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Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the chest in south St. Louis on Friday.

The Robertson Fire Protection District in Hazelwood is suing two retired fire chiefs, saying they left with special retirement packages that they weren’t entitled to and cost taxpayers $500,000.

A big night for college football fans in St. Louis is almost here. The Missouri Tigers are set to take on the Memphis Tigers at the Dome at America's Center on Saturday, marking Mizzou Football's first trip to the Lou since 2010.

UPDATE: This turns out to be a lab screwup. Ignore it. Actual results here. Today brings some very good news indeed—I think: According to my latest lab tests, I no longer have any detectable level of M-protein. This is unexpected, since in June it seemed as if my CAR-T response had plateaued. But no. I'm ...continue reading "Fantastic Health Update"

The correctional officers assigned to guard a convicted child sex predator, who escaped custody by walking out of a hospital, are no longer employed by the department.

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital plan to hold a one-day strike "for patient safety and nurse retention," according to a press release Friday from National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United, The 24-hour strike will begin at 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, and end at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, outside the hospital, located at 1201 S. Grand Blvd. Nurses, elected officials and community members are expected to attend. The organization said…

Today, 70% of the executive team is diverse by race and gender — four white women, three white men, two Black men and one Black woman.

The Border Patrol has finally deigned to release its August numbers, waiting until about 5 pm on a Friday to do it. I can only assume that's because the numbers, once again, were bad: Border encounters were up 27% to 233,000 in August. About 50,000 of these were legal asylum requests while the rest were ...continue reading "Southwest border encounters were up a lot in August"

The top Republican in the Missouri House is facing allegations he threatened to terminate the employment of a nonpartisan legislative staffer who resisted his monthslong push to hire a private company to manage constituent information. House Speaker Dean Plocher vehemently denies the accusations, which were uncovered through public records obtained by The Independent under Missouri’s Sunshine Law. But Dana Miller, chief clerk of the House since 2018 and a chamber staff member since 2001, wrote…

Why has the number of people getting married collapsed over the past 60 or so years? Advice to conservatives who want to convince liberals to talk up marriage: The key persuasion (if you do actually want to persuade) strategy here is to clarify that you’re talking about hectoring *men* not women. — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) ...continue reading "Marriage has declined for exactly the reason you think"

UAW President Shawn Fain invited any supporters of the cause, union or not, to join any picket line across the United States.

An airline has added another nonstop international flight at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

EDWARDSVILLE - The three-day Edwardsville Art Fair runs this weekend through Sunday, Sept. 24. Over 90 local, regional and national artists are exhibiting their artwork through the event produced by the Edwardsville Arts Center (EAC). Local performing artists, live art demonstrations and food and drink vendors round out the event. Kids of all ages can also purchase art for $15 at the children’s art gallery on Saturday. The fair is open from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 22, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 24 at City Park, located at 101 S. Buchanan St. in Edwardsville. “This is my first year,” Stacey McCracken, an Edwardsville textiles artist, said. “I'm excited because people I know will be able to come through and then I'll get to meet other people as well as outside the community.” McCracken creates handcrafted leather goods through her business, Colibri Sewing Studio, LLC . She explained that the fair is juried, so EAC

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Authorities arrested 13 people linked to a conspiracy to sell drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine in the St. Louis area earlier this week.