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Officers pursued a vehicle believed to be involved in the drive-by before it crashed in north St. Louis and four suspects jumped out, Cahokia Heights police said.

Recent reports show good news in the construction industry — spending was up across most nonresidential categories in April, even in the face of recession fears. Spending on nonresidential construction totaled $1.05 trillion in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau on June 1. That’s up 1.9% from March and up 25.3% from April 2022. “Manufacturing-related construction spending growth…

If asked to name the absolute worst Democratic and Republican Senators when it comes to technology and innovation policy, it would be difficult to come up with any worse than Richard Blumenthal from the Democratic side and Josh Hawley from the GOP side. Both have extremely long histories of having absolutely terrible, free speech destroying, […]

ST. LOUIS - Guns n' Roses postponed their concert Saturday at Busch Stadium with the Pretenders due to illness. Tens of thousands of people were planning on attending the concert this weekend. A statement from the St. Louis Cardinals says: "Hang on to your tickets, the event organizer is working to reschedule the concert. You [...]

This is Hilbert investigating the camera while I'm taking pictures of him. I did this with the flash on, and as usual it turned Hilbert's eyes almost entirely black. It's really weird, as if his eyes just don't reflect the spectrum produced by the flash unit. I had to do some massive photoshopping to bring ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 8 September 2023"

Today on TAP: What did we learn from the financial collapse of September 2008? Not enough.

Ringo Starr wants to help folks celebrate their special day. The Beatles legend is on a new song, “Happy Birthday Beautiful,” written by award-winning songwriter Diane Warren and featuring vocals by Pentatonix. Ringo plays drums on…

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Gas Buddy experts predict gas prices in the Midwest will spike anywhere from 50 cents to $1 per gallon over the next several days.

Most polls on abortion break up responses into three categories: Should always be illegal. Should always be legal. Should sometimes be legal. The first two are obviously clear enough, but the third encompasses a very wide range of views. For example: Should be illegal except in cases of rape and incest. Should be legal early ...continue reading "Did Dobbs really prompt a backlash against abortion restrictions?"

St. Louis activist Sasha Zemmel crashed a New York Fashion Week runway in protest of Coach's use of leather on Thursday. Zemmel interrupted the show by strutting across the runaway with the bravado of a model while nude and covered in body paint made to give her a "skinned" appearance. The act was part of a protest against the fashion industry's use of leather.

Here's when you can pick-your-own apples and run through the corn maze at Eckert's Millstadt Farm.

Dajuan Louden admitted to grabbing and punching the 2-year-old boy in Florissant.

City officials say that since they gave dispatcher salaries a big boost in July, they’ve hired 26 new call-takers and welcomed back three who previously quit.

SRG Global Coatings is accused of having released hexavalent chromium, chromium, nickel and per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, in Portageville.

Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.