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Dan Neman went to the 45th Annual Builders St. Louis Home & Garden Show last weekend, and everywhere he went salespeople were vying for his attention.

The Illinois State Police says homicides in East St. Louis are roughly 30% over the last four years. The mayor wants that trend to continue.

The KC department is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations of racist employment and hiring practices.

The first month of legal recreational cannabis pushed Missouri sales to nearly $103 million. The state may be the fastest in the U.S. to reach $1 billion in annual sales.

Back in 2016, we noted how Florida utilities had resorted to creating fake consumer groups to try and scuttle legislation aimed at ramping up solar competition and adoption in the state. The tactic is generally used to create the illusion of support for shitty, anti-competitive policies, and it’s been a common tactic in the U.S. […]

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.73% for the week ended March 9 — up from 6.65% the prior week.

A boil water advisory is lifted for parts of south county, Monday morning.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg made the announcement Sunday.

The new office of St. Louis-based marketing firm Elasticity was intended to be as eclectic as the Grand Center Arts District that surrounds it.

Senator Eric Schmitt posted the following pearl of wisdom Friday on his Twitter account: “In Biden's bloated budget, there's $1.3 billion for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for research on roadway fatalities and injuries. Part of that research? Developing a female crash test dummy to ‘address gender equity in crash testing.’ Beyond parody.”

The St. Louis Zoo's California Sea Lion Show is back.

If you need to take the bus Monday, 30 Metro bus routes in Missouri and Illinois are changing.

Volunteers to St. Louis arts and cultural institutions make up a largely hidden army of willing, enthusiastic workers.

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirmed that one of the officers involved in a Sunday night shooting has died.

The grip of lobbyists and special interests remains strong in Jefferson City.

Former SLU and NBA great Larry Hughes says he chose to be a co-owner of the area’s two ViolaSTL dispensaries because it provides “therapy and relaxation.”

As the Missouri House debated legislation last week to allow students to transfer out of their home district, rumors about the state’s declining school performance data lingered. When the numbers became public later in the day, lawmakers were quick to voice their opinions. Missouri students scored worse across the board from pre-pandemic levels, and 112 […]

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