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Law enforcement agencies have access to very powerful digital tools. Thanks to companies with eyes on market expansion but very little consideration of moral or ethical issues, cops have the power to completely compromise phones, turning them into unwitting informants… or worse. This blockbuster report — written by Andy Greenberg for Wired and based on […]

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U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. Moderna and Pfizer have …

Angie Minges, a marketing director at Nestle Purina, has been named as a director of the organization. She is a graduate of Mizzou and Washington University.

The new 23,000-square-foot store will have a bike shop staffed by certified mechanics, in addition to selling outdoor gear and apparel.

The St. Louis Preservation Board approved nominating the AT&T tower to the National Register of Historic Places.

The area’s former alderman, her family embroiled in a dispute with the developer over its cut of the project’s development fees, refused to sponsor a bill to give the developer a tax break.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced he will sign a wide-ranging elections bill on Wednesday that would require voters to present government-issued photo identification to cast a ballot.  The bill includes a litany of election law changes, ranging from prohibiting touch-screen voting machines to requiring election authorities to conduct cybersecurity reviews. It also will do away […]

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Lack of city funds in Hazelwood means no fall leaf pickup and no Fourth of July fireworks this year.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve written quite a bit about the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), which has become the central push by a bunch of folks in Congress to create a special antitrust bill for “big tech.” There are some good ideas in the bill, but, as we’ve been highlighting, a […]

If all goes to plan, construction on the Cortex SCIF building could begin later this year, with it expected to open to tenants in early 2024.

JetBlue Airways has again increased its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, outbidding its rival, Denver-based Frontier Airlines. JetBlue currently doesn't serve St. Louis, while Frontier has a major presence here and Spirit began serving the St. Louis area last year.

You can now enjoy the shredding of Slash in virtual reality. The Guns N' Roses guitarist and his solo band, Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, have teamed up with Soundscape…

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More than a third of Missourians would not qualify to receive the tax rebates.

A month to go until the U.S. Senate primary in Missouri, Eric Greitens still doesn’t have Trump’s endorsement. But he draws an intimate crowd.

ROXANA - The Roxana High School baseball team is one that is very young. They only lost four seniors this season and have a ton of room to grow. Elias Thies will be a junior in the fall and looks forward to becoming one of the leaders on the team. "I like the role," he said. "I like to help all these young kids get better. That's just what I like to do." The team won't be as young next season as they'll roster seven seniors and four juniors. When Thies isn't in the outfield, he can also pitch with the best of them. Thies is a Midwest Members Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for Roxana. As a matter of fact, Roxana's 1-2-3 pitchers will all be returning next season. Thies, Jon Webb, and Nick Cotter combined to make 34 pitching appearances last season totaling 90 innings. Thies led the team with 59 strikeouts through his 11 games played averaging more than five K's a game. Not only that, but he's arguably the team's best hitter. He boasted a team-high .440 batting average

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