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Comedian Micheal Yo returns to Westport Social for a couple of shows this weekend.

After skyrocketing in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and then tempering almost as dramatically a year later, health care spending in the U.S rose just over 4% in 2022, hitting $4.5 trillion, the federal government announced Wednesday. The annual growth in the nation’s health care spending appears to be returning to pre-pandemic trends, […]

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Missouri’s highest court this week heard arguments over the constitutionality of a two-year-old state law terminating parental rights following a conviction for certain crimes against children.  The case, heard Wednesday by the state Supreme Court, involves a Jefferson County father whose parental rights were terminated after he pled guilty to child molestation and sexual misconduct […]

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Among the front-page stories, which noted few planned layoffs and that the merger would create the largest aerospace company, was this piece detailing the history of the local company:

Raj Tut started his business with just one mobile home. Now his company, Storyboard Living, has a $100 million multifamily portfolio with plans to grow.

Once the attackers got into the home, a woman and her 8-year-old son were forced at gunpoint to lay face down on the floor of the boy's bedroom.

By day, Clements Lock & Security is Gravois Park’s locksmith stop, but on Thursday nights after 4 p.m. it transforms into Clements Bar (2626 Cherokee Street). The rustic key and lock shop makes for a quirky watering hole for those who want a unique night on the town. And the story of how it came to be is just as idiosyncratic — part necessity, part creativity and part history.

The U.S. saw 25 billion-dollar weather disasters this year — more than ever before. Next year could be worse.

The brewery will predominately focus on European- and German-style beers, with plans to have four year-round offerings and four rotating offerings on tap.

Outgoing Spire CEO Suzanne Sitherwood received $5.21 million in compensation in 2023 — more than 53 times as much as the gas utility's median employee.

We just got done noting how 2023 was finally the year that streaming fully surpassed traditional TV in terms of overall paying subscribers. A very obvious “cord cutting” trend that executives spent years claiming was fake or a fad is now the majority norm. But what’s left of traditional cable TV isn’t doing so well.  Broadcast […]

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday curtailed proposed rate hikes and rejected grid plans from two major electric utilities, mirroring a series of bombshell decisions rendered last month that cut increases for Illinois’ four largest gas utilities. The ICC rejected the pair of plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois that were meant to illustrate how the companies would comply with the state’s landmark climate legislation, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. Those plans would…

Last call for artists! In celebration of its 120th anniversary, Grant's Farm is looking for someone to design and paint a permanent mural that celebrates the legendary aspects of the St. Louis property.

WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. House headed home Thursday for a three-week winter break without completing work on several must-pass bills, but senators are now scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on Monday as leaders in the upper chamber and the White House look for an agreement on immigration policy. The last-minute scheduling change […]

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Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore said he hasn’t used his predecessor’s “exclusion list” to stop certain police officers from testifying in criminal cases, and he has no list of his own.

Emergency crews are responding to building fires in Madison, Illinois.

A nonprofit developer plans about $235 million of housing projects in north St. Louis, centered around Fairground Park.