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The festival includes kid-friendly activities, altars, art displays, food, live music, and traditional dances.

A vacant building caught on fire in north St. Louis after some roof work Wednesday afternoon.

They urged residents to take precautions now to prevent the situation from getting even worse.

Jalen E. Simms, 27, pleaded guilty in August to trying to take Jabari Clark's 2012 Dodge Ram truck just after 6 a.m. June 3, 2019.

"We deserve better," Mayor Tishaura O. Jones wrote in a tweet.

The shooting marks the City of St. Louis' 164th homicide this year.

President Joe Biden’s administration told hospitals in July they must provide emergency abortions when necessary even in states with strict bans in place.  And here in Missouri, a Joplin hospital is apparently the first in the nation to be investigated for possibly violating federal law by telling a woman experiencing an emergency that she needed […]

The post Missouri hospital the first confirmed federal investigation of denied emergency abortion appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Police are involved in an hours-long standoff with a man accused of shooting a woman Wednesday morning in south St. Louis.

In Colorado, an error in early October involving voter registration postcards that were mailed to non-citizens in the state morphed into a conspiracy theory about voter fraud. In Iowa, voters in late September received phone calls spreading misinformation about how they could vote, with Iowans falsely told they could cast their ballots over the phone, the Iowa Capital Dispatch […]

The post Misinformation about voting crops up around the U.S. as midterm elections near appeared first on Missouri Independent.

This is from the Rodin Museum. It's the guy who inspired John Travolta's dance moves in Pulp Fiction.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, condemned the incident, saying “the violent rhetoric and division we’re seeing across our country is unacceptable.”

I’m not here to make broad statements about the state of Iowa, its various governing entities, or its court system, but it does seem that the state periodically struggles with recognizing long-held, pretty much unassailable rights. Lots of assailing in recent years, with only one instance working out for the government, and even that’s unlikely […]

The company plans to have 20-plus kitchens operating under one roof.

EDWARDSVILLE - Annie's Frozen Custard officials have announced they have made what they describe as "the extremely difficult decision to permanently close the 245 South Buchanan Street location in Edwardsville because of the labor shortage." However, Annie's management also said: "Please rest assured that our Glen Carbon location will remain open year-round." Annie's officials continued with a statement: "Since 1996, we have had the pleasure of serving frozen custard to families and friends throughout the area and look forward to continuing doing this from our Glen Carbon location. "We want to sincerely thank everyone for the immense support and love over the past 26 years. We hope you continue to choose Annie’s and come see us at our location at 11 Illini Drive, Glen Carbon."

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- A man has been charged with threatening Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey. 21-year-old Scott Lennox of Chicago is accused of leaving a voicemail with violent threats to Bailey last month. Lennox is facing three felony charges: one charge each of Threatening a Public Official, Telephone Harassment, and Harassment by Electronic [...]

Situated inside the family-friendly entertainment complex, the restaurant offers a range of dining options, including new entrée items, family-style feasts, healthy dishes, and desserts.

Jack Coatar’s allies, including former Mayor Francis Slay and former Gov. Jay Nixon, say it’s time to get back to basics, and that Coatar’s the right man to do it.