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The ignorance of cops is almost always their saving grace. If they can’t “reasonably” know the intricacies of the laws they uphold or the rights they’re supposed to respect, they’re too stupid to be punished for their wrongdoing. That’s how qualified immunity works. And that’s why it behooves police departments to keep officers in the […]

Reggie Smith has been around animals his entire life.

Despite strong support from the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for a measure to make intersections safer for the public and emergency vehicles, the effort failed.

The hot weather is taking a toll on the homeless in the St. Louis area, with many struggling to find things like cold water and shade.

Last year, the Archdiocese of St. Louis announced 2022 would be the last year it would support the all-boys St. Mary’s High and the all-girls Rosati-Kain High.

The Skyline rail could help alleviate gridlocked traffic and cut transportation emissions, but those who have tried it say the ride is also simply beautiful.

As part of a $2.8 billion plan, I-70 will be expanded to three lanes across Missouri — from suburban St. Louis to suburban Kansas City.

The group Moms for Liberty is holding its national convention this weekend. It was created in 2021, allegedly by three housewives who were political neophytes but finally decided one day that something had to be done about liberal threats to their kids' education. So they took a deep breath and started organizing, even though this ...continue reading "Moms for Liberty is no grassroots firestorm"

The state is set to receive $1.7 billion from the federal government to increase access to high-speed internet across Missouri. 

"We were just watching it come,” said Karen Waller. “No sirens even went off."

🎧 The latest episode of Behind the Headlines looks at efforts to reduce PFAS in drinking water.

More than 3,000 people were projected to attend the fireworks event in celebration of the Fourth of July weekend.

From the $8,000 set aside so the Lone Jack Police Department could buy rifles to $46 million for an allied health building at St. Louis Community College, Gov. Mike Parson’s veto ax fell heavily on earmarked spending as he finished work on the coming year’s Missouri budget. Parson announced his actions late Friday on the […]

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St. Louis County police are searching for a man who was caught on camera stealing cash and an animal from a pet store in Lemay.

The proposed FY2024 Annual Operating Plan totals $1.3 billion, an increase of 7.3% from the previous fiscal year

At the center of the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Friday was a little-known Missouri nonprofit that goes by MOHELA. Based in St. Louis, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority is a quasi-governmental entity created by state lawmakers in 1981 to service student loans. And when former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt went looking for legal standing in order to bring a lawsuit challenging the president’s program, he relied…