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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an online form for reports of questionable gender transition interventions.

A bill that would stop physicians from providing gender-affirming care to transgender minors who have not already begun treatment passed Missouri’s Senate Thursday in a party-line vote. The legislation originally sought to ban all gender-affirming care, but after negotiations was amended to allow transgender youth to continue their treatment if they started before Aug. 28, […]

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Charging documents said Kenderick D. Moore was in a stolen car when he hit Riggins and that he left his DNA on an airbag at the scene of the crash.

A Webster Groves man was charged earlier this month amid allegations of raping a child.

Are The Black Crowes going country? Well, not really, but they are set to perform at the upcoming CMT Music Awards.  The “Shake Your Money Maker” rockers are set to join Darius Rucker on the…

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When Bessie was found, there was doubt as to whether she would live, much less her babies.

Large tracts of the St. Louis metro area are awash in air pollutants 30 times smaller in diameter than a single human hair.

Police on Thursday identified the man who died as 24-year-old Dennis Jones of St. Louis.

WASHINGTON — Congress’ Joint Economic Committee released a report Thursday detailing the economic repercussions of defaulting on the nation’s debt, adding fuel to the fire as Democrats pressed Republicans to address the nation’s borrowing limit without tying action to spending cuts. The report, from Democratic staff on the bipartisan Joint Economic Committee, says that a […]

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A developer is looking to build high-end townhouse apartments in Fenton.

Stifel said the three new hires played no role in the March 10 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. That occurred on the treasury side of the bank, which used excess deposits to invest in long-term Treasurys and other government-sponsored debt securities.

ALTON - A 48-year-old Alton woman was taken into custody in a theft case on Wednesday morning. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford reported the following: "At 9:31 a.m. on 03/22/23, the Alton Police Department was contacted regarding a theft from person incident that had just occurred in the 1800 block of E. Broadway, Alton, Illinois. "Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect, Brandi Vaughn, 48 years of age, of Alton, had just stolen a woman’s purse from the backseat of the victim’s vehicle. As Vaughn attempted to flee with the purse, she was struck by the victim’s vehicle. "Despite being struck by the vehicle, Vaughn continued to flee on foot. She was subsequently located by officers while hiding in a closet inside an apartment of a nearby apartment complex. She was taken into custody and transported to the Alton Police Department. Vaughn was in possession of the victim’s property at the time of her arrest." Chief Ford continued and said: "Vaughn later

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Joan Mitchell had enough of being compared to Claude Monet.  “[Monet] was not a good colorist.

On one end of the Missouri Capitol, House Republicans seem poised to divvy up the money Gov. Mike Parson wants to use widening portions of Interstate 70 on a bunch of smaller projects.

Lars Nootbaar returned to St. Louis Cardinals spring camp Thursday not only with a World Baseball Classic title, but a friendship that has some holding hope the franchise could eventually land a baseball sensation.

This is sunset over the Sheephole Mountains, very near to the spot in the desert where I do my astrophotography. It's a Bortle 2 area, which means it's very nearly the darkest possible area for stargazing. That compares to Bortle 8-9 in my backyard. Bortle 1 is the darkest sky possible. Death Valley is Bortle ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Stevie Nicks' solo tour is being put on pause thanks to COVID-19. The Fleetwood Mac singer announced that her shows Thursday in San Francisco and Sunday in Sacramento are being postponed “due…

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As Metro Transit prepares to slash its Call-a-Ride service, leaving disabled St. Louisans in the lurch, an old-timey transportation option prepares to sputter back to life, helping precisely no one. Yes, the Loop Trolley is coming back on April 26 — just two weeks after paratransit cuts are set to go into effect in St. Louis County. It would be ironic if it wasn't so galling.