Clergy, elected officials and protesters call Galleria response “police riot”
Marjorie Theodore and her son were among protesters at the St. Louis Galleria on Saturday. She said the protest was just wrapping up and they were celebrating with chants and clapping when she said she...
View ArticleMore details of Lambert privatization come out in hearing
A few more details are emerging related to the city's consideration of whether to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The Missouri House Special Committee on Urban Issues held a hearing...
View ArticleUpdated list of protest demands: St. Louis mayor's resignation, dropping...
Updated at 9:25 p.m. with details from protest — Activists put forth an updated list of demands Thursday, including that new St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson resign. But Thomas Harvey, the head of ArchCity...
View ArticleMeet the Howards: the new commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing and his...
Two things strike you when you meet Col. John Howard. He’s very tall: 6’4.” Yet despite his height and the uniform, he comes across as very down-to-earth. Howard is the new commander of the 375 th Air...
View ArticleSixThirty CYBER to bring South Korean startups to St. Louis
A St. Louis accelerator is partnering with the South Korean government to bring cyber security startups. SixThirty CYBER is bringing five South Korean startups to St. Louis early next month to help...
View ArticleGlobalHack VII seeks innovation to help foreign-born residents
The St. Louis-based, non-profit group,GlobalHack has announced the focus for its seventh hackathon a full year ahead of the event. GlobalHack VII attendees will build software solutions to help meet...
View ArticleWant to understand what’s behind protests in St. Louis? Here’s a reading list
The protests in St. Louis over the last three weeks have topped the news almost daily. Even for those who stay up on what’s happening, there may be questions about how this came to pass again, just...
View ArticleProtesters claim more than $10 million impact; economist says overall that's...
“No justice, no profits.” That’s one of several chants protesters have used in nearly daily events since Sept. 15, the day a St. Louis Circuit judge acquitted former St. Louis police officer Jason...
View ArticleSixThirty portfolio company BondIT attracts $14 million investment
The Chinese investor Fosun Group announced the investment in the financial tech company BondIT on Friday. BondIT, based in Israel, has created a digital product to help investors in the bond market....
View ArticleFuture of electricity production could be closer to home
A conversation has been sparked in Missouri about how electricity will be generated, stored and consumed in the future. The Missouri Public Service Commission, which regulates the state’s...
View ArticleWorld Wide Technology opens new headquarters with room to expand
World Wide Technology, a privately-held company, has opened its new headquarters in Maryland Heights. And the seven-story building is filled with cutting-edge technology. CEO Jim Kavanaugh points to a...
View ArticleTechShop to file bankruptcy; closes all locations including one in St. Louis
TechShop offered a cutting edge workshop for entrepreneurs making prototypes or those who just wanted to make stuff. Now the St. Louis location and nine others around the country are closed. TechShop...
View ArticleThird Degree Glass Factory will take over TechShop in St. Louis
The same day TechShop announced it was filing for bankruptcy and closing all locations, a St. Louis native decided to step in to save the local makerspace. Jim McKelvey, the co-founder of Square and...
View ArticleSt. Louis County seeks residents' ideas for Jamestown Mall site
Officials from St. Louis County held an open house Monday night to give north county residents a chance to offer suggestions on what should replace the shuttered Jamestown Mall. The mall located in...
View ArticleThe Evening Whirl keeps on spinning in St. Louis
For nearly 80 years The St. Louis Evening Whirl has been reporting on crime in a way other news outlets wouldn’t, or couldn’t, do. The weekly is sold in gas stations, convenience stores and by...
View Article375th commander at Scott Air Force Base relieved of post
Updated 12-13-17 with new information A commander at Scott Air Force Base is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. Colonel John Howard was relieved of duty as commander of the 375 th Air...
View ArticleBetter Business Bureau reports phishing scams in St. Louis big in 2017
Consumers in the St. Louis region reported losses of nearly $200,000 to the Better Business Bureau last year due to scams. The non-profit said its online Scam Tracker recorded 953 scams throughout the...
View ArticleSt. Louis board puts off vote on contract to explore privatizing Lambert
The vote over a contract to start looking into whether the city will privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport has been postponed. The contract to hire a three-organization team was first...
View ArticleThe WWI hero from Missouri you don't know — but 'No Hard Feelings'
It’s likely you’ve never heard of John Lewis Barkley. The Missouri native fought in World War I, winning the Congressional Medal of Honor and later writing a book about his experience. Yet his book,...
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