with interactive light displays in […]

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The EPA is testing sites around the West Lake Landfill Superfund in Bridgeton. 

A Fairview Heights, Illinois, man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly committing sexual abuse on the grounds of Gateway Arch National Park.

In a speech Wednesday in front of the United Steelworkers, President Joe Biden doubled down on his intention to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel.

For the last 13 months, the sounds of construction have been resonating through Powell Hall in the Grand Center Arts District. Renovations at the historic concert venue continue apace, with the goal of reopening in September 2025, ahead of the building’s 100th birthday.

(The Center Square) – Lawmakers and aviation experts raised major concerns about the American aerospace company, Boeing (NYSE: BA), at two U.S. Senate hearings on Wednesday. The hearings come as Boeing has faced mounting criticism over mechanical malfunctions and questions over quality. In particular, Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour testified at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs on Wednesday about major safety concerns because of Boeing’s policies that he noticed…

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment met today to present the fiscal year 2025 budget to City of St. Louis leaders. The budget included extra funding for the juvenile detention center to hire additional staff amid an influx of teen detainees. In 2021, long-awaited “Raise the Age” reforms went into effect in Missouri.

U.S. Steel employs 850 at its mill in Granite City.

One of the four men involved in a fatal robbery nearly two years ago was sentenced Wednesday.

A man was taken into custody Sunday.