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A St. Louis County councilman says taxpayers are getting burned on a proposed $900 million incinerator for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

Nearly four years ago, we discussed the online superhero game City of Heroes, which had been shut down officially by NCSoft, but which had survived in the shadows due to some fan-run servers. That story from 2019 was fairly interesting for a couple of reasons. First, it stood in contrast to some similar instances where […]

Last week, St. Louis officials released data they say shows a significant drop in several crimes in the city. That includes a huge drop in homicides in 2023 compared to 2022.

The federal agency says it will increase its ability to monitor areas along the creek in north St. Louis County that pose a risk if disturbed.

Neil Fick drove from Berkeley to Warrenton Monday just as snow stared to fall. He said the snowfall resulted in several crashes along the way, particularly closer to Warren County.

Democrats ousted Sarah Unsicker after she spread an antisemitic conspiracy theory that her Jewish political opponent was working for the Israeli government.

At least 10 states plus the District of Columbia have prohibitions on semiautomatic firearms.

The Ferguson Youth Initiative (FYI) is partnering with the AVID program of Ferguson Florissant School District (FFSD) at McCluer High School to offer its Next Steps Job Readiness Program to 10th grade students.

ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole preliminarily approved amendments to the City Code regarding the zoning districts cannabis businesses are allowed to open/operate in, as well as minor changes to cannabis license renewal and parking space requirements. Dan Lytle spoke on behalf of Subsero Alton Ops during the meeting’s Public Comment portion to ask when the public will be able to review and comment on the proposed ordinance. “I represent Subsero Alton Ops, and they are an entity that’s been involved with a piece of real estate, that already owns a location 1400 E. Broadway in Alton. It’s previously housed an adult cannabis dispensary,” he said. “With respect to item five, I just have a question - in terms of timing, what is the expected timeline at which time any proposed text amendment might be disseminated for public review and comment?” City Attorney Tonya Genovese responded that while they could not have a “back

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The search is on for a gunman who shot and killed an auto parts store worker in East St. Louis.

Apparently there's some kind of foofarah over Elon Musk highlighting a tweet that claims more illegal immigrants are coming into the country than there are native births. As near as I can tell, this isn't true using any statistics, including the raw number of border encounters. Here's my best take at a true number: Net ...continue reading "How does illegal immigration compare to US birth rates?"