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Tom Schmidt says the show nailed the intensity of working and owning a restaurant.

Jesse Driskill was convicted in August 2013 of two counts of first-degree murder, burglary, rape and sodomy and sentenced to death for each murder count.

SimpleRose has raised $47 million and hopes to become St. Louis’ next startup valued at $1 billion. It’s relying on "an embarrassment of opportunity" tied to its supercomputer.

Tom Peterson loves St. Louis coffee shops. They're the sort of places you can grab a scone and a large, foamy cup of vanilla-scented brew and settle in with your laptop for hours to do some work.

At least three water systems in rural parts of the state imposed conservation measures during the 2018 drought. Dry conditions mean that could happen again.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

GRAFTON - Police officer Mike Angel was in the spotlight at Tuesday night's Grafton City Council meeting where he was presented a Life Saving Certificate on behalf of the Council and the citizens of Grafton by Mayor Morrow and Police Chief Eric Spanton. Grafton Police Officer Mike Angel responded to a call of a bicyclist down and needing help on the bike trail at Graham Hollow outside of Grafton on Sunday afternoon. The cyclist had struck a 2” by 6” wooden guard rail and was severely cut. Grafton Mayor Morrow said the cyclist was bleeding from a gash to the neck, with gashes in his leg and ankle. The wounds exposed the bone and nicked the arteries in two places. The mayor said Officer Angel immediately removed the cyclist’s shirt and made a tourniquet around his upper leg then he quickly removed his own shirt and made a tourniquet on his lower leg. "Officer Angel applied pressure and calmed the victim until the ground ambulance arrived," the mayor said.

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Surveillance images captured the suspect fleeing from the area after the assault, police say.

The government of Malaysia isn’t too concerned about free speech. It may be a tourist destination, but it’s still subservient to a ruling class that likely can thank inbreeding for its current place at the top of the heap. Because it’s still ruled by people who’ve never been elected to their positions, those with the […]

Indie-filmmaker and St. Louis native David A. Malone has known he needed to make October 11th for most of his career. Since writing the film’s first draft in late 2021, Malone has made eight iterations of the script. 

White House holds up St. Louis DREAMer on 11th anniversary of Obama's DACA program.

Election officials in Missouri are in the process of changing how they make sure voter rolls are updated for future elections amidst concerns over data sharing, clunky user faces, and overall election security.

The benefits of learning to speak a second language (or third) are immeasurable! With its intuitive, immersive training method, Rosetta Stone will have you reading, writing, and speaking new languages like a natural in no time. You’ll start by matching words with images just like when you learned your native language as a child. Then […]

I promise I'm not stalking Matt Yglesis these days, but he just happens to have written on some interesting topics lately. On Tuesday he ran an interview with Jennifer Doleac, an expert in how to reduce crime. The fascinating thing about this is that from 100,000 feet it seems like an intractable problem. Nothing works. ...continue reading "We already (sorta) know how to have less crime"

A new law signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker earlier this month is trying to curb bullying at Illinois schools.

A strong explosion hit a building in Paris' Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving 24 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation of surrounding buildings, police said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.

St. Louis police said the men should be considered armed and dangerous.

JERSEYVILLE - A Godfrey man has been charged with driving an ATV under the influence of alcohol without a valid license or registration, while a Dow man has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, according to recent court filings out of Jersey County. John E. Cloninger, 41, of Godfrey, was charged on June 13 for an incident on May 8 when he “drove a green All Terrain Vehicle with no registration” on US Highway 67 near Stagecoach Road “when his blood alcohol content was in excess of .16,” according to court filings. Cloninger was additionally charged with driving on a revoked license. He was issued a Class 2 felony for the aggravated DUI charge and a Class A misdemeanor for driving on a revoked license. Bail was not noted, but more information and updates on this case can be found here . Christopher A. Norris, 47, of Dow, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon on June 16. Court documents state Norris “knowingly

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Tramon Belford, 16, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Maryon Jackson.

Shantay Bolton will leave her post as Washington University's executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer effective Aug. 2, after accepting a job at another university.