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In the New York Times today, Laura Beamer and Marshall Steinbaum write about the catastrophe of America's student loan epidemic: America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid In recent years, many Americans with student loans weren’t making enough money to pay even the accumulating interest on their debt, let alone make progress on ...continue reading "The truth about student loans"

Kansas City International Airport saw a drop in the number of firearms found in carry-on luggage while Lambert, others saw an increase in 2023.

St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard is leaving that role for a post in academia.

St. Louis County is considering a property tax cap for seniors, and the plan raised questions among officials and residents during debate this week.

The JJ Kelley building, clocking in at about 227,000 square feet according to an online listing, was previously occupied solely by Edward Jones.

Birth control pills will soon be as easy to buy as allergy meds or a pack of gum.  The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will clear a daily birth control pill called Opill to be the first contraceptive of its kind to be sold without a prescription. 

Four people are under federal indictment for the May robbery and murder of a St. Louis restauranteur.

TSA officials report an alarming trend at Missouri airport checkpoints. New data shows that St. Louis Lambert International Airport and other airports around the state are near a record pace in guns seized midway through this year.

Missouri’s recreational cannabis sales grew in June, as the market outperforms other recently launched adult-use markets, data from the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services show.

Sammy Hagar is putting to rest any talk of a Van Halen reunion to honor the band’s late guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who passed away in 2020. Although there was talk of some sort…

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A golf shop in O’Fallon, Illinois, that closed has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

We just got done noting how Dish Network’s long-hyped 5G wireless network is likely doomed. While they’re technically building a “wireless network,” the network’s coverage, phone selection, and overall quality has proven laughable so far, and there have been growing worries that Dish is running out of cash. Hoping to distract the press and regulators […]

No one wants the bulky and tangled chargers anymore… and if all the power we need can be put in a little device, we’d take it, right? This Smart Keychain replaces the typical charging cable and uses the microcomputer electronic system to wirelessly charge the touch-sensitive Apple Watch by simply placing the watch on a […]

The number of civilians working for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in non-officer roles took a big hit during the pandemic, according to data made available by the department to the Riverfront Times through a records request. As of last December, the department's civilian staff — which includes dispatchers, forensic technicians and clerks, among other jobs — was down more than 20 percent at the end of last year compared to pre-pandemic levels.

The St. Louis Cardinals are already looking ahead to the 2024 season, releasing the regular season schedule for next year during this year's All-Star break.