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The St. Louis Fire Department Memorial Statue Project is constructing a monument in memory of fallen firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty or cancer.

Arch Grants, the St. Louis nonprofit that provides equity-free grants to startups, is giving a second round of funding to three of its portfolio companies. The startup funder said Thursday it is providing $100,000 grants to three of its St. Louis-based portfolio companies through its Growth Grants program, which gives follow-on funding to help previous Arch Grants winners expand locally. Thursday's announcement follows Arch Grants' announcement in November that it had awarded grants to 23 companies…

Stacey Graves, the current acting deputy chief, becomes the first woman named permanent police chief in the department’s nearly 150-year history.

The local nonprofit behind annual film events including the St. Louis International Film Festival said it is buying the High-Pointe Theatre.

A Republican state lawmaker says it is time to alter a 2004 constitutional amendment to say legal marriages are between "two individuals."

For the second year, half the credits will be dispersed on an accelerated plan in an effort to make the program more efficient.

The bank donated its 5,439-square foot branch at 3207 Meramec St., which closed in 2019, to the Neighborhood Innovation Center. The nonprofit group, which goes by NIC-stl, was formed to support small businesses in the Dutchtown neighborhood of south St. Louis.

After a one-day trial, jurors did not convict a former St. Louis police officer accused of rape.

The US Supreme Court has a big year ahead with lots of weighty matters to consider in 2023. But the seriousness of their job doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate each justice’s special day! If you would like to know when to fill your heart with warm birthday wishes for your favorite justice, here are all […]

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A man accused of striking and killing a Metro East police officer was convicted of murder Thursday.

Police have arrested a man accused of following a woman out of a St. Ann store and robbing her at gunpoint earlier this week.

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Prosecutors had sought convictions for second-degree murder and armed criminal action against defendant Deion Whalen, but jurors instead convicted Whalen of involuntary manslaughter.

With the right to same-sex marriage now protected by federal statute, a Jackson County Republican lawmaker believes it is time for Missouri to retire a portion of the state constitution that says the only valid marriages are “between a man and a woman.” Rep. Chris Sander, R-Lone Jack, for the second year has introduced a […]

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