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Full-service, indoor dining is returning to Grove BBQ mainstay BEAST Butcher and Block next week Thursday. But BEAST chef and pit master David Sandusky is giving diners even more reason to skip the take out and instead get back in his restaurant for dine-in. "Starting Thursday we're going to light the fires at five o'clock for dinner," he told the RFT.

Indigent defendants facing imprisonment must be represented by a public defender no later than two weeks after they qualify, a judge ruled this week in a case over waiting lists in thousands of criminal cases across Missouri. Phelps County Circuit Judge William Hickle, overruling the state’s attempt to dismiss the case as moot because waiting […]

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I still don't understand how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got away with his move last year to eliminate Disney World's special tax district as retaliation for Disney speaking out against one of his bills. It was outrageous and surely illegal, especially since DeSantis explicitly said he was taking action as revenge against Disney's statements. Somehow ...continue reading "DeSantis continues using state power to conduct a personal vendetta"

Need a place to watch the big game? Here's a list of St. Louis-area businesses hosting watch parties.

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in Super Bowl LVII and Missouri's Capitol dome will be red and gold to celebrate through February 12, 2023.

GREENE COUNTY - The Greene County Board voted to support the Greene County Broadband Project with the full funding request of $250,000 at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. "This support demonstrates the vision, leadership and commitment of the members of the Greene County Board to provide fiber internet to every household and business in the county," the Greene County Economic Development Group said in an information release. "The Greene County Board recognizes the need for high quality internet access and its benefits to families and businesses in Greene County. "This project will enhance and support education, healthcare, business, agriculture, and economic development across the county demonstrating the opportunities for rural Illinois." The reason for the project after a survey is that much of the Greene County area has slow internet download speeds of less than 25 megabits a second and more than half of fewer than 5 megabits per second upload speed. A survey showed

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There are an estimated 7,000 vacant positions in state government

ST. LOUIS -- The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in the Super Bowl this weekend. You can't bet on sports in Missouri, but you can place a legal wager in neighboring states of Illinois and Kansas. What are the odds that the Chiefs win the big game? As of Tuesday, the Eagles were 1.5-point favorites [...]

Legendary Canadian band The Guess Who is ready to drop some new music. The band just announced their  brand new album, Plein D’Amour, which translates to full of love. “We couldn’t think of a better time…

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The across-the-pond Chris Wray analogues are still at work trying to undermine encryption for the sole purpose of greasing exceedingly squeaky law enforcement wheels. Friction is unacceptable, UK officials appear to believe, as they move forward with efforts meant to undermine this essential protection. It’s not that the UK government is wholly opposed to encryption. […]

English radio host Chris Moyles has apologized after he claimed that Foo Fighters were releasing a new album next month. During a broadcast earlier this week, Moyles said, "They've got a…

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St. Louis lawmakers on Friday allocated another $30 million for the expansion of the downtown convention center known as America's Center.

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"I had a voice and I wanted to be heard," the victim testified at trial.

What makes Lola Jeans’s pizza different is the crust. Thick and focaccia-like, it gives the pizza a nice fluffy texture, without sacrificing the crunch. That special pie is the latest effort from owners Russell Ping and Emily Ping, who opened up shop at 5400 Nottingham Avenue on January 11 in the former home of Lola Jean’s Giveback Coffee.

St. Louis lawmakers on Friday advanced legislation setting up a $5 million program to provide legal counsel for tenants facing eviction. The bill, which now seems likely to pass with one vote remaining, requires that the city's Community Development Administration have a program covering all city tenants by Jan. 31, 2027. It doesn't specify who the CDA should hire to act as tenant counsel. The legislation also requires that a landlord serving notice to evict also provide tenants a written notice…

Police have issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for Gary Robert Boerschig, a missing St. Louis County man.

Authorities have cleared two officers and released video footage of a man's shooting death after he led police on a chase down Interstate 70 near Wentzville.