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Former T-Mobile CEO John Legere repeatedly promised in print that the Sprint merger would result in a massive surge in new jobs. In a rambling missive that took aim at critics of the deal who predicted job losses, the former potty-mouth CEO proclaimed that critics were lying, and that the deal would be “job positive from day one” and […]

The shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City is bringing more attention to laws allowing someone to use deadly force if they feel threatened in their home. Saint Louis University Law School professor Anders Walker discusses whether they apply in this case.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed three new members to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators on Monday. Robert Blitz, Robert Fry and Jeanne Sinquefield must be confirmed by the state Senate before joining the board, which meets Thursday. They are not included in a list of nominations to be considered by the Senate’s Gubernatorial Appointments committee, which is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning. Ahead of these appointments, the board had two open seats and three curators serving…

For years, Hollis Moore took what they could. They say they tolerated being purposefully misgendered.

Parker’s veteran experience and competitive nature are major reasons why St. Louis leads Major League Soccer in points.

While storms pounded the St. Louis region and delayed the start of Saturday’s game, CITY players found unconventional ways to prepare for the match.

The proposed Missouri state budget grew by more than $2 billion Tuesday as the Senate Appropriations Committee dipped into the massive state surplus to widen Interstate 70 from Wentzville to Blue Springs. The committee also added hundreds of millions for other programs to the spending plan passed late last month by the Missouri House, either […]

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As TikTok has mushroomed to more than 150 million monthly U.S. users, so have warnings among both state legislators and members of Congress about its potential danger as a tool of the Chinese government. Dozens of states and the federal government this year banned public employees from downloading the popular app on their government devices. […]

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The initiative petition process, used by Missourians to independently check special interests and bring issues to the voters for 115 years, is under attack by our Missouri Legislature. The supermajority in the legislature, with no counterbalancing weight within their chambers, is leading the charge to undermine the initiative petition process. To carry out their scheme, politicians and lobbyists are […]

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WASHINGTON — U.S. House members in a hearing on Tuesday questioned the head of a federal agency in charge of unaccompanied migrant children about multiple reports of their exploitation as workers in U.S. meatpacking plants and elsewhere. Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight & Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs agreed that […]

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Metro is doing construction and maintenance work this week on MetroLink.

A construction crew ruptured a Spire natural gas line in O'Fallon, Missouri Tuesday night.

Natural gas fueled a fire Tuesday night on Hanley Industrial Court in Brentwood.

Arson is suspected in a warehouse fire Tuesday night in south St. Louis.

Road construction season is here, and millions of dollars in projects are underway in St. Louis County, but other work is canceled.

The man accused of killing a woman in Maryland Heights is due in court Wednesday for a bond reduction hearing.

Libraries are no longer sterile, silent crypts of musty books. These five all have areas for kids that rival indoor playrooms.

If your little one wants to fly through the air, check out these ziplines.

Thanks to climate change, we could be looking at a longer mosquito season.