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Mike Sack says he’s been forced to delay necessary surgery, and is depending on his son to stay afloat.

We spent the early morning out on the town to see who was up and what they were doing.

Art Saint Louis presents "Varsity Art 28," our 28th annual exhibition highlighting works by 39 undergrad and grad level student artists representing 21 STL regional/area colleges and universities. This year's […]

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A local woman helped recruit new victims for a Bridgeton pediatrician who exchanged prescriptions for sex and cash, according to a federal indictment filed Wednesday in St. Louis federal court.

As you probably noticed, the House just passed the controversial ban on TikTok, with 352 Representatives in favor, and 65 opposed. The bill is now likely to be slow-walked to the Senate where its chance of passing is murky, but possible. Biden (which has been using the purportedly “dangerous national security threat” to campaign with) […]

Construction on a 22-story hotel at the site has been underway since 2019.

Here are BBB tips to consider when hiring contractors for emergency work.

A state spending plan for fiscal 2025 delivered Thursday in the Missouri House cuts $2 billion from the proposal Gov. Mike Parson made in January, largely through adjustments for the depletion of pandemic-era federal funding and the decline in Medicaid enrollment. The proposal from House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith achieves those cuts despite several additions, including $727.5 million for major reconstruction projects along Interstate 44 in southwest Missouri. Smith presented his $50.7…

The acquisitions were part of a $180 million deal for eight shopping centers — two each in Missouri and Wisconsin, as well as four in Florida.

Christian King watched her sister lie sick in a hospital bed for days after suffering a placental abruption while giving birth. Finally, after their mother pleaded with hospital staff to run more tests, they learned her blood count was dangerously low. Two blood transfusions later, she was back on her feet.  The power of having […]

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The city and Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District will ask voters Nov. 5 for a half-cent sales tax to be collected citywide for 15 years to fund street and sidewalk construction and repairs.

On March 20, 1970, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed an anti-obscenity bill in an attempt 'to restore the American sense of decency'

Jason Barton didn’t want to attend the Super Bowl parade this year. He told a co-worker the night before that he worried about a mass shooting. But it was Valentine’s Day, his wife is a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, and he couldn’t afford to take her to games since ticket prices soared after the team […]

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Kansas City construction worker unions find many things to like about extending the 3/8-cent sales tax to build a new Royals stadium and maintain Arrowhead Stadium — such as new jobs. But service workers who would fill the jobs in and around a new ballpark in the Crossroads Arts District say they’re being left out. […]

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Sugarfire Smokehouse founder Charles “Charlie” Downs has been named Missouri’s Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration.

After just a few months of operating in Hazelwood, CC's 2 Seriously Good at 211 Village Square has closed. The restaurant had previously been known as CC’s Vegan Spot and CC’s Vegan Spot SoulVeganlicious in other locations, including the Princeton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis and Alton, Illinois. The closure was announced on social media on Wednesday, March 13.