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"At first we thought there was a fire or some sort, but we didn't think there was going to be such a large dust storm," said Penny Raab.

Missouri, a state known for its rich history in transportation and commerce, is home to some "peculiarly" named towns.

Jesse Pujji found success as an entrepreneur in San Francisco, selling a digital marketing agency for eight-figures. He's now back in his hometown of St. Louis, with a portfolio of startups in the works.

On May 3, a new law restricting porn access in Utah will go Into effect. The response is going to be epically controversial as angry porn consumers in the state will soon lose access to much more than a few household adult entertainment industry brand names like Pornhub.  In a move that was no surprise […]

Today on TAP: The nearly century-long war between the studios and the writers continues.

CARLINVILLE - One of the greatest annual events in American sports is the Kentucky Derby, which will be run for the 149th time this Saturday. One past champion was bred in Macoupin County. This week marks 134 years since the victory of Spokane, who captured the 1889 Kentucky Derby during the infancy of the event. The horse was bred at “The Meadows,” the farm of Gen. Richard Rowett one mile north of Carlinville. Rowett horses, and their jockey colors of orange jacket and blue cap, were on tracks throughout the west and south. But Spokane was the greatest production of The Meadows, a nationally recognized breeding ground for thoroughbreds. In 1885, a prized dark brown horse named Hyder Ali was standing at The Meadows when Rowett bred him to one of his top mares, Interpose. This pairing had produced favorable offspring in the past, including Grey Cloud, a fine racer owned by Noah Armstrong of the Doncaster Ranch near Twin Bridges in the Montana Territory. Armstrong’s

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Caribou Coffee, a Minneapolis-based coffee company and coffeehouse chain, last week said that it would add more than 300 new locations across the country, including 24 in Missouri.

The man accused of a broad daylight execution-style killing in downtown St. Louis pleaded not guilty in St. Louis Circuit Court on Tuesday.

A 15-year-old boy was hit in the elbow Tuesday afternoon in an accidental shooting in the city's Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

Legislation considered essential to fund Missouri’s environmental regulatory agency now includes an amendment that could drastically hinder efforts to protect the state’s rivers from pollution. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources calls the issue — nonpoint source pollution —“the greatest threat to the state’s waters,” according to its website. The amendment, which was added in […]

The post Critics decry Missouri bill they argue jeopardizes efforts to prevent river pollution appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The units are located inside a building that is a replica of the original home.

Police said Jheri N. Clark admitted to burning his daughter on her back and arm.

A Hazelwood man is in custody on allegations of child abuse after police found a 6-year-old in his care had been burned.

Alejandro and his sister Amalia “Molly” Arroyo are trying to make sense of their lives and futures after the death of their mother, the proprietor of a popular neighborhood bodega and deli, just a few months ago. Tesseract Theatre Company, Director Brittanie Gunn and a fully committed cast tell the siblings’ stories in the life-affirming Welcome to Arroyo’s.

From Forbes Advisor:  Choosing a career path can be daunting, especially when you factor in the cost of education. But you don’t always need to invest several years and thousands of dollars in a degree to secure a stable job. Skilled trades can make for stable, lucrative careers and often do not require a college […]

Some politicians get elected and think they’re heading up the musical equivalent of vaporware. Just a heads up: you may have more power than you’re used to but it’s constrained by the Constitution: both the one ratified by the nascent US federal government and the one adopted by individual states, which are required to use […]

One man cut a woman at a St. Louis bus stop Monday afternoon over a demand regarding her tablet. The suspect is now in custody.

Portable, sleek and sophisticated, the Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor is engineered with life in mind. It’s perfect for those who find inspiration wherever they go. The Nix Mini can easily identify any color with a simple scan, ideal for those who work with color, or for those who simply want to bring it into […]