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The Metropolitan Sewer District is preparing for a big vote that will come up on St. Louis-area ballots next months.

Art Saint Louis presents "Varsity Art 28," our 28th annual exhibition highlighting works by 39 undergrad and grad level student artists representing 21 STL regional/area colleges and universities. This year's […]

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It said the store's entire inventory is on sale and must go "after losing the lease for the store."

Last week the New York Times published a story confirming what everybody assumed was already happening. Automakers collect reams of personal behavior, phone, and other data (without making it clear to consumers) then sell it to a long list of companies. Including insurance companies, who are now jacking up insurance rates if they see behavior […]

Illinois state regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year. The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two major electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, back to the drawing board in December when it rejected the companies’ multiyear grid plans on a 4-1 vote. The rare split decision…

The Missouri State Penitentiary was the first prison built west of the Mississippi River.

Senate President Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, has served in the Legislature for 12 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences. The Biden administration argued to the court there is no evidence that the government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading or dangerous information online. Beyond that, the court…

Just weeks away from the solar eclipse, Missouri transportation officials conveyed an important message with a subtle sense of humor: Do NOT wear eclipse glasses while driving.

A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood. The building is designated as a St. Louis city landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said this is the third fire at the church since 2022. The church was constructed in…

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants to eliminate Missouri’s income tax, which provides two out of every three dollars in the state’s general revenue fund, and says budget cuts can pay for it. To help craft the plan, Ashcroft has enlisted some of the well-known conservative economists and low-tax advocates that advised then-Kansas Gov. Sam […]

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The man charged with murder this weekend was ordered to stay away from his wife as part of the couple's contentious divorce proceedings.

Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities and businesses have pledged to decarbonize, helping push older coal and gas power plants that have struggled to stay economically competitive into retirement. Yet in the queues run by the organizations […]

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A portion of the road will be shut down Wednesday until next spring to allow replacement of a bridge over Coldwater Creek and removal of contaminated soil from the site.