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St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says his area should have at least as many members on the East-West Gateway Council of Governments as less-populated St. Louis city. ‘They have three and we have two,’ he notes.

"I'm shot! I'm shot!" a St. Louis police officer can be heard yelling on footage released Wednesday.

St. Louis comes out looking good in a new report from the Brookings Institution, which calls attention to “rising stars” that have done a solid job in recent years of adding jobs in fast-growing technology sectors. Employment data from 2020 suggest St. Louis, Kansas City and a handful of other metros are poised for further progress, according to Brookings researchers Mark Muro and Yang You.

"We’ve had a place to hang a hat for the last year and have not really aggressively grown that office until now," the group's president said.

The reinvented restaurant follows the lead of Social Bar & Grill concept in Lemay, with a family-friendly sports pub vibe.

Support Syrian refugees with a meal, meet one of the area's best coffee makers or enjoy a special brunch this weekend.

Music fans will again gather in Grand Center this fall when the Music at the Intersection festival returns for a second year, with national headliners like Erykah Badu, Gary Clark Jr, and plenty of room for local acts. Organizers say the young festival is here to stay.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced some changes to the 2022 season schedule Wednesday afternoon, including a three-day extension of the regular season. The changes reschedule five Cardinals away games, but the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 7, remains unchanged. First pitch will be 3:15 p.m. The five rescheduled road games were originally planned for March 31-April 6. The final day of the season is now scheduled for Oct. 5. "The Cardinals originally scheduled three-game…

An immigrant British tailor Leonard (Mark Rylance) plies his trade quietly out of a shop in a rough Chicago neighborhood.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine promises to be a fascinating issue for Missouri lawmakers in the session’s closing weeks. Already measures have been filed to prohibit state and local government from purchasing Russian products and ban contracts with businesses that have ongoing contracts with Russian “strategic industries.” There also are bills to suspend for six […]

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Three weeks ago, I lost my shit over a rotisserie chicken.

Granite City Police were called to a mobile home fire on W. Chain of Rock Road around 11:40pm last night. It was reported that two people were trapped inside.

Monday’s post was about reconnecting the pedestrian grid at 8th Street, just south of Cass Ave — see 8th Street Walkway Needed To Fill Missing 110’ Connectivity Gap. Today’s post is about exploring options for new housing on the large lot known as 801 Dickson Street — it stretches a ...

With most of the president’s climate agenda stalled in Congress, every ounce of climate spending counts.

Bonne Terre Police responded to a disturbance call at a Motel 6 off Highway K a little before 12:30am this morning.

Acclaimed prog-rock drummer Bill Bruford, best-known for his work with Yes, King Crimson and the supergroup U.K., will release a six-CD compilation titled Making a Song and Dance: A Complete…

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Opposition to making lynching a federal offense finally dissolves as Emmett Till’s family continues to seek justice.