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On Thursday, state and local officials filled the New Northside Missionary Baptist Church in North City for one reason: A discussion on fentanyl overdoses.

It's been 54 years since the United States established National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the influence and contributions of the Hispanic and Latino community.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Federal authorities have subpoenaed a city agency for records related to developers Vic Alston and Sid Chakraverty — the brothers behind Lux Living, STL Citywide and Asprient Properties. The request for records was sent to the St. Louis Development Corporation, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It’s unclear exactly […]

A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was fatally shot Thursday evening in south St. Louis.

Recent church closures and mergers within the Archdiocese of St. Louis has some parents wondering if we could soon see some Catholic school closures. 

From Construction Dive:  Contractors have a looming problem — most of the industry isn’t prepared for a cyberattack, according to a new survey from Dodge Construction Network and content security and management company Egnyte. Among surveyed AEC firms, 59% say that they have experienced a cybersecurity threat in the last two years, according to a press release. […]

Some St. Peters residents have raised concerns about what they call an increase in aggressive panhandling. On Thursday, the city’s board of aldermen passed an ordinance taking aim at those concerns.  

Teenagers with a long list of criminal priors are in custody after a frightening armed encounter.

Yesterday I ran across an item about the high murder rate in Washington DC. I also happened to remember this, based on the research of Marc Edwards: Beginning in the year 2000, Washington DC experienced an episode of lead contamination in its drinking water that wasn't discovered until 2004. For five years, DC's kids were ...continue reading "Lead and crime in Washington DC"

U.S. Army Cpl. James Hurt, 25, died as a prisoner of war during WWII.

Lucia’s, which the late Lucia Tumminello began in 1981 as a small, handmade pizza business on The Hill, currently employs about 70 workers, officials said.

State Sen. Tracy McCreery is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where the St. Louis County Democrat spoke with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about her first year in office. McCreery represents Missouri’s 24th District, which includes cities such as Kirkwood, Sunset Hills, Valley Park and Creve Coeur. Before getting elected to her post in 2022, McCreery served two stints in the Missouri House: The first was for roughly a year in 2012. The second was from 2015 to 2023.

Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals on Thursday to honor heroic and life-saving actions of 18 first responders last year.

SSM Health welcomed hundreds to the hospital for a celebratory gathering with a kid-friendly theme.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture says one of the winged adult insects was reported on Sept. 16 at an undisclosed location in the state.