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Dan Isom, the interim public safety director for the city of St. Louis, is resigning to take a post overseeing safety and security programs at a locally based public company.

The St. Louis County Police Department is warning the public about a rise in thefts at south country gas stations. More specifically, police say thieves are taking off with women's purses left behind in cars at several gas stations.

Stevie Nicks was so touched by a youth choir that appeared on America’s Got Talent this week that she felt the need to let them know. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer posted a…

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Astronomy week continues! I've developed something like a schedule for my astrophotography: Once a month, when the moon starts to cooperate, I head out to Palomar Mountain to do some test runs that give me an idea of which settings (mainly exposure time) work best on my chosen target. Then, a week later, I head ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization, which was formed in 2014 to advance racially equitable systems and policies, will head the search for a replacement, but in the meantime has selected Faybra Jabulani as interim executive director.

Terica Ellis, 39, was sentenced to three years in prison for her involvement in the death of 21-year-old Andre Montgomery in 2016.

EDWARDSVILLE - On Tuesday afternoon, Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor announced the rollout of a new look for the sheriff's office's squad cars. The sheriff used the participation of his deputies with suggestions and a committee to come up with a plan for the squad cars. "A committee went over all the suggestions and taking everything into consideration came up with these new markings for our squad cars," the sheriff said. Sheriff Connor said the office will be slowly transitioning to the new modern look for marked cars. "We also will be updating our uniforms in the very near future to give them a new look," he said.

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We recently wrote about Cory Doctorow’s great article on how the “enshittification” of social media (mainly Facebook and Twitter) was helping to lower the “switching costs” for people to try something new. In something of a follow up-piece on his Pluralistic site, Doctorow explores the process through which basically all large companies eventually hit the […]

Members of both parties call for the ticket giant to be broken up.

Today on TAP: The wind, solar, and battery facilities spurred by last year’s Democratic legislation are already springing up—in red America.

Bono appears on the latest episode of the Smartless podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, and dropped a little info about U2's rumored Las Vegas residency at the new high-tech arena MSG Sphere.  Hayes shared…

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Two key playmakers return as the St. Louis Blues activate Vladimir Tarasenko and Torey Krug from the injured reserve.

St. Louis authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a young woman who was reported missing earlier this month.

WATERLOO. Mo. -- Despite the snowy forecast, the Waterloo Queen of Hearts is still planning on being held. The jackpot is now at $1,397,265. Last Tuesday's drawing was the four diamonds. The game is getting close to the jackpot limit. That may happen within the next week or two. Keep checking the Facebook page for updates on [...]

Police are searching for a St. Louis man who went missing nearly two weeks ago

The 30th annual Purina Pet Parade will take place on February 12, 2023. Registration costs $10 per pet and begins at 10 a.m.

Missouri is one of three states where animal shelters use gas chambers; new legislation seeks to stop it.

Earlier this month, a Twitter account titled "TheSpanishFlu" (handle @_fat_ugly_rat_) launched a series of polls for users to select "American cities." St. Louis has made it all the way to the final round of voting.

A new report finds that the U.S. can reduce lithium demand by up to 90 percent.