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A controversial landfill proposed for south Kansas City is likely dead after approval of a deal developers struck with a suburban municipality that has been fighting to kill the project.  The Raymore City Council voted unanimously Monday for an ordinance setting out the terms for  a settlement that would pay developers of the proposed landfill […]

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The problem is so serious, that the CDC warned if it continues to spread, measles may be taken off the list of eliminated diseases.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely in St. Louis Tuesday and some could produce damaging hail and wind. A couple of tornadoes can't be ruled out either. Get all the details on the hazards and the timing of the storms in…

St. Louis County leaders say $40 million allocated for the project isn't nearly enough to make it work, but its biggest proponent disagrees and is seeking further study.

A family-owned Metro East tent company has acquired assets from a longtime family tent business in Illinois that's shutting down.

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Known & Grown STL program recently issued 18 micro-grants totaling nearly $19,000, aimed to support local farmers and small businesses that positively affect the St. Louis region’s food systems.

On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced the appointment of an Executive Director of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB), a new role that will oversee board operations and training.

I don't remember what got me interested in this, but here are the unit costs for the most popular (and expensive) fighter jets in the world: These are "flyaway" costs. That is, the cost per unit of the latest batch on the assembly line. It is not the total procurement cost, which includes the entire ...continue reading "Raw data: The cost of fighter jets"

The API Innovation Center, the St. Louis-based nonprofit focused on strengthening the U.S. supply chain for pharmaceutical ingredients, has selected a local firm to manufacture a treatment for brain cancer.

A Lincoln County, Missouri, woman admitted in court on Monday that she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she crashed into a tree in 2023 and killed three passengers.

The Board of Aldermen approved a plan on Monday to bring red light cameras back to St. Louis more than a decade after they were struck down in court.

The suspect in a standoff situation in St. Charles Monday morning is now in custody after surrendering.

The St. Louis County Police Department is honoring dispatchers throughout the week for the work they do in the community.

Phones are ringing off the hook at local pest companies as they head into their busiest time of year after the hot weekend temperatures woke up many of our pests.