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Three Belleville men have been charged with murder in last week's death of an East St. Louis man.

State Rep. Michael Burton is the latest guest on “Politically Speaking,” where he spoke about his impressions of the 2023 legislative session. Burton is a Lakeshire Democrat who represents the state’s 92nd District. He was first elected in 2020 and reelected in 2022. His district, which takes in a slice of south St. Louis County, is split relatively evenly between Republicans and Democrats.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is visiting East St. Louis on Monday.

Element8, an internet service provider based in Fort Worth. Texas, said Wednesday it has made an investment in Wisper as part of its “national expansion strategy.”

This is an early sunflower blooming at our local Audubon bird sanctuary. The place was practically overrun by them.

Mick Jagger celebrated his 80th birthday Wednesday, July 26, with a star-studded bash at his London home, People reports. Famous faces who attended the celebration included Lenny Kravitz; Jagger’s ex and mother of four of his…

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Three men face felony charges in the murder of a man earlier this month in Washington County.

“It is indisputable that solitary confinement is torture,” Bush said during a virtual news conference.

There's lots of talk about the skyrocketing amount of manufacturing being built lately, and with good reason: Manufacturing construction is nearly flat from 1980-2015. Then there was a modest increase. But since 2021 it's nearly doubled, thanks mostly to the infrastructure bill, IRA, and the CHIPS Act. Presumably manufacturing employment will also increase once all ...continue reading "Raw data: Manufacturing construction since 1960"

As Missouri went to celebrate the first 4/20 after the state legalized recreational marijuana, a licensed cannabis business in Kansas City organized a huge festival.  For the first time, people were able to smoke pot openly at a large public event in Missouri, with approval under local government rules. “It was the first of its […]

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Centene Corp.’s Texas subsidiary has received a new contract under a state-federal program for low-income individuals who have physical or mental disabilities or who are elderly.

Today on TAP: The wage increases matter, but banning the constant surveillance of workers should really resonate with Amazon employees.

A federal judge has sentenced a former employee with the Missouri State Highway Patrol who took thousands of dollars in cash bribes over false vehicle certifications.

You may recall that early on in Elon’s ownership of Twitter, he insisted that “removing child exploitation is priority #1” while exhorting his supporters to “reply in the comments” if they saw any. Leaving aside that this is a ridiculously terrible process for having people report potential CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) or, as some […]

ST. LOUIS -- The extreme heat is here and the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the St. Louis area. This will be in effect through Friday 9 pm. Temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees and with the high humidity, heat indices (the feels like temperature) will be around 110-115 [...]

A man is behind bars after he reportedly took off in a woman's car Wednesday evening and dragged her across the street as she attempted to stop him.

Fans of the City Foundry food hall spot Sureste and chef-owner Alex Henry's Yucatán cuisine have reason to celebrate. Today, Henry announced a new multi-concept restaurant is in the works for late summer this year. El Molino del Sureste will be at 5005 South Kingshighway Boulevard in Southampton.

No news to share about investigation into Washington University months after the school said a whistleblower’s claims were unfounded.