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Police said the woman has been located out of state and is safe.

The move comes amid depressed convention, Arch and baseball traffic, according to a report. A hotel consultant also said he questioned years ago whether the cost to redevelop the hotel building would get in the way of its success.

A push to slash Missouri's personal property taxes is poised for a vote in the state Senate and could come with a steep price tag for local governments.  State Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is running for governor in the 2024 GOP primary. His proposal could bolster his credentials as a small-government fiscal conservative.  "We have the third highest rate of personal property tax anywhere in the country," Eigel said.  His proposal would lower the personal property tax rate from 33.3% to…

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. House Bill 702 was passed by a vote of 113-40. The bill would put the department under the control of a five-member board made up of the mayor of St. Louis and four commissioners appointed by the governor of Missouri. The bill would also require the city to give police officers a raise by July of next year. In a debate on the bill last week, Republican and…

State Senator Bill Eigel, a Weldon Spring Republican running for governor, says he expects a vote on the proposal this Thursday.

Four leaders of a national criminal organization were convicted Monday for their roles in a years-long racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and murder.

Lately, it seems, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll has been suffering an identity crisis. St Louis musicians Daemon Murray and John Covelli discuss their success in the music industry after their personal triumphs over substance abuse.

Chief Arron Lee said a vessel was carrying 5,000 gallons of liquid Friday afternoon shortly before 5 p.m. near the Lock and Dam 25.

As the first full week of March gets underway, a treat for us is the unseasonably warm weather.

Illinois State Fire Marshals are investigating the fire. The cause is still unknown.

Gary Muehlberg pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday for the murder of Sandy Little. He has three more cases coming up.

During the plea hearing, Ivan Henley was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three Republican-led states on Monday pulled out of a bipartisan effort among states to ensure accurate voter lists, undermining a system with a demonstrated record of combating voter fraud. The moves, encouraged by former President Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 presidential outcome [...]

Recently, Walled Culture mentioned the problem of orphan works. These are creations, typically books, that are still covered by copyright, but unavailable because the original publisher or distributor has gone out of business, or simply isn’t interested in keeping them in circulation. The problem is that without any obvious point of contact, it’s not possible to […]

A massive fire destroyed the home of a renowned local car dealer overnight, and claimed the lives of two pets at the residence. It took firefighters from across southern Illinois a few hours to put the fire out.

The moving sale will take place from 9 a.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.