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For almost a half hour Thursday afternoon, the Missouri Capitol hallways echoed with the familiar tones and gently stated voice calling state senators to the floor: “The absence of a quorum has been noted.” Inside the chamber, Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, waited. His top priority bill, to ban transgender youth from participating on sports […]

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The courage and skill of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II with the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment, is honored and takes flight through the…

Podcaster, academic, and author Trevor Strunk discusses his book on the gaming industry.

A guide to finding zen under the sun in 2022

You may have heard that Republican politicians have been celebrating Elon Musk’s announced plans to purchase Twitter, in the belief that his extraordinarily confused understanding of free speech and content moderation will allow them to ramp up the kinds of nonsense, abuse, and harassment they can spread on Twitter. I’m still not convinced that will […]

Experts say restaurants and other service industries are in the midst of a reboot.

314 Pilates owner Natalie Sutto finds accessible movements for clients who are struggling with debilitating health issues, assisting them as they strive to regain their lives after their bodies have betrayed them.

Brown wants to demonstrate that blind soccer is not only a fun sport, but a highly competitive one.

They're seemingly popping up all over the place. At intersections in downtown St. Louis. Along a stretch of North Broadway. And, if you drive on Grand Boulevard past the Fox Theatre, your car will definitely hit one of them. Potholes. "All year round, there are just too many potholes," said Valesia Young. Sure, potholes are a seasonal problem, but the St. Louis mom and scores of other drivers are sick of them. "I've had to repair a broken axle three times," Young said. Young said in the past…

The St. Louis-based company, which installs utility meters for electric, gas and water companies, just signed a lease for a second headquarters in Baltimore.

Since Madigan’s departure, the party has decentralized its organization, put together its first email list of supporters, digitized outreach activities and created a recruitment, training and support infrastructure for Democratic candidates.

ST. LOUIS - Congratulations to a former FOX 2 employee! Mikala McGhee won Miss Missouri USA Sunday night. She represented St. Louis in the statewide pageant. She now advances to the Miss USA pageant where she will represent the entire state of Missouri. The St. Louis native started at KTVI/KPLR as an intern in 2019 [...]

ST. LOUIS - Let's go Blues! The Blues' playoff run for the Stanley Cup starts Monday night with game one of the first-round series against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild beat out the Blues for home ice, so the best of seven series starts in Minnesota. The Blues won't play at the Enterprise Center until [...]

Across Missouri, these businesses will make planning an extravagant picnic easier than you would've thought.

The large downtown space offers Kaldi's Coffee-based drinks and elevated brunch dishes.

Ameren already has some electric vehicles but said Rivian was the “first to the table with something that could potentially be used for work.”

You’ve probably heard politicians say that government needs to run more like a business. For the most part, the people who say that have never run a business.

The Mehlville school district recently announced it is adding Eid as an official holiday in the 2022-2023 school year. It might be the first district in Missouri to do so. Officials say about 20% have missed school on Eid in years past.

An 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy weren't wearing seat belts and died after being thrown from the vehicle, police said.died when a pickup truck skidded off a road and overturned.