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Two people, including a toddler, were found dead Thursday night in south St. Louis. Police are still trying to piece together what led to their deaths.

ALTON - Demolition of the old Lenhardt Tool and Die facility appears to be coming soon, but it is weather-dependent. Greg Caffey, Alton Planning and Zoning Director, said workers were out doing “contractor mobilization” at the facility late this week, despite cold temperatures. “It is weather-dependent, but they could be in full force next week,” he said. “They have been doing the prep work for the demolition.” Caffey said the area is in a prominent Alton location and should be “attractive” for redevelopment opportunities once the demolition and land cleanup is finished.

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ST. LOUIS -- A massive high altitude balloon passed through the St. Louis area Friday afternoon. It could be a Chinese spy balloon, which officials have warned will pass through the central United States on Friday. It may be approaching Nashville, Tennessee, by this evening. Not only that, but it is visible from a great [...]

In the middle of the woods in rural Missouri, a gigantic castle has risen — well, for the most part.

From the New York Post: Republicans have demanded that Biden order the balloon shot down amid uncertainty about whether first son Hunter Biden still co-owns a company called BHR Partners with the Chinese government. Forget the balloon. I have some other ideas in mind if we want to start shooting things down.

The space will include Steve's Hot Dogs, a Fountain on Locust spinoff, Alpha Brewing Company and an event space and extension of Third Degree Glass Factory.

Friday marked the official start to recreational marijuana sales in Missouri, following voter approval in November.

Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri officially began Friday after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early.

The company that cleans the St. Louis courts announced it would vacate its contract after drawing scrutiny for its treatment of disabled employees.

Investigation revealed the Hyundai had been stolen out of St. Louis on Tuesday.

Steven Van Zandt is teaming up with independent music publisher Primary Wave Music in a new deal that encompasses the E Street Band member’s music publishing and recorded music catalogs. The multimillion dollar…

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Customers eager to get their hands on their first legal blunts trickled into St. Louis-area dispensaries Friday afternoon as the state began granting licenses to sell recreational cannabis. [content-2] The start of adult-use recreational marijuana sales on Friday came as a bit of a surprise.

As we noted recently in reporting on the FEC dismissing the Republican’s laughably ridiculous complaint that Google was dumping their fundraising emails into the spam folder as an “in-kind contribution” to Democrats, there was still the GOP’s even more ridiculous lawsuit. Last week, Google filed its response, and it’s… worth reading to see how thoroughly […]

Kate Grumke updates St. Louis on the Air about the newly appointed superintendent for St. Louis Public Schools: Keisha Scarlett from Seattle.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling for the Senate Homeland Security Committee to investigate what he says is the Biden administration's “baffling response” to a Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over U.S. missile installations in Montana, triggering alarms at the Pentagon. “We have an obligation to obtain a full understanding of the surveillance that [...]

Def Leppard spent last summer on tour with Mötley Crüe, and while you’d think there’d be a lot of partying going on behind the scenes, Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott says the threat of…

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