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As you’ll recall, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman whined about what he called the “landed gentry” among moderators of subreddits that were protesting his ridiculous extractive API changes. He insisted that perhaps things should be more democratic. In response, many subreddits took a vote on how subscribers to those subreddits wanted the mods to handle things, […]

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday said it filed a complaint in federal court in St. Louis seeking to bar a St. Louis tax preparer from assisting in preparing federal income tax returns for others.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Annual Trailnet "I Scream For Ice Cream" July bike ride Sunday morning was a hit again, with more than 600 participants. The ride started and finished at The Cyclery at 2427 Troy Road in Edwardsville and was co-spored by Trailnet Racing and The Cyclery. Fitz's Root Beer provided delicious beverages and Ice Caps Creamery was also there with ice cream scoops. Prairie Farms provided mini dip cones and Urban Chestnut was there with ice-cold beer. There were also food trucks on hand for the delight of participants. The bike courses ranged from 10 miles to 51 miles, including 10-mile, 23-mile, 35-mile, and 51-mile courses. The Cyclery also had a sale with many discounted items for those in attendance. A police escort took participants to a nearby trail and back."We always do our big sales event with this," The Cyclery Manager David Parks said. "Trailnet does a phenomenal job of putting on so many rides around here."Parks added: "We had 624 people out there riding. The

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After a St. Louis board game startup's cameo on "Jeopardy!," it has experienced a boost in sales while also expanding its business.

A Florissant man has been charged with murder based in part up Metrolink security footage that police say shows the lead-up to and the aftermath of the killing. St. Louis County prosecutors charged Kenneth Hall, 29, today with one count of murder and another count of robbery stemming from an incident that occurred on Friday. A probable cause statement from the Manchester Police Department says that on that day, Hall was on the Metrolink in the same car as his eventual victim, a 19-year-old whose name has not been made public.

Soccer is an unpredictable game of adjustments. On paper, St. Louis City SC should have easily defeated a depleted Toronto FC team. City listed three players as questionable or unavailable for the match due to injuries.

Today on TAP: Her trip to China softened rhetoric but changed nothing.

Commuters who regularly use the I-270/I-64 and I-270/I-44 interchanges will need to find alternate routes this weekend.

Will robots take away all our jobs? Steven Rattner says no: Almost exactly 60 years ago, Life magazine warned that the advent of automation would make “jobs go scarce” — instead, employment boomed. Now, the launch of ChatGPT and other generative A.I. platforms has unleashed a tsunami of hyperbolic fretting, this time about the fate ...continue reading "Please God, no more about the Luddites"

The developers' updated plans for South Central Avenue and Forsyth Boulevard now include a 20-story, 245-room hotel and a jazz club.

Forty different restaurants are offering specials on burgers for one week only.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge temporarily blocked St. Louis city from granting four organizations federal pandemic relief dollars to support abortion access late last month. On June 30, Judge Jason Sengheiser issued a preliminary injunction that prevents Midwest Doula Fund, Midwest Access Coalition, Mo Ho Justice Coalition and the St. Louis Doula Project from receiving American Rescue Plan funds through the city’s Reproductive Equity Fund for activities related to supportive services for abortion and abortion doulas. 

In 2022, the number of overdose-related deaths, including those that were caused by opioids, was 487, according to the dashboard.

The much-anticipated Power Trip festival is down a big name. Ozzy Osbourne has dropped off the lineup, citing his continuing health issues. The performance was set to be his first…

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Billy White Jr., the designer of the Guns N' Roses cross logo that appears on the cover of the band's iconic 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction, has died. The…

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A De Soto man died in a car crash Saturday while driving on Route 21 near Centerville.

People are finding cool new (probably illegal) ways to unmask people they want to sue. In this case, it’s a guy who didn’t like some things said about him. But in order to get a libel lawsuit going, the plaintiff needs to have a defendant to sue. Here’s where all the bad faith begins, as […]