Quiktrip suing St. Charles city over sales tax dispute
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – St. Charles faces a new multi-million dollar lawsuit over a tax on the sale of potato chips, candy bars and sodas. Quiktrip is suing the city of St. Charles over its one-percent sales tax. It’s also known as the “tourism tax.”. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the tax applies […]
Silicon shift? Major tech titans throw financial, political support to Trump
Some of traditionally liberal Silicon Valley’s biggest names are backing Trump.
Highlights from the 2024 Republican National Convention
Trump officially became the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention. Here are the top highlights.
Missouri high court clears way for woman’s release after 43 years in prison
Sandra Hemme, now 64, had been serving a life sentence after she was twice convicted of murder in the death of library worker Patricia Jeschke.
Widespread disruptions were not the result of security incident or cyberattack: CrowdStrike
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the […]
Beautiful Friday, Clouds return through the weekend
ST. LOUIS – It felt good Thursday, let’s do it again on Friday. We’ll watch for some spots of fog in the river valleys Friday morning. Otherwise, sunny skies and low humidity. Highs Friday will be around 80, about 10 degrees below average. Enjoy! Mostly clear and cool overnight; Saturday morning temperatures will be in […]
Juvenile court reduces charge for teen accused of beating girl in north St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The 15-year-old girl charged with beating another girl near Hazelwood East High School has admitted to the assault and is now home with her parents. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the juvenile court downgraded her charge from first-degree assault to second-degree assault. She was in juvenile detention for […]
Business leaders urge St. Louis to spend Rams settlement on downtown needs
ST. LOUIS – A group of business leaders are pushing for St. Louis to spend the $250 million Rams settlement on improving downtown. The organization “Greater St. Louis Inc.” includes a group of leaders from Enterprise Mobility, BJC Healthcare and Washington University. The group submitted a proposal to spend $98 million to improve streets, sidewalks […]
Here’s what some Olympic athletes get instead of cash prizes
Cash, cars and even cows are just a few ways some nations reward their medal-winning Olympic athletes.
Trump’s plan to tackle inflation could cause price spikes, experts say
Although Donald Trump vows to bring U.S. prices down “very quickly,” some economists say his policies could rekindle inflation. Here’s what to know.
