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As Missouri Republicans mull over whether to put a measure on next year’s ballot making it harder to amend the state constitution, at least one other state with similar political characteristics will soon vote on the idea.

Elon Musk’s companies are routinely heralded for unbridled innovation, but when it comes to very basic customer service, most of them are an incompetent nightmare. Starlink customers looking for refunds after being on waiting lists for years are routinely ghosted. Tesla Solar customers often have it even worse; shelling out huge sums of money only […]

The wage war comes as governments and taxpayers feel the consequences of empty positions.

St. Louis is largest city in the country without an emergency medical respite center.

The U.S. Senate voted narrowly Thursday in favor of expanding a program that compensates Americans who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the country’s development and testing of nuclear weapons to cover Missourians. The proposal, offered by Sen. Josh Hawley, was attached as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funding levels and sets policy for the Department of Defense. The bill itself still faces a Senate vote and agreement by the U.S. House…

Police on Thursday afternoon said they arrested a 34-year-old man suspected of grabbing a child who was riding his bike and sexually assaulting him in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood.

An overturned car is blocking the far right lane and shoulder of 55 SB at the 4500 Broadway exit. EMS crews have reached the scene, but before they could arrive civilians were making efforts to assist the driver

Efforts to provide financial compensation to St. Louis-area residents exposed to nuclear radiation cleared a major legislative hurdle on Thursday.

Noting that men hold greater political and financial power in “the real world” is hardly a groundbreaking insight.

Christine Zirges, director of infection prevention for SSM Health, sees appropriate pandemic response as a three-pronged attack: alerts, containment, and environment management.

After working from home for years, Carolyn Lewis decided it was time to give the family back their space.

The answers are yes and yes.

ROBERT BOBROFF, market president and CEO, St. Louis Business Journal: How important is building education facilities for the growth of the St. Louis region? KEVIN MEYER, managing director, FGM Architects: Schools are an investment for everyone of all ages – students as well as residents with and without school-age children. Education has changed tremendously in the last 50 years. We’ve moved from desks in straight rows facing the teacher to a highly interactive environment with flexible and…

After the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, it is anticipated that Sweden will soon become the alliance’s 32nd member. The heart of this alliance – which was established in the aftermath of World War II to promote the collective security of its mostly Western European members – is Article 5 of the North Atlantic […]

The post NATO isn’t the only alliance countries are eager to join – a brief history of the Five Eyes appeared first on Missouri Independent.

A Q&A on the fashion industry's toxic chemicals problem — and how we can protect ourselves.

Cue up Glenn Frey, because the heat is on. Another very warm start, around 80, and then we’ll heat up quickly.

A serious accident had part of eye 70 closed this morning in St. Charles.

Thousands of Cardinal fans were heading to Busch Stadium to watch the Cards take on the Cubs despite the summer heat.

The heat has claimed lives from Arizona to Greece to China.