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Council members discussed a measure opposing the International Institute’s efforts to bring Latin Americans to the region. The resolution opposes "the importation of illegal immigrants," though institute leaders said people helped by the program are in the country legally.

GOP FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr can routinely be found hyperventilating about TikTok, a company he doesn’t actually regulate. At the same time, Carr routinely turns a blind eye to the endless sleazy behavior in the sector he actually regulates: telecom. He doesn’t much care about predatory pricing, privacy violations, or the way companies like AT&T […]

Many Middle Eastern countries increase their orders for Boeing jets.

A Central West End coffee shop that has been closed since late September recently disclosed the discovery of lead contamination in the café.

People have smashed locks and shot them off of doors, stolen piping and stainless steel fixtures, and smeared feces on the walls.

A St. Charles County resolution opposed to Latino immigrants coming to the region was tabled by the St. Charles County Council on Monday. The St. Charles County Council was originally going to vote on this measure Monday, but one of the sponsors, County Councilman Joe Brazil, pulled it off the table at the last second because two of the bill’s sponsors weren’t there and some of the others on the council don’t support it, at least in its current form. Brazil said he plans to propose the resolution…

Lead contamination has closed Brew Tulum, a specialty coffee shop and Mexican restaurant. Its owners and their landlords can’t agree on what to do next.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Ahead of COP28, officials warn that nations are "only taking baby steps" to address climate change.

Missouri deer hunters had a solid start to the November firearms deer season.

Webster Groves will not buy out at least two houses heavily damaged during last year's flash floods.

If you use Telegraph Road to and from St. Louis City limits, you are invited to a public meeting Tuesday night.

There will soon be a campaign for cannabis workers sparking up across Missouri.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released a lengthy report detailing his successful effort to oust former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from office.

At the GM plant in Wentzville, UAW union members will vote on a contract that the company is offering.

“It is the exact same course our students receive at any of our campuses or online,” St. Louis Community College administrator Elizabeth Perkins said.

Taking the bathroom policy off Thursday's agenda will allow board members to seek additional information, said president Adam Bertrand.

General Motors workers across the country have begun voting on the tentative deal the company reached with the United Auto Workers union.

Saturday evening, STLFringe President and Artistic Director Matthew R. Kerns celebrated his 51st birthday with a Cruella de Vil-themed party at Mykel McIntosh's sumptuous new Midtown wine bar, Videira. The guest list was primarily made up of members of the theater community and Kerns’ Lafayette Square neighbors.

State regulators are poised to deny a request from a southwest Missouri meat packer to discharge treated wastewater directly into a river already impaired by E. coli.  Missouri Prime Beef Packers requested permission from the state to treat wastewater from its meatpacking operation near Pleasant Hope using a proprietary microbe technology and discharge it directly […]

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