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Some Missouri senators are once again trying to cut personal property taxes.

ST. LOUIS - A man serving a life sentence for the 2019 murder of an East St. Louis, Illinois, woman has been charged with the shooting death of a St. Louis man, which took place on the same morning. Timothy Stokes was convicted in 2023 in St. Clair County Circuit Court for the murder of [...]

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville residents at Tuesday’s City Council meeting shared a range of perspectives for and against the Overnight Warming Location (OWL) operating out of the First Baptist Church at 534 St. Louis Street in Edwardsville, following an announcement from Mayor Art Risavy. Risavy announced at the meeting that he has asked his staff to suspend a citation that was issued against the church for operating as a warming location without a special use permit. He said the city never planned to shut the center down and no fines were ever imposed or collected. “I’ve been working with urgency to try to resolve our issues with the Overnight Warming Location at First Baptist Church,” Mayor Risavy said. “It was never our intent to prevent it from operating, particularly at a time of such dangerous weather conditions - and please know, there were no fines ever imposed or collected.” Risavy’s account of events varies greatly from

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As you know, the maternal mortality rate has been increasing steadily in the US. Except, as Noah Smith informs us, it turns out it hasn't. This is a bizarre story. In 2003 the standard US death certificate added a pregnancy checkbox. As more and more states adopted the new certificate, reports of maternal mortality went ...continue reading "Mind blowing: The CDC is publishing maternal mortality figures it knows are wildly wrong"

The next Missouri House speaker could take the gavel as mainstream Republicans are forced to reckon with not just Democrats – but also their far-right colleagues.

St. Louis on Tuesday sued in state court to halt what it described as an illegal boarding scheme that preys on the "vulnerable and indigent" and nets its principal $40,000 a month.

First Baptist Church initially received a citation from the City of Edwardsville on Dec. 19, 2023, due to the absence of a special use permit.

Stop in every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 for Trivia Night with Mack and Mace at Steve's Hot Dogs. Stop at the table to sign up. Come back every week, […]

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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer threw a bit of a curve to Missouri’s already crowded primary season when he announced he wouldn’t run for another term. The St. Elizabeth Republican hasn’t been shy about expressing his disdain about high-profile infighting within his party, culminating in Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as speaker and a marathon melodrama to pick his replacement. But Luetkemeyer stressed his decision to retire after 16 years is based on a legitimate desire to stop working. “I’m going to be 72 years old in May. And so people ask me about my health … is that the reason I'm retiring? I say: ‘No, my health is good. That's why I'm retiring,’” Luetkemeyer said in a wide-ranging interview.

A familiar sight: Congress abdicates its statutory and constitutional responsibility in matters of war and safeguards on foreign assistance.

The coldest air arrived Sunday and will last into Tuesday. Dangerous wind chills continue.

"We've seen an increased number of calls for emergency roadside service," AAA spokesperson Nick Chabarria said.

It could be “disastrous” to the interests of the entire region if the Clayton school district entered the risky real estate business and purchased the Caleres office campus, developer and Clayco founder Bob Clark said.