As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Beth Ann Lang, deputy chief executive officer of Child Care Aware of Missouri, has been working to address Missouri’s childcare crisis for more than 20 years. Lang said there are many deep-rooted issues within […]
The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]
Regional leaders and community members gathered in Black Jack to discuss strategies for reducing gun violence, with a focus on reaching out to youth and preventing potential increases in violence during the summer months.
Back in March I noted how the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr had announced a “new ban” on all routers made overseas (which is pretty much all of them). At the time we also noted how this was less of a ban and more of a shakedown, with router manufacturers required to beg the Trump FCC for […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the East River. Kline is a self-described soccer superfan who founded the Newcomers Football Club, a mutual aid group to support […]
Whether you’re entering your Corvette for Gold Standard Judging®, bringing it for the weekend, or simply attending as a fan — Bloomington Gold delivers a full-throttle Corvette experience. Bloomington Gold […]
Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]
Firefighters responded to a house in the Penrose neighborhood of St. Louis for the second time this week, and investigations into both fires are underway.
ST. LOUIS - Two men were injured after a shooting Thursday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of N. Kingshighway Blvd., near Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., in the city's Kingsway East neighborhood. Both men were critically injured [...]
Democrats’ prospects in a trio of key U.S. Senate races are improving, an influential elections forecaster said Thursday, though Republicans are still favored to retain control of the chamber after the midterm elections. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, which predicts election outcomes, moved three races — in North Carolina, Alaska and Ohio — in Democrats’ favor. After the […]
Kirkwood's new city administrator Darren Lamb is taking over at a moment when leaders in Kirkwood are wrestling with how they're going to fix a slew of budgetary issues in their community.
As Missouri secretary of state, Denny Hoskins is often responsible for reducing complicated ballot measures to a few sentences voters can understand. In his first year and a half in office, judges have repeatedly found those sentences unfair, insufficient or misleading. Courts have rejected or rewritten Hoskins’ descriptions five times on measures involving abortion, redistricting, […]
In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject to too little oversight. Evidence from the past year has only strengthened that conclusion. If Kansas City’s leaders are unwilling to demand more, state legislators must. PortKC’s portfolio has grown far beyond its original mission. […]
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