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"Soul on Fire" is set for a Powell Hall world premiere on Thursday.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) have provided updates in the fatal shooting death of a 28-year-old man in the Fairground neighborhood on Sept. 25.

Six Black and Hispanic workers on the Kansas City Streetcar extension say other workers allegedly made menacing comments about nooses and referred to Black people as “monkeys.”

The victim was found Wednesday morning inside a vehicle that had crashed into a parked car on Bingham Avenue, police said.

Police shared that when the women were confronted by an employee outside of the business, one of the suspects "pulled out a hatchet and threatened to cut the employee."

Windsor Park looks peaceful on any ordinary day. But 15 years ago, Darren Thomas, an aspiring chemist and father, was shot and killed there.

From Hazelwood to the nation’s capital, the dialogue is ratcheting up as week nine of the St. Louis Boeing strike appears to be headed for week 10.

A victim observed Taylor K. Kotva waving a gun around and pointing it at cars. Video shows her walking through the school parking lot, pointing her gun at lights.

A woman was critically injured in a shooting in north St. Louis Wednesday afternoon.

ALTON - Bring your furry friends to the Canine Carnival at the Alton Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2025, for a morning full of fun just for them. At this free event organized by Alton Main Street and Hope Animal Rescues, there will be many activities to enjoy and pet-related vendor booths to browse. Plus, you can learn about local animal welfare charities and services for your pets. Rescue agencies will be holding an adopt-a-thon, so if you are looking for a new best friend come meet some loveable dogs who need a good home. Features of the event include a Pet Parade at 10:00 a.m., and a costume contest which will be voted on via social media. Bring your dog dressed to impress, because the winner of the costume contest will receive a $25 gift certificate to Petco. There will be activities for pets and families, and vendors selling pet-related products such as handmade dog treats, toys, bandanas, clothing, collars and more. Information

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online […]

Governor Mike Kehoe announced the appointment of Justin Hamm as the Missouri Poet Laureate for 2025-2025.

A federal case challenging the safety of mifepristone, used to treat miscarriages and to induce abortions early in pregnancy, is being transferred out of Texas to a federal court in Missouri. The lawsuit demands the federal government restore its previous restrictions on mifepristone by requiring three in-person doctor visits, reducing the gestational period during which […]

(The Hill) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will attend the 2026 Super Bowl, where Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is set to headline the halftime show, according to Corey Lewandowski, an adviser at the Department of Homeland Security. “There is nowhere that you can provide safe haven to people in this country illegally. Not the [...]

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday the administration is looking for ways to get a handful of additional U.S. Senate Democrats to vote for Republicans’ stopgap spending bill to reopen government.  But, in the meantime, White House officials plan to lay off federal workers en masse, a dramatic and unsettling step that’s not […]

Tyler Carter, 25, told police he was tired of cleaning graffiti at the high school. And he had been bullied by Black students when he was in school.

Joshua Arnold bounced his young daughter on his shoulders, as he and a crowd of Boeing Defense workers yelled, “Stand together, fight together, win together” at a union rally Wednesday in St. Louis. Arnold and about 3,200 Boeing machinists in the St. Louis area have now been on strike for more than eight weeks, demanding […]