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The Saint Louis Zoo said goodbye to one of its polar bears, Kallik, last week as he moved across the country.

By now, it’s pretty clear that right wing billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison bought CBS to convert what was left of the news division into lazy agitprop that blows smoke up the ass of wealth and power. Leading the charge is CBS News boss Bari Weiss, an unqualified contrarian Substack troll hired to do things […]

This morning starts off clear and cold with temperatures near 35 degrees. As the day progresses, you'll notice the breeze picking up from the southwest at around 15 mph, gusting up to 31 mph, making it feel a bit cooler. By afternoon, expect partly sunny skies as clouds thin out, setting the stage for a high around 44 degrees. Evening brings partly cloudy skies with temperatures dropping to around the mid-30s, and winds shifting to the west-northwest at about 10 mph, gusting to 25 mph. Overnight,

A bill that would allow pregnant women to get a divorce in Missouri is once again put on the table by lawmakers in Jefferson City.

Michael Allen reflects on Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte and his quickly abandoned plan to build a nonprofit "blight authority" in St. Louis with Block CEO Jack Dorsey.

This celebration is more than just a party. It’s an authentically human, exuberantly joyful exchange of culture, stories, and heart.

The proposed data center would be built on 613 acres of farmland near the Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit.

ALTON — The Alton Police Department officially welcomed Officer Daniel Huffman as its newest lateral hire. The hire of Huffman was made on January 5, 2026. Chief Jarrett Ford administered the oath of office during a ceremony at the department. Officer Huffman has already begun the Field Training Program as he integrates into his role serving the City of Alton. Chief Ford and the department expressed enthusiasm about the experience and dedication he brings to the community.

Under Missouri law, juveniles can be treated as adults in court if they commit certain crimes.

Ehlmann announced his candidacy in October, months after Law and Eigel started their theirs. All are Republicans.

The Trump Administration is using a legal shortcut to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests. Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, the state’s only national forest, is an early battleground against the increasingly popular tactic to fast track timber sales across the country.

KANSAS CITY — The first slate of witnesses from the Missouri Attorney General’s office in the fight to uphold statewide abortion regulations offered testimony that professionals and scientific studies have long disputed, including claims about mental health outcomes and abortion medication.  It’s the second week of a 10-day bench trial that will be decided by […]

Missouri is moving toward higher-stakes “performance funding” for higher education, where appropriations rise or fall with completion rates, job outcomes, and other measurable outputs—while also pressing an aggressive workforce agenda built on “job-ready” credentials. That combination creates a threshold integrity problem Missouri has not yet confronted: if the state is going to pay for “outcomes,” […]

Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the connection between an overnight fatal shooting in the Central West End and a missing person case out of University City.

A major winter storm is expected to bring dangerous cold and potentially snow to the Midwest and southern United States this weekend, with the exact amounts and locations still uncertain.

Bonnie Raitt is set to join Brandi Carlie for one of her Echoes Through the Canyon concerts, which will take place May 29 and 30 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Gorge,…

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Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.

Politicians are pushing for one of the driest states to become a haven for data centers.