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“The first thing I did was started getting water together,” said Dokie Cisco. “Whatever I had just trying to pour it on the fire.”

As St. Louis entered the fourth quarter of 2023, its homicide rate was down 20%. If the trend continues through December, it would be the largest homicide reduction in the city in 90 years.

Krystofer Batsell, 21, was killed in 2018 when Aron Richardson slammed into him while fleeing from St. Charles County police.

An op-ed in the Washington Post today complains about all those touchscreen apps asking how much of a tip you want to leave: Tipping is now out of control. Gratuity prompts have become so widespread and indiscriminate that a new study from the Pew Research Center shows it is causing mass confusion and frustration. ....The ...continue reading "Please leave a tip if you read this blog post"

There’s an effort underway in Missouri to change the statute of limitations for when victims of sexual abuse can take civil action against their abuser.

A St. Louis woman and former U.S. Postal Service admitted to stealing checks from the mail and depositing them in her own account during a federal court hearing Wednesday.

Authorities arrested a man who allegedly committed acts of sexual misconduct around a minor and briefly trespassed her home Wednesday morning.

A 32-year-old, woman-owned marketing business based in St. Louis has been acquired by a communications firm in Ohio.

Molly Hatchet has released a new song called "Firing Line," marking the first original tune from the Southern rockers in 13 years. "Throughout history, humanity has fought to stand up…

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An 18-employee radio broadcaster is leaving its downtown St. Louis studio for one in Maryland Heights, its managing partner said.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) on Wednesday said its US chief marketing officer is stepping down.

The St. Louis General Strike of 1877 was a pivotal moment in labor history. It involved hundreds of railroad, factory and transit workers who were able to grind commerce to a halt. A new play, “1877,” shares that story and premieres this week at the Missouri History Museum. Playwright Colin McLaughlin and actors Josh Mayfield and Courtnei Morris join the show.

The International Institute of St. Louis recently launched an effort to attract Latin American immigrants to the region. Their plans have garnered criticism from St. Charles County officials this week. Karlos Ramirez, vice president of the institute's Latino Outreach Program, talks about how immigrants can boost the city’s population and contribute to its workforce. International Institute President and CEO Arrey Obenson discusses how the St. Charles proposal hurts their efforts at creating a welcoming region.

Some will never learn. The Streisand Effect, coined by site-god Mike Masnick two decades ago, is a term that describes when a person or group attempts to disappear content, typically from the internet, which only serves to make that content far more visible and sought out. Because the internet tends to round around censorship and […]