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Lawyers representing Ameren deflected the accusations in the courtroom.

The 2024 St. Louis Workforce Development Guide is a designed to help both employers and individuals navigate the region's employment services landscape. There are two ways to see all the content. To see the print edition, click here. To see the online special section, click here. At some point, maybe even now, the demand will outpace the supply. I'm talking about people, in particular humans capable of work, who reside in the St. Louis metropolitan area who can fill the increasing volume of…

Taqueria Morita is getting a permanent home after operating for two summers as a seasonal concept.

A southeast Missouri lab agreed this week to pay $13.6 million to resolve allegations that it submitted unnecessary claims to Medicare.

This time a month ago Kansas City was still coming to grips with a Super Bowl victory celebration turned upside down in an instant by a mass shooting. Shocking as it was, shootings of the same basic type happen almost twice a day in the United States.

A wrong-way driver crashed into multiple parked cars this morning and fled the scene. The incident occurred on Neosho Street near Morganford in the Bevo neighborhood of South Saint Louis.

EUREKA, Mo. -- Six Flags St. Louis kicks off its season today. This weekend, visitors can enjoy the park's newest coaster, "Rookie Racer." The first 500 guests, ages 12 and under, will receive a Rookie Racer medal after riding the coaster. Additionally, there will be a Victory Lane photo opportunity.

SAPPINGTON, MO. - The Lindbergh High School band kicks off a 36-hour fundraiser today to honor a young band member who passed away from cancer in 2014. Since its inception in 2014, the Musicthon has raised over $30,000 for childhood cancer research and to support families affected by pediatric cancer. The eleventh annual Musicthon begins [...]

Restaurant owners will tell you they're a blessing and a curse.

Wait, what was their band called again?" — Hazmat The members of the all-female St. Louis-based band Hazmat are angry. They're mad at men.

A TikTok sensation who went viral with his recording of “I Hear a Symphony” will now be playing with one — the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. The GRAMMY-nominated singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Cody Fry is actually making his debut in symphony orchestras across the U.S., including our own in a performance scheduled for June. The Nashville-based talent owes much of his success to his viral TikTok videos, which he began posting in 2021. 

During the 2022 election cycle, I decided to combine two of my favorite hobbies – poker and politics. I wrote a series of columns depicting Missouri’s U.S. Senate race as a hand of Texas Hold ‘Em, with the final installment predicting an Eric Schmitt victory.  Recently in the Capitol, I was collared by a gubernatorial […]

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Shake Shack, 4 Hands/Peacemaker, a NASCAR-driven restaurant, and a self-serve pizza kiosk from Crushed Red are among the new and forthcoming concepts.

A recent legal settlement agreed to by the National Association of Realtors leaves Missouri realtors unsure of what the future holds. The association, which represents about 1.5 million realtors nationally, announced March 15 that it will settle several antitrust lawsuits, pending court approval. The industry group denied any wrongdoing, but it will pay out $418 […]

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Co-founder/CEO Chris LaRocca says the pizza vending machine broke company records during its debut week at the airport.

A federal jury on Thursday awarded more than $257,000 to a longtime city employee who was fired after she reported potentially improper and illegal activity at the city's tow lot.

Police responded to a gruesome scene overnight in north St. Louis after a woman was found on fire along a street. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene after crews extinguished the fire.

ST. LOUIS -- Not as cold out the door Friday morning, in the 40s, and even warmer this afternoon. Highs in the 70s. More clouds will be around on Friday and breezy this afternoon. There is just a slight chance of early morning showers on Saturday. Partly cloudy with wake up temperatures in the 50s. [...]

Westbound Interstate 70 was temporarily closed at Highway 94 in St. Charles County due to a crash that damaged a truck trailer, releasing several cows onto the highway.