Saint Louis MO

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis coalition is working to place a child care funding measure before voters in November 2026. Best Start for Kids STL is collecting signatures for a proposed charter amendment that would create a dedicated $22 million annual fund for early childhood education through a half-cent sales tax...

It may be the shortest month of the year, but February seemed to linger – and it brought a wave of restaurant openings across the St. Louis metro area. Shortwave Coffee, based in Columbia, Missouri, took over the former Quarrelsome Coffee space, while Arzola’s Fajitas + Margaritas expanded with a new riverside...

A new summer camp is coming to St. Louis this year, created solely for children with special needs.

ST. LOUIS – “DTF St. Louis,” a dark comedy limited series staged in suburban St. Louis, premieres Sunday on HBO Max. Starring acclaimed actors Jason Bateman and David Harbour, the fictional series follows a “three middle-aged individuals entangled in a love triangle, leading to one’s untimely demise,” according to...

A drug deal that police say was built on bogus narcotics turned into a near-fatal shooting on South Grand Boulevard, leaving a man with a gunshot wound to the face and devastating jaw injuries. The Feb. 18 encounter unfolded in the 1200 block of South Grand and ended at the trauma room of Saint Louis University...

On Monday morning, a terrified young man ran across the street from his apartment in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, to Thrifty Hardware & Home Center, begging for help. What he revealed next left police stunned: He and his mother had been held captive, where they were beaten repeatedly, threatened with a gun, and trapped...

In January, a group of downtown St. Louis boosters decried a so-called “hookah bus” that had racked up $2,000 in unpaid parking tickets while parked illegally around the neighborhood—all while seemingly receiving little incentive to stop. But the hookah bus is hardly the worst offender. There’s a...

Early this morning around 1:06 AM, Long Lake Firefighters were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 3710 Pontoon Rd. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire through the roof and began a defensive attack under the command of Officer 2103.

WELLSTON, Mo. — The Mid-County Fire Protection District announced Sunday that it was conducting an internal investigation after family members discovered a man’s body inside a burned home despite two searches by firefighters. According to the fire protection district, crews responded at about 9:34 p.m. Tuesday to...

Missouri’s sprint to lure massive data centers has brought in billions in private construction and equipment spending, but taxpayers are quietly footing a sizable part of the tab. State records show the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption program has meant roughly $77 million in forgone sales and use taxes, and a single...