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Schools prepare for cell phone restrictions ahead of return to classes

12 hours 15 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Schools are preparing to enforce cell phone bans ahead of students returning to the classroom, as Missouri is under bell-to-bell restrictions and Illinois is moving toward statewide rules of its own. Districts including Parkway and St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) have put strict phone policies in place, and some Metro East schools [...]
Nick Gladney

Federal funding bill could spare Missouri hemp beverages from November ban

13 hours 9 minutes ago
Hemp-derived THC beverages could stay on Missouri shelves past Nov. 12 — the day the state’s ban on intoxicating hemp products takes effect — if Congress gives final approval to a short-term funding bill and the president signs it. In an overnight vote Saturday, the U.S. Senate approved a measure to fund federal agencies until […]
Rebecca Rivas

Tuesday, August 11 - Scouting for silos

13 hours 19 minutes ago
Silos have dotted the landscape for 150 years. But the tower-like structures on farms that hold fermented feed for livestock are threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in Illinois has been tracking down her grandfather’s silos before they disappear.

Missouri women have fought for abortion rights for decades. They’re still fighting

13 hours 19 minutes ago
“I was 25 when I started. I can’t believe I still have to fight for women’s reproductive rights at 75,” Marlene Hammerman told me. Marlene notarized hundreds of signature sheets as a volunteer for the 2024 citizen-led ballot initiative that overturned Missouri’s criminal abortion ban. She’s one of the many women I met when I […]
Bridgette Dunlap

Very hot and humid, rain chances return Wednesday

13 hours 36 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - We continue with very hot and humid days followed by warm and muggy nights through Wednesday. Heat index values are expected to be above 100 F each afternoon, prompting heat warnings and advisories. Rain chances ramp back up into Wednesday evening and will linger through early Friday. The clouds and rain will [...]
Angela Hutti