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Language nerds have long railed against the use of podium to refer to the thing you stand behind when you're talking to people. That's a lectern, dammit. But no, language nerds! According to the folks at Merriam-Webster it's perfectly OK to call that thing a podium, and has been for half a century. Why do ...continue reading "A quick weekend primer on Podiumgate"

Four late goals, including two from Klauss, lift St. Louis CITY SC to a home rivalry win over Sporting Kansas City.

The St. Louis Cardinals dominate in their penultimate game of the season, winning 15-6 over the Cincinnati Reds.

Both a male and female victim were found dead inside a south St. Louis home Saturday, in an incident that police have categorized as a homicide.

An inmate died early Saturday morning at St. Louis City Justice Center after experiencing a medical emergency.

WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Saturday night that would stave off a government shutdown until at least mid-November, though the measure doesn’t include Ukraine aid backed by both Republicans and Democrats. The bipartisan 88-9 vote in the U.S. Senate, just hours before a midnight deadline, took place after the U.S. House earlier in the […]

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Five people were killed and five were critically injured when a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia crashed in central Illinois about 110 miles northeast of St. Louis.

On Saturday morning, at the Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis, a new monument was dedicated to mark Dred Scott's final resting place.

The man was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition, officers said.

It normally gets a little cooler around the end of September in St. Louis, but the heat remains for at least a little while longer. That didn't stop many from attending Saturday's Zootoberfest at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Brady Cook threw for a career-high 395 yards and four touchdowns as No. 23 Missouri beat Vanderbilt 38-21 Saturday to continue the Tigers' best start since 2013.

This time of year, Brookdale Farms gives us the heebie-jeebies. Plagued by evil, the Field of Nightmares admits only the bravest souls. Here, spirits roam the land and haunt the […]

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A 44-year-old man died this morning in the custody of St. Louis' City Justice Center, marking the tenth death of a CJC detainee in the past two years and the third since August 20.  A spokesperson with the Department of Public Safety confirmed that around 2 a.m.