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No one would have mistaken Sharon Smith for a soccer fan four years ago. Football?

Darne Ricks, 32, was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in prison for shooting at two St. Louis police officers after fleeing a traffic stop.

Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush triumphed at the 2023 American Cup event at the Saint Louis Chess Club, earning glory and hefty prize money over the 10-day tournament.

This is a picture I took in the Tuileries in Paris. In France, even the pigeons are elegant looking creatures.

We’ll be celebrating the St. Louis Inno's 2023 Startups to Watch Tuesday, April 4, from 4-6 p.m. at the .Zack Theater., 3224 Locust St., St. Louis. In addition to recognizing our Startups to Watch, the program will also include a panel discussion featuring the CEOs from two companies on this year’s list.

The Missouri morel mushroom hunting season is here.

Remember Oldchella? Well, now we might be getting Metalchella. On Tuesday afternoon, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica and Iron Maiden all shared videos teasing something called Power Trip. The clip leads to the website…

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I made this chart for an odd reason and didn't end up using it for anything. But as long as I made it, I might as well share it. Isn't that the kind of stochastic¹ mind dump that blogging is famous for? ¹Fancy word for "random."

Elon Musk says he’s against a “lords and peasants” system on Twitter. And he thinks celebrities on the platform should be treated equal: And he’s really mad about shadowbanning: Even as he uses the shadowban features all the time, mainly against accounts he dislikes. But now it turns out that, all along, he’s set up […]

A $300-million family resort and entertainment district planned for the Lake of the Ozarks region will now include a Marriott Hotels property.

Just kill me now: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter Monday to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen seeking an explanation for why journalist Matt Taibbi received an unannounced home visit from an IRS agent. ....The bigger question is when did the IRS start to dispatch agents for surprise house ...continue reading "Joe Biden orders IRS to jerk Matt Taibbi’s chain. Maybe. Just asking questions here, folks."

The repeal of a nearly 50-year-old voter-approved ban on utilities billing customers for the upfront costs of building nuclear power facilities won initial approval from the Missouri House on Monday.

Today on TAP: The leaders of Israel, France, and India all moved to subvert democracy in the past couple of weeks.

A city board is considering incentives for a new $26 million affordable housing development on scattered sites in south St. Louis.

The seasonal pop-up bar will run on Fridays from April 7 through Oct. 27, located near the Ruins on the Pond Loop.

A tradition like none other is almost here: Opening Day for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals begin their 2023 season Thursday at Busch Stadium with the home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. First pitch for the new season is set for 3:10 p.m.

The woman who faked the death of a movie star chimpanzee in Missouri must now pay PETA almost $225,000. The ruling came yesterday in federal court in St. Louis, when Judge Catherine D. Perry said that Tonia Haddix must reimburse the animal rights organization for the legal and transportation costs they incurred in removing Tonka the chimpanzee from Haddix's property in the Lake of the Ozarks.