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Refuge 4 Kids Prepares for Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month, Offers Support to Local Families

10 hours 33 minutes ago
WOOD RIVER - A local nonprofit is seeking support as they gear up for Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month. Refuge 4 Kids works with kids under age 11 who have experienced complex trauma. The organization provides counseling and support for families. On April 30, 2026, they will host their annual dinner banquet at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey to raise money so they can continue their work in Madison County. Executive Director Erin Bickle pointed to their theme — “Hope

Blue states push to ban ICE at the polls amid federal voter intimidation fears

10 hours 40 minutes ago
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures to restrict federal agents from operating at or near election-related locations have been offered in […]
Jonathan Shorman

Six Flags enters agreement to sell St. Louis park to EPR Properties

11 hours 1 minute ago
ST. LOUIS - It was announced Thursday morning that Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has entered a definitive agreement to sell seven of its parks, including Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka. The company said the decision to sell the parks to EPR Properties comes at a time of an "ongoing strategy to optimize and strengthen [...]
Megan Mueller

FCC Approves Cox, Charter Merger On Condition They Promise To Be More Racist

11 hours 18 minutes ago
Hey look everyone! More of that famous populism Trump rode into power on! The Trump FCC has announced they’re rubber stamping the approval of a merger between two of the nation’s biggest cable companies (Charter, Cox), creating the biggest cable company in the U.S. Struggling Americans were surely clamoring in support of their local shitty […]
Karl Bode

Missouri lawmakers weigh $294M price tag to carry out new federal Medicaid rules

12 hours 48 minutes ago
Missouri lawmakers Wednesday once again discussed a request for $294.6 million — including $35 million in state general revenue — to help the state implement federally mandated changes to safety net programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last summer will require states to verify that Medicaid enrollees […]
Steph Quinn

As federal immigration enforcement expands, local police struggle with cooperation

12 hours 53 minutes ago
When Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation last month prohibiting agreements between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities, he was pushing back against one of the fastest-growing pieces of President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy. The expansion of immigration enforcement hasn’t happened primarily through high-profile raids: It has unfolded through formal partnerships […]
Amanda Watford

HUD seeks to reduce time allowed for tenants to receive notice before evictions for nonpayment

12 hours 57 minutes ago
Amid a slew of proposed changes scaling the federal government’s role in broadening assistance in federal rental programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before filing for eviction based on unpaid rent.  Under […]
Robbie Sequeira

Thursday, March 5 - An uncertain bet

13 hours 5 minutes ago
In the past few years, video gaming machines have become a controversial public policy and political issue in Missouri. The devices, also known as video lottery terminals or VLTs, resemble slot machines in casinos and can be found in gas stations, convenience stores and fraternal organizations all over Missouri. And while state lawmakers are divided about whether they should be legal or not, a federal judge’s ruling is prompting state and local officials to get them removed.