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Officers responded to the scene and found a 44-year-old man shot in the torso.

St. Louis County convenience store owners this month sued the government over 2019 rules prohibiting certain tobacco sales within 1,000 feet of schools.

A judge didn't buy Timothy Banowetz's claim that he missed the time window to withdraw his guilty plea because his mail was held up in prison.

“The goal is to get lost,” My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James said in a recent interview. “The goal is to be gone.” James was not talking about disappearing from public view or walking away from performing or breaking up My Morning Jacket, which looked like a strong possibility not long ago.

Numerous police vehicles were seen speeding to the scene by 5 On Your Side team members.

St. Louis County lawmakers on Tuesday urged the governing board of St. Louis' sewer district to adopt a 24% rate increase, rather than a 32% increase favored by its rate commission.

Apotheosis Comic Shop and Lounge has closed its store at 3359 S. Jefferson Ave. Separately, the company is being sued by the landlord of its South Grand store.

Tickets go on sale next week.

Moms for Liberty, the hard-right group best known for banning books in schools and opposing CRT, backed a bunch of candidates for school boards across the country during this election cycle. But over at Mother Jones, Kiera Butler reports that most of them lost. I've taken the liberty of summarizing her results in the chart ...continue reading "Moms for Liberty had a bad night on Tuesday"

Nikki Giovanni has challenged and inspired people of all ages as an acclaimed poet, writer, and activist. Her life, lived with insistent fidelity to who she is as a Black American woman, reflects insights and wit that reach across the miles she’s traveled and the experiences she’s been through. She’s coming back to St. Louis on November 9 to deliver the keynote address for the 2023 St. Louis Racial Equity Summit.

Horatio T. Harris, of St. Louis, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse.

Letter To The Editor: Food guilt…been there, done that. Of all the times to have the voices in your head telling you that you need to eat this, don’t eat that, I shouldn’t have eaten that – now is not it. The holidays can be stressful enough without adding food to the list of things making your head spin. As a certified nutritionist, I find it especially important over the holiday season to not have to worry about the foods you choose to eat. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and that includes all the special foods that come with it. I’m talking about even foods like pumpkin pie and your favorite Christmas cookie. Use these 3 tips to stop the mental chatter at your next holiday meal and find the confidence to enjoy the day. 1) Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner too It’s time to break free from the mindset that calories dictate how much you can eat in a day. You’re not going to skip breakfast in exchange for a larger holiday

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Jurors convicted a man of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in a St. Louis toddler's death several years ago.