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Court hearings are underway to determine whether a new Missouri law banning minors from receiving gender-affirming health care will take effect as scheduled Monday.

In the August 2023 SLU/YouGov Poll, 900 likely Missouri voters were asked about issues facing the Missouri LGBTQ community. At least 63% of voters think that transgender children shouldn't be able to get medical care like hormone therapy, drugs that stop puberty, or surgery that changes their gender.

So, yesterday we had the story of how, at Elon’s personal request, exTwitter is moving to get rid of link and snippet text in what had been known as Twitter Cards for news organizations. Musk claims that it’s for “esthetic” reasons, though in our article, we noted the uncanny timing of this decision coming just […]

Ollie's "Good Stuff Cheap" will open its doors to Ellisville locals and people who like to save money on Wednesday, August 23. At 9:00 a.m., there will be a celebration to cut the ribbon at the store at 15433 Manchester Rd. in the Ellisville Shopping Center, which used to be a Shop 'N Save.

Today on TAP: A valuable lesson for the industrial policy of the future

Police said the victim was unresponsive when paramedics drove her to an area hospital.

Politico reports today on the strange partnership between progressives and hard right-wingers who don't want to reauthorize FISA Section 702, which has been routinely and massively abused in the past to spy on Americans. Until recently, the two sides mainly wanted to reform Section 702 so that the FBI requires a warrant before it's allowed ...continue reading "FISA reform now a hostage of right-wing conspiracy theories"

Police on Wednesday said five inmates, including three who were being held on murder charges, were involved in taking a jail guard hostage for more than two hours on Tuesday.

Lou Gramm doesn’t sound at all happy that his former band, Foreigner, which he fronted until 2003, is not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He believes the omission is personal.  "It's not…

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The Missouri Department of Economic Development awarded more than $3.7 million for multiple projects intended to revitalize northern Missouri.

A woman from Nixa was arrested for first-degree arson after the fire department says she poured gasoline on some clothes, lit a spicy tortilla chip and started a fire at a Greene County home.

A suspect believed to be an employee at an apartment building near Saint Louis University allegedly sexually assaulted an adult woman there Tuesday night, according to an alert sent to SLU students early Wednesday morning. The alleged assault occurred at the Coronado Place and Towers Apartments, according to the university's alert. The building is a popular housing option for students because of its proximity to SLU's campus.

Olin Corp. is set to acquire White Flyer Targets the company announced Wednesday. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Olin Corp., the Clayton-based manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and ammunition, said it plans to acquire the assets of a maker of clay shooting targets to expand its Winchester ammunition business.

Jamar Burns was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison after he admitted to fatally shooting another man at a Taco Bell on Chouteau Avenue in May 2020.

Erica Park was eager to bring St. Louis a taste of the Korean comfort dishes that helped form the foundation of her love for food. When she tells people this is the reason she and her husband, Sean Lee, opened Cafe Ganadara (6413 Hampton Avenue, 314-802-7044), the assumption is that she's talking about the food she grew up eating in South Korea, where she was born and lived until she was 15.

Kendal White was one of two men who broke into a St. Louis County apartment and abducted a toddler from her mother's arms, a probable cause statement said.