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Canadian Regulators are leaning on new authority built into the 2023 Online Streaming Act to impose a new 5 percent tax on streaming TV and music services like Netflix and Spotify; funding that the regulator says will then be used to help fund Canadian broadcasting. According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announcement, […]

The recent UM System Board of Curators petition to remove racial and ethnic criteria from 53 donated scholarships and funds is a final step in a year-long process that has already removed such criteria from millions of dollars in student aid. University of Missouri spokesperson Christian Basi said the university awarded $12.3 million in institutional financial aid with a race and ethnicity component in the 2022-23 academic year — about 6.4% of the university’s financial aid budget. In the same…

The $1.2 billion Gateway South development has named the broker who will work to lease up to 500,000 square feet of planned Class A office space focused on tenants in the construction industry.

BJC HealthCare is six months into its merger with Saint Luke's Health System. Here's what the systems have learned so far.

Following months of increasingly public attempts to get in contact with former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, Missouri state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick finally met with her Wednesday. Trevor Fox, communications director for the Missouri state auditor's office, confirmed the office met with Gardner but had no further details to share. Fitzpatrick called a news conference in early May during which he told reporters his office couldn't find Gardner and asked anyone who knew where she was to…

The program aims to evolve the city’s housing construction by prioritizing the development of missing middle housing and piloting innovative construction techniques.

The recent UM System Board of Curators petition to remove racial and ethnic criteria from 53 donated scholarships and funds is a final step in a year-long process that has already removed such criteria from millions of dollars in student aid. University of Missouri spokesperson Christian Basi said the university awarded $12.3 million in institutional […]

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Their daughter, Jordan Cannaday, said the couple of about 18 years were "the most amazing parents." She said she felt like she lost both of them.

A prospective settlement between the parties could address a number of issues.

The Estimate Board will meet virtually at 2 p.m. Thursday.

The county also unfairly changed its evaluation metrics in the middle of the bidding process, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield claims.

Orville Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, lived a lifetime of service.

The state has a budget surplus of about $5 billion.

A daycare owner was watching 16 children by herself, police said.

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo.-- An 81-year-old from Jefferson City drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks. Allan Mueller was last seen on his dock Monday night. It's not clear how he ended up in the water or how he drowned as he was wearing a floatation device. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Mueller [...]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A 50-year-old man is suffering from multiple gunshot wounds after being shot. The incident occurred on the 9000 block of Riverview Drive in north St. Louis around 6 a.m. Thursday morning. The victim is suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest but is conscious and breathing. According to the police, [...]

The co-star of the long-running hit TV show "The Office" again provides the voice of the emotion Sadness in the animated sequel.

Months into a new Biden administration policy intended to lower drug costs for Medicare patients, independent pharmacists say they’re struggling to afford to keep some prescription drugs in stock. “It would not matter if the governor himself walked in and said, ‘I need to get this prescription filled,’” said Clint Hopkins, a pharmacist and co-owner […]

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