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Gun control laws might look a little different on a state-to-state basis, though one new analysis suggests there's a stark contrast between both states of the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey is relying on a law intended to prosecute fraudulent business practices to attempt to enact new regulations on transgender care for children and adults.

China and India are widely expected to be two of the most powerful global players in the decades to come. In some ways, they are alike. As Techdirt has reported, both have dismal records when it comes to Internet freedom, online censorship and privacy. But they differ in terms of their impact on the IT […]

Back in 2004 the LA Times reported that Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas had been accepting lavish vacations for years from his billionaire "dear friend" Harlan Crow. These vacations seemingly stopped after that, but a few days ago we learned that, in fact, Thomas had merely stopped disclosing them. This was all "personal hospitality," which ...continue reading "Has Clarence Thomas broken the law?"

The net income for Missouri farms is predicted to fall this year, according to a spring 2023 report by the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center at MU.

John Fogerty was honored Thursday with the National Association of Music Merchants' Music for Life Award, which is the organization's highest honor. Fogerty was celebrated for his contributions to music and…

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In the fall of 2000, tragedy struck Missouri politics when an airplane carrying then-Gov. Mel Carnahan, his son Randy Carnahan and adviser Chris Sifford crashed in bad weather.

House Republicans approved a prohibition on transgender medicine without grandfather clause or sunset provision that were key to the bill clearing the Senate.

EDWARDSVILLE - A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Community Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) research team, in collaboration with the Alton Section National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) was recently awarded a $1,000 Student United Way of Greater St. Louis grant that will be used to support 8th grade students of color in realizing their potential. The initiative was led by two CODE Scholars, Joyce Tawdros and Juan Pizano, and overseen by Stephanie Batson, CODES research team leader and applied communication studies instructor. "I am quite pleased with my CODES research team for creating the mentor program and writing the United Way grant to have an impact in the lives of younger generations," said Batson. Tawdros and Pizano based their proposal on research that demonstrates a significant decrease in educational attainment among students of color. "I was driven to this idea because I, myself, needed a mentor,” said Tawdros. “I am originally

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This story originally published in the Missouri Independent. Differences between the House and Senate on how strict a ban on certain transgender health care should be could spell trouble for the proposals chances as the Missouri legislative session nears completion. Leaders in both chambers told reporters Thursday they are pushing for their respective body’s legislation.

Richard L. Nicely Jr., of Jefferson County, had at least four prior DWI or excessive blood-alcohol convictions before the crash.

A local school district is reminding parents they cannot toke up in their vehicles while dropping off and picking up their children from school.

Yesterday a friend asked if I wanted to comment on National Review's editorial about the national abortion pill ban.¹ I didn't, really. NR is, obviously, institutionally anti-abortion, and I didn't have much interest in reading a bunch of pro-life boilerplate for the thousandth time in my life.² But eventually my curiosity got the best of ...continue reading "Mifepristone was not given special treatment by the FDA"

Driving on I-70 West past Zumbehl, the outer road is littered with billboards and signs advertising their respective businesses, but one marquee has sat with its letters unable to announce much for years. That's all about to change. St. Andrews Cinema (2025 Golfway Street, St. Charles) closed for repairs in late 2019 after a fire rendered its theater unusable.

The Vashon Center on the campus of Harris-Stowe State University was officially opened on Tuesday April 11, 2023, and was celebrated by former and current HSSU students, local elected officials, and community members who gathered at the remodeled center.

Ameren Missouri has received approval from state regulators to buy a 150-megawatt solar facility in southeastern Illinois.

Warehouses to store cold goods can cost twice as much to build as other types of warehouses. As a result, developers have rarely built speculative cold-storage sites.

EDWARDSVILLE - Timothy Banowetz, who is serving a 70-year sentence for the murder of attorney Randy Gori, had an appearance via video Thursday morning from Pontiac Correctional Center with Circuit Judge Kyle Napp. Banowetz has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Banowtez entered a guilty plea in October 2021 to one count of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery. Judge Napp sentenced Banowetz to 70 years in prison in December 2021. Gori was found deceased at his Edwardsville home on Jan. 4, 2020. He died from multiple stab wounds. Gori's two children who were ages 15 and 13 were held captive and tied up at the time of the murder. The family had been out for dinner when they returned home and were met by Banowetz, who appeared to have a gun and forced them to the ground, then later in the house the children were tied up and Gori murdered. Banowetz was found later by law enforcement in the woods with blood on his clothing. Brian Brueggemann, Madison County State's

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When Billy Joel first released his #1 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire," he could've created a video that included an image of every single event and person he mentioned, from Marilyn Monroe to Richard Nixon to Ronald…

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