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"I am very, very happy to hear they're taking it under advisement," 87-year-old Queen Esther Frazier said.

Justin Brown, a father of a 2-year-old who lives with his wife in the St. Louis area, has $20,000 in student loan debt. Before the pause on loan payments at the start of the pandemic in 2020, he paid $300 a month. But now that Brown has a family, his financial responsibilities have grown — […]

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Potty discussions point to a need for more humanity.

The shooting began as a drug deal at a vacant Carondelet apartment, according to the probable cause statement.

Andrew Pizzullo never thought he’d create a yard game. And yet, today, Pizzullo is  launching a Kickstarter campaign for his new product, Rampz, which combines fan favorites cornhole, beer pong and Skee-Ball into an exciting addition to your lawn game repertoire. 

This story is part of the RFT's exploration into how bad cops get hired, and then re-hired. See this week's cover story, "The Trouble With Bad Cops," for more.

The state allowed nearly 15,000 recalled cannabis products to return to dispensary shelves last week.

A Missouri family is suing the Stoddard County sheriff and two of his deputies, claiming they killed a family dog in a "wholly unjustified," "senseless" and illegal manner. "It's absolutely unconscionable," says attorney Russ Oliver, who represents the Penningtons, a family living outside Dexter, Missouri, that until this August included 9-year-old dog Parker.

In the summer of 2022, 33-year-old Marcellis Blackwell graduated from the police academy at Lincoln University to more public fanfare than the average police cadet. Blackwell was a part of the fourth class at the Missouri state university's police academy, the first of its kind at a historically Black university.

The Trump era was very, very good to the country’s giant telecom monopolies. Trump officials doled out billions in tax breaks (AT&T nabbed $42 billion alone) and billions more in poorly tracked subsidies. It also approved anticompetitive mergers without even reading the details, and handed out all manner of regulator favors like the dismantling of […]

A driver was hurt after crashing in south St. Louis overnight.

Military medical providers have a unique way of practicing medicine. They serve alongside patients every day. That can lead to specific challenges at many operations, including Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

The state rolled back its recall of nearly 15,000 cannabis products last week and allowed them to return to the dispensary shelves, after requiring Missouri companies to keep them in storage since early August. The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation said in an Oct. 20 notice that after a review of product-tracking records, regulators can verify that “some of the marijuana products on recall contain THC solely sourced from marijuana grown in the Missouri regulated market.” The future of…

Denali Water Solutions, based in Arkansas, collects waste from meatpackers and spreads it as fertilizer on rural Missouri land.

Residents near the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility have proposed a plan that would guide development and set rules around eminent domain.

“I can’t believe I did it,” Ruby Leigh said afterward, also thanking Reba McEntire for believing in her. She vowed to continue to work hard and show why she’s there.

Metallica performs Nov. 3 and Nov. 5 at the Dome at America's Center.

Medicare open enrollment started in early October and runs until December 7. Experts say now is the time to evaluate your coverage and adjust if needed.