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Plenty of ideological and partisan policy issues divide us this election cycle. But one issue that should be neither partisan nor divisive is maintaining our country's leadership in science and innovation, especially in the areas of medicine and agriculture, two of St. Louis and Missouri’s great strengths, writes BioSTL's Donn Rubin.

Here is Hilbert deep in thought. As usual, he is being subtly photobombed without ever knowing it.

Dolly Parton may be adding "reunited Robert Plant and Jimmy Page" to her long list of career accomplishments. Speaking with Pollstar, the country legend -- and soon-to-be Rock & Roll…

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Today on TAP: Will the Fed take that health as a cue to keep strangling it?

A 74-year-old woman died in a crash Thursday evening in north St. Louis County.

Even though police were called to his house multiple times in the months leading up to Monday’s shooting — suspect Orlando Harris was still lawfully allowed to own a gun. Missouri has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, according to gun-control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.

A pair of projects in St. Louis have won grant funding from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to study racial inequities in the region’s entrepreneurial economy.

The missing protective hand guard on the AR-15-style rifle used earlier this week by the St. Louis school shooter broke off during the firefight with police that killed the suspected gunman. Police are unsure if his gun jammed.

Let's take stock of the past two years. First a mob attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, hoping to hang Mike Pence so that he couldn't announce that Donald Trump had lost the 2020 election. Then six men tried to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. A couple of months ago a guy assaulted ...continue reading "We live in the age of MAGA violence"

PHOENIX — During the first few days that Arizona’s Maricopa County began tabulating early votes, County Recorder Stephen Richer ran between interviews and meetings, responded on Twitter to dozens of voters with questions about the election and held a press conference for reporters. He managed this all while overseeing a staff and volunteers who were verifying voters’ […]

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As Journey prepares to launch its 50th anniversary tour next year, the band has announced plans to release a new concert album and video on December 9 capturing the group's…

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Orlando Harris wrote in a notebook that he was aware of his mental-health issues and that he planned the St. Louis school attack for weeks.

Happy Birthday to the Gateway Arch! Friday marks 57 years since crews put the finishing touches to the St. Louis staple.

One Illinois department accounted for 11 of the state's highest-paid employees. Here's a look at the top 25 from fiscal 2021.

A Canadian-based agriculture firm has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round, with plans to use the capital to finish construction on a new facility that will start operations soon in north St. Louis.

To date, Elon Musk has shown very little inclination to actually understand Twitter and why it has been such a useful platform to many. His understanding of free speech and content moderation hasn’t just been generally lacking, but ridiculous. And that’s not even getting into his apparently purposely obtuse misunderstanding of spam/mDAU issues. And, so, […]