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Iowa AG Brenna Bird Makes Silly, Empty Legal Threats To Try And Save Larry Ellison’s Paramount Merger

12 hours 44 minutes ago
As we’ve been noting, billionaire Larry Ellison’s effort to dominate what’s left of corporate media is facing some headwinds after 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against his planned $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers. As we’ve also noted, this is a giant turd of a deal, the debt from which will indisputably […]
Karl Bode

New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling

13 hours 16 minutes ago
Democrat-led states and voting rights groups re-filed lawsuits Wednesday to block the Trump administration from executing a new regulation to restrict mail-in voting, while a federal judge lifted a nationwide pause on the policy in line with this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that handed the administration a procedural win. Democratic officials in 24 states […]
Jacob Fischler

Missouri lawmakers press child welfare leaders on foster care deaths, staff turnover

14 hours 22 minutes ago
A bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers pressed Children’s Division Director Sara Smith on Wednesday to explain how the agency ensures children with elevated medical or behavioral needs get appropriate foster placements. The questions came after what state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican and chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Government Accountability who […]
Steph Quinn

Nice summer feel through Saturday, then we crank up the heat

14 hours 23 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - The cold front that brought some widely scattered showers and storms Wednesday night is moving off to the south and temperatures and humidity will drop for Thursday. There will be plenty of sunshine each day Thursday through Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and dew points near 60 F. [...]
Angela Hutti

Thursday. Aug. 27 - For Renters

14 hours 33 minutes ago
A program known as the Housing Eviction Law Project, has struggled to meet the high demand for legal representation and fallen far short of the goals set for it by city legislators several years ago. But a new injection of funds could make a massive difference for renters in the city.

Six Flags St. Louis rebrands to Mid-America Adventure

14 hours 37 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Six Flags St. Louis announced Thursday that the amusement park will undergo a rebranding, changing its name and logo. Officials announced that Six Flags St. Louis has rebranded to Mid-America Adventure. The rebranding features an updated logo and brand identity that officials say "honors its 55-year history in the heart of the [...]
Nick Gladney