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This location will be the fifth store in the St. Louis area where employees have filed for a union election.

Today is inflation day, and the BLS reports that the US inflation rate rose considerably less than than the European rate jump announced a few days ago. But it still went up a lot. The headline inflation rate increased from 7.9% in February to 8.5% in March: (Note that this chart shows headline CPI, which ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Inflation in March"

Missouri taxpayers would receive the checks as soon as June under legislation pending in the Senate.

A Kansas City developer’s plans to turn the former mall into an industrial park were scrapped last year under opposition by Webb, who said residents preferred a community center. But officials have struggled to identify funding for demolition.

Miso Robotics is partnering with St. Louis-based restaurant chain Panera Bread to test its latest robot, a coffee maker that can brew the perfect cup of coffee. Pasadena, California-based Miso said its CookRight Coffee line uses artificial intelligence to monitor key coffee metrics such as volume, temperature and time data, and combines these with predictive analytics to make a quality cup of coffee. Panera, whose headquarters is in suburban Sunset Hills, is Miso Robotics’ first company partner…

SSM Health and St. Louis Area Foodbank are combining forces at the drive-thru food distribution events.

An attorney representing the family of a man killed when an EF-3 tornado struck an Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville says he has uncovered new information that could prove the building wasn't up to code. When the family of Austen McEwen filed a wrongful death suit against Amazon in January, they stated their reasoning loud and clear. “Amazon knew a tornado was coming but made the decision to have our son and others work during a peak delivery season for Amazon instead of evacuating the area with…

Flavors include Mexican Barbacoa, Korean Bulgogi and Texas BBQ.

A pilot program at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center is training incarcerated men to code, as they prepare for their release. The first group to participate in the program graduated last month.

Owner Kevin Shed's new restaurant serves wine, beer, and specialty cocktails, in addition to small plates, sandwiches, salads, and entrées.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - A lawyer for one of the victim's families claims engineers found structural deficiencies in the Amazon facility in Edwardsville, Illinois which partially collapsed in a tornado. An EF3 tornado hit the Amazon distribution center located just off I-255 in December 2021. Now attorneys representing one of the victim's families have revealed new [...]

An unusual deal made 96 years ago is at the center of a lawsuit between two companies that both claim ownership of the Fox Theatre and the land underneath it.

Aloha Mischeaux is a St. Louis artist who was once a contestant on American Idol. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, however, all of her shows came to a halt, and she found herself at home with her roommates. Watching them work remotely all day, she decided she'd contribute to the atmosphere by providing them with a much needed boost: She'd make them coffee.

ST. LOUIS - A lawsuit could determine the fate of the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The Post-Dispatch reported a dispute surrounding ownership of the theater when its 99-year lease expires in January of 2025 could lead to the theater's closing. Fox Associates LLC and Foxland Inc. both own the land under the theater, and they both [...]

Attorneys for Eric Greitens’ former campaign manager argued in new filings that the ex-Missouri governor is using the court to buttress his claims of conspiracy, harass his political enemies and boost his campaign for U.S. Senate. In a newly public filing in the child custody dispute in Boone County between Eric Greitens and his ex-wife, […]

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Complaints allege that industrial facilities have discharged “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a majority-Black community.

Although years have faded the picture, a strong case can be made that the events of April 12, 1958, at Kiel Auditorium are the most remarkable in St. Louis sports history.

ST. LOUIS - After sitting empty for seven years, St. Louis County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb introduced plans to tear down Jamestown Mall. Webb wants to spend $6 million to tear down the 145-acre site in her north St. Louis County district. Officials have struggled to redevelop the site since the mall closed in 2014. Last [...]

Police said the woman was found safe and did not provide any additional information.