Sixteen people were arrested, more than two dozen firearms confiscated, and a large amount of narcotics seized during a raid at a north St. Louis motel.
In the sampling of political ads that I’ve seen lately, Republicans all seems to be trying to one-up each other in their demonstrations of how tough they are. It’s hard to tell if this is a trend or just momentary explosion of desperation. I think it’s a bit of both.
Dave Drebes – publisher of the Missouri Scout, a private news service covering state politics
To hear Eric Greitens tell it, his political ascent was sabotaged by a vast conspiracy. The woman who accused him under oath of violent sexual misconduct is part of it. So is …
On February 5, St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers began following the trail of the deadliest mass drug overdose in St. Louis history. It was a cold, bright Saturday morning when they entered Parkview Apartments number 1015, at 4451 Forest Park Avenue.
As we fully expected, Twitter is going to the Delaware Court of Chancery to force Elon Musk to give them the $44 billion he promised. There’s a lot of misinformation being spewed about this case, but let’s go through the details of why Musk is basically in deep shit, and will be lucky if he’s […]
On Tuesday, Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood in the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, faced the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on the impact of"Post-Roe America." McNicholas discusses the hearing and shares her eyewitness view of the end of abortion rights in Missouri.
Move aside, Tony Stark: a different "Iron Man" is coming to San Diego Comic-Con. Ozzy Osbourne will be making his debut at the famed pop culture convention on July 22. The…
The name “Homer G. Phillips Hospital” is still spoken with reverence, not only in St. Louis’ Black community, but across the country. Opened in 1937, it was the only public hospital for Black St. Louisans until 1955. It was also a training facility, where Black doctors and nurses from around the world came to complete […]
High levels of lead in the Midwest puts all residents, especially children, at risk. Missouri Independent reporter Allison Kite shares details from an ongoing investigation into the causes and risks of high lead levels in the Midwest.