/tags/top-stories Top Stories en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-07-01/st-louis-restaurants-opened-closed-june-2025 Bougie Bites, Lefty’s Bagels and Grace Chicken + Fish are among the restaurants that opened last month. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-07-01/st-louis-restaurants-opened-closed-june-2025 Jessica Rogen /arts/2025-07-01/free-4-all-music-festival-will-fill-10-st-louis-venues-for-one-september-weekend New festival Free 4 All will take over 10 venues in Grand Center the weekend before Music At The Intersection. Organizers of the new festival say it’s a sort of opening act for MATI, featuring St. Louis artists. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-07-01/free-4-all-music-festival-will-fill-10-st-louis-venues-for-one-september-weekend Jeremy D. Goodwin /race-identity-and-faith/2025-07-01/lgbtq-rolla-opens-community-center-pride-month The storefront location of U.S. Route 63 will be part meeting space and part resource repository. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2025-07-01/lgbtq-rolla-opens-community-center-pride-month Jonathan Ahl /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/missouri-gov-mike-kehoe-signs-state-budget-vetoes-over-2-billion The governor’s office cited some unexpected budget items and a recently passed tax reduction as reasons for reducing spending. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:23:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/missouri-gov-mike-kehoe-signs-state-budget-vetoes-over-2-billion Sarah Kellogg /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-county-animal-shelter-missouri-license-failed-inspections The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:33:20 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-county-animal-shelter-missouri-license-failed-inspections Rachel Lippmann /law-order/2025-06-30/after-more-than-a-month-st-louis-officials-plan-to-lift-the-tornado-curfew-on-tuesday The curfew was in place, among other reasons, to protect property owners from looters. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:44:47 GMT /law-order/2025-06-30/after-more-than-a-month-st-louis-officials-plan-to-lift-the-tornado-curfew-on-tuesday Jason Rosenbaum /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:50:50 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/rolla-missouri-phelps-county-jail-activist-ice-detainee-support Abide in Love is a group of 50 activists who help detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness, as the Phelps County Jail has become part ICE holding facility. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/rolla-missouri-phelps-county-jail-activist-ice-detainee-support Jonathan Ahl, Brian Munoz /podcast/politically-speaking/2025-06-30/missouri-senate-minority-leader-expects-challenging-2026-after-contentious-end-this-year Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck leads the 10-person Democratic caucus in the Missouri Senate. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/politically-speaking/2025-06-30/missouri-senate-minority-leader-expects-challenging-2026-after-contentious-end-this-year Jason Rosenbaum, Sarah Kellogg /2025-06-30/china-tariffs-exports-niche-markets-agriculture Specialty producers exporting to China have been hit just as hard as soybeans and beef. But they often have fewer alternative markets for their crops, worsening the impact of retaliatory tariffs. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-06-30/china-tariffs-exports-niche-markets-agriculture Hope Kirwan