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Night Comfort

8 hours 57 minutes ago

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 […]

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Myranda Levins

Meta Admits Its ‘AI’ Helped Hackers Compromise 20,000 Instagram Accounts

9 hours 29 minutes ago
So last week we noted how Meta’s AI support assistant doled out access to high-profile Instagram accounts after hackers simply asked for it. Outside of using a VPN to match the account holder’s region, the hackers didn’t have to do literally anything of note to convince the Meta AI chatbot to provide access, suggesting like […]
Karl Bode

Kansas City hospitals are ready for the World Cup. The world may not be ready for U.S. healthcare

9 hours 49 minutes ago
Kansas City hospitals said they are prepared for the influx of international patients expected this summer during the World Cup. But they worry that the patients may not be ready for America’s labyrinthine healthcare system. In addition to bulking up translation services and scheduling more doctors and nurses for shifts during the monthlong tournament, hospitals […]
Suzanne King

After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role

9 hours 52 minutes ago
Nearly 200 residents at the St. Joseph’s Center nursing home in the affluent Connecticut suburb of Trumbull were evacuated last year after Legionella bacteria was found in the facility’s water system. Two months later, they were evacuated again over critical failures in the building’s fire safety systems. Three years earlier, residents at another Connecticut nursing […]
Anna Claire Vollers

Edwardsville Municipal Band to Bring Movie, Opera and Broadway Favorites to City Park

9 hours 57 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Grab the lawn chairs and a blanket, because this week’s municipal band concert is turning the local bandstand into a grand theater — with a playful, family-friendly twist. On Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m., City Park will come alive with the Edwardsville Municipal Band and a performance that highlights famous melodies we all know from movies, history, and modern pop culture. The concert features "Nessun Dorma" from the opera Turandot, a beautiful melody that became

Wak’a Garden

9 hours 57 minutes ago

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 […]

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Myranda Levins

Officials urge caution as dangerous heat hits St. Louis region

10 hours 40 minutes ago
Health officials in St. Louis are advising residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illness, including drinking water early and often, wearing loose, light-colored clothing, taking breaks in air conditioning, checking on vulnerable neighbors, and ensuring pets are not left in cars.
Nick Gladney

States face more budget pressures amid rising costs, slow growth

11 hours 2 minutes ago
The most recent budgets proposed by governors across the country reflect ongoing financial pressures for states as they expect modest revenue growth, rising prices and federal policy changes. Most governors recommended state budgets for fiscal year 2027 that would essentially keep spending flat from the general funds that pay for most state services. That’s according […]
Kevin Hardy

What is the Missouri Public Charter School Commission doing with the 1.5%?

11 hours 6 minutes ago
There is something deeply dishonest about demanding extraordinary performance from institutions you have no intention of stabilizing. For years, charter schools across Missouri have operated under a system requiring them to surrender 1.5% of their funding to the Missouri Public Charter School Commission for oversight and sponsorship. The fee is justified as necessary for accountability, […]
Jazzmine Nolan-Echol

Tuesday, June 9 - A year of helping immigrants in detention

11 hours 8 minutes ago
One year ago, a man detained by ICE in the Phelps County Jail died. That led a group of concerned residents in Rolla to form Abide in Love — an organization dedicated to helping immigrants and their families. The movement has spread to seven chapters across three states. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jonathan Ahl was there as members of the group celebrated the one-year commitment to their efforts.