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Here's everything you need to know if you are heading to Soulard this weekend.

The United States Postal Service held a job fair Friday, seeking carriers in and around the city.

Love is in the air at Brookdale Farms in Eureka. At The Love Shack Pop-Up Bar, handcrafted love potions, heart-shaped décor and dance-inducing music will set your heart on fire. […]

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The officer was originally indicted on first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for a 2018 shooting.

Both the New York Times and Washington Post reported today on a $2 billion Medicare scam. The way it worked was simple: Scammers buy a few small medical supply companies (seven, to be exact). The companies send Medicare bills for millions of phony catheters. That's it! But how did they get away with it? The ...continue reading "$8 catheters add up fast if you bill for millions of them"

Showers and storms Friday night, much colder temperatures this weekend, and snow on Monday in St. Louis. What to expect for Soulard Mardi Gras and Super Bowl Sunday.

Dropshipping – memorably described by Sirin Kale in Wired as people “selling products they’ve never handled, from countries they’ve never visited, to consumers they’ve never met” – is one of the best examples of “pure” Internet activity around. As Kale explains: Dropshipping is a “fulfilment” method. At one end of the supply chain, an entrepreneur […]

The warehouse is the second building owned by the same family to burn down in the last 18 months.

Temperatures have been feeling like spring and it may sound like spring with chances for thunderstorms Friday evening. It serves as a reminder that the turbulence that can come along with it is just around the corner.

The leaders of a ballot item to legalize abortion in Missouri have a tight time frame to gather more than 171,000 signatures by May. STLPR politics correspondent Jason Rosenbaum sits down with Mallory Schwarz of Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, as well as Lisa Williams, one of thousands of Missourians who signed up to gather signatures.

You've probably all seen those pictures of a gang of migrants beating up a pair of cops in Times Square. It's pretty disturbing, and there's no excuse for it. Nonetheless it's instructive to see what really happened. The cops say the migrants were told to move because they were blocking the sidewalk. But bodycam footage ...continue reading "Here’s the whole story behind the Times Square melee"

Phil Lesh has announced his birthday plans. The Grateful Dead founding member is set to headline The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, this March to celebrate turning 84. “Surprise! I’m psyched to…

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The driver was taken to an area hospital but died from his injuries.

Former St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, who has been serving a three-year sentence for taking bribes and wire fraud, is no longer behind bars. The former Ward 22 alderman was transferred to a St. Louis Residential Reentry management field office, according to the Bureau of Prisons. 

Three K-12 educators who’ve taught in different U.S. states discuss Missouri social studies standards and challenges around teaching civics, and the practical benefits of focusing on civic participation amid today’s polarized political climate. Then, STLPR’s Jason Rosenbaum talks with Elaine Cha about why we’re tackling this issue and what we’re hearing from listeners.

Aldermen fell one vote short of the 10 they would need overcome a veto from Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, who says it will eventually bite the city in the budget.

Missouri’s political parties are in charge of organizing and executing the contests that will choose 2024 presidential delegates. And both Republicans and Democrats have expressed profound irritation that election officials aren’t running the show. The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air host Jason Rosenbaum talks with Republican Chris Grahn-Howard and Democrat Matthew Patterson about how we got here — and how the selection processes will work.

The family of former slave Henrietta Mills hired an economist to calculate the amount of lost labor wages.