Stan Kroenke

Nearly 40,000 fans fill the Dome at America’s Center for the St. Louis Battlehawks’ inaugural home XFL matchup against the Arlington Renegades on Sunday, March 12, 2023, in downtown St. Louis.

Sports

‘Kaw is the law’: Nearly 40,000 fans flock to St. Louis Battlehawks home opener

Brian Munoz

The St. Louis Battlehawks and their rowdy fans are back in town after the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and the collapse of the first iteration of the XFL.

The St. Louis Regional Sports Authority convenes on discussion the divvying up of a settlement after Stan Kroenke pulled the Rams out the city on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, during a meeting at The Dome at America’s Center. In the agreement, the City will receive $250 million and $30 million on contingency, the County will receive $169 million and the RSA will receive $70 million.

Government, Politics & Issues

Rams settlement deal wins approval from Dome board, despite some grumbling

Jason Rosenbaum

Some members of the panel, widely known as the RSA, wanted to place much of the $519 million in an account and possibly use interest to fund long-term projects that would help St. Louis and St. Louis County.

Stan Kroenke, shown at a 2012 press conference, won a round in his litigation with St. Louis over the Rams' departure for Los Angeles.

Sports

Kroenke and NFL worked hand in hand to hide Rams’ relocation plans, Post-Dispatch finds

Kayla Drake

A new investigation by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals how Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the NFL worked together to secure the team’s relocation to Los Angeles.

Sports

St. Louis city and county score $790 million in Rams settlement

Wayne Pratt

St. Louis and St. Louis County will share in hundreds of millions in the settlement of the lawsuit over the Rams leaving St. Louis.

Rams fans line up with letters made by Jill Bauer of Columbia, Ill. on Sat. Nov. 14, 2015.

Law & Order

Rams and Kroenke again try to move trial outside St. Louis in ‘extraordinary’ challenge

Sarah Fenske

Former Missouri Appellate Judge Booker Shaw discusses the latest Hail Mary attempt by Stan Kroenke and the NFL to move their trial out of St. Louis, and the “extraordinary” writ of petition they’ve filed with the appeals court.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis sues NFL, owners over Rams departure

Wayne Pratt

The saga of the Rams' decision to leave St. Louis is not over. The city, St. Louis County and the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority are…

Fans going to the St. Louis Rams game this weekend will see more police presence, but won't need to go through any additional security screenings.

Arts

Who's St. Louis' NFL team now?

Brent Jones

Since the Rams went west (and south, if you count their record), who did St. Louis pay attention to in the NFL this season?One way of answering that…

Sam Sextro lights candles across the street from the Edward Jones Dome while mourning the city's loss of the Rams. Sextro and a friend, who ran a St. Louis University High Rams fan club, met outside the stadium Wednesday for a "final tailgate."

Government, Politics & Issues

Commentary: Chin up, St. Louis, and quit worrying about what everyone thinks

Maria Altman

This commentary was originally posted on St. Louis Public Radio reporter Maria Altman’s Facebook page on January 14, 2016. It was recorded for “St. Louis…

Government, Politics & Issues

For some, the NFL's departure from St. Louis is a 'gut punch'

Jason Rosenbaum

When Stan Kroenke ended his self-imposed exile from the media yesterday, he wasn’t bringing good tidings to St. Louis sports fans.The taciturn billionaire…

St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke's gambit to move to Los Angeles will reach a critical point this week. Owners could vote on his relocation proposal in Houston.

Government, Politics & Issues

Does the NFL have a future in St. Louis? We'll find out this week.

Jason Rosenbaum

After more than a year of twists, turns, deal-making and uninspiring play on the football field, NFL owners will take a vote determining the future of…