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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is making more staffing changes in her office.

The Postal Inspection Service confirmed on Wednesday that they are looking into multiple fraud cases all over St. Louis County.

Before the New York Times Magazine's glowing recommendation for flavored, effervescent water, before Millennials were bedecking themselves in brand T-shirts,  before ranking every flavor became the thing to do, there was a humble Midwestern household where cans of a beverage called LaCroix were regularly consumed without much comment. Yes, that's right: my family loved LaCroix before it was popular. We didn't call it LaCroix though.

ST. LOUIS - Friday, August 19 is the final day to vote in the USA Mullet Championship. Nolan Schanz of Festus is one of 25 kids competing for America's best mullet. He is one of the four in the running from Missouri. The other three are Cash Larrison from Catawissa, Zander Trainer from Kennett, and Bowdin [...]

Ron DeSantis likes to pretend that he’s in favor of free speech. He talks about free speech quite frequently. But the fact is that he’s a garden variety authoritarian censor in a cheap suit. He keeps passing culture war pro-censorship bills that try to stifle the free speech rights of his critics — quintessential anti-1st […]

Straight-A student was suspended in Ferguson-Florissant and then sent to virtual education with no hearing or due process, her mom alleges.

The interpretation varies, depending on one's perspective.

The number of new jobs and companies created by Missouri entrepreneurs grew in 2021, according to a new report examining the impact of the state’s startup economy.

The south St. Louis district is pleading for more safety measures after violence, drug abuse and panhandling ripple through the area.

A Missouri public school employee facing federal charges for allegedly threatening an Arizona election official is “embarrassed and humbled,” his attorney said Thursday. Walter Lee Hoornstra, 50, was indicted Tuesday on one count of communicating an interstate threat, which carries a maximum prison term of five years, and one count of making a threatening telephone […]

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Oswaldo and Oscar Fariña, who together with Oscar’s wife, Ainara Fariña, own the new downtown steakhouse Fariñas Restaurant, grew up around food. The brothers’ grandfather owned a farm, a butcher shop and a bakery in Argentina. Their aunt owned a café that served Argentinian basics. The Fariña family would gather at the cafe every Sunday, where their aunt served empanadas of every kind, basic ham and cheese sandwiches made on small crustless squares of bread called “miga bread” and…

The festival in St. Louis features an inventive staging of the play “The Rose Tattoo.” Actors, circus performers, and goats are part of the production at the Big Top in Grand Center.

ST. LOUIS - Road closures are scheduled for Midtown near St. Louis University Friday as first-year students continue to move in. Laclede Avenue between Vandeventer and Grand will be closed, and there will be no westbound traffic between Spring and Grand Avenues. Returning students start moving in on Sunday. SLU classes begin next week. Washington University classes start on Monday, [...]

TOPEKA, Kansas — Sports wagering in Kansas will launch Sept. 1, state officials said Thursday, allowing bets to be placed at the start of football season. Lawmakers in April passed legislation to greenlight sports wagering in the state under the administration of the Kansas Lottery. The action was estimated to generate revenues of up to $10 million […]

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A complete closure of a stretch of Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County could get in the way of residents' weekend plans. Crews will close all lanes of 270 near the old Lindbergh Bridge in Hazelwood starting at 9 p.m. Friday in order to tear it down. The old [...]

Local health providers are reaching more patients, offering new treatments, and celebrating milestone achievements

St.LouisCIO has announced the finalists for its 2022 St. Louis CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. Winners will be revealed at the ORBIE Awards on November 18 from 7:15 to 10:30 a.m. at the The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel. The St. Louis CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards honor chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. With support from the St. Louis Business Journal, St.LouiosCIO will honor the CIOs who are driving innovation and transforming leading organizations…

Darren Bailey blasted the states biggest city at the Illinois State Fair’s GOP day.

Travis Dillon, owner of legendary St. Louis custard chain Ted Drewes, can be found most days inside the Chippewa shop. More likely than not, he'll be mixing custard base alongside the rest of the employees — nearly all of whom are at least a few decades younger than him. Dillon, dressed in the typical uniform of pastel-yellow Ted Drewes shirt and baseball cap, says he only recently started taking weekends off from the store since he started working there over 40 years ago.