It’s hard to not have noticed that a key enabler of U.S. authoritarianism was our consolidated corporate media, which (with scattered exception) was more than happy to throw the entirety of journalistic integrity in the toilet for a chance to please a mad, idiot king. In large part because our press is increasingly owned by […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this weekend implored states and cities to cooperate with federal immigration officials, which he said would lead to safer and lower-profile arrests and deportations. Speaking to a group of Democratic and Republican governors gathered for the National Governors Association summer meeting, Mullin called on local governments […]
Missouri voters will decide on two statewide constitutional amendments regarding the approval process for citizen-led proposals and the potential phase-out of the state income tax during Tuesday's primary election.
ST. LOUIS - Communities on both sides of the river are taking part in National Night Out activities Tuesday evening, an initiative aimed at fostering relationships between the community and law enforcement. This is the 43rd annual National Night Out, held across the country to give kids and adults an opportunity to meet their neighbors [...]
Richard E. Banks, police board member since 2020 and now its chair, owes $1,325 for sewer service in Pasadena Hills, according to suit filed by the MSD
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Tuesday marks primary election day in Missouri, and one closely watched race is the Republican primary for St. Charles County executive. Longtime incumbent Steve Ehlmann is facing challenges from former state Sen. Bill Eigel and former Lake St. Louis Mayor Jason Law. Taxes, development and the future of one of [...]
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for state auditor, Congress and a host of state legislative seats, as well as decide the fate of four proposed constitutional amendments. The Independent tried to answer some of the questions you may have about voting in Missouri’s primary. Polls across the state open at […]
What is your reaction when viewing TV, listening to the radio or surfing digital platforms and there is a political ad filled with false and misleading information that you can neither verify nor confirm? Billions of dollars are spent in a national election cycle. Millions of those dollars are spent by candidates and ballot-measure campaigns […]
Keiner Asprilla was a top-level recruit before a rape charge during an official recruiting trip to Mizzou derailed things. Though charges were dropped, he was deported.
Lakes and ponds are great places for recreation and enjoying nature. But in more urban areas they lack nearby wetlands that can help keep them healthy. As STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl reports, Rolla is the latest place in Missouri to adopt a cheap and easy way to remedy this – by bringing the wetlands to the water.
ST. LOUIS - We’re getting warmer and muggier as we head into Tuesday. Lots of sunshine Tuesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s. Mostly clear overnight, we’ll wake up Wednesday in the 70s. Rain returns to the forecast Wednesday as a slow moving cold front approaches. Scattered showers are possible Wednesday, especially northwest of [...]
See the Post-Dispatch profiles of the five candidates — three Democrats, one Republican and one from the Green Party — vying to be the next St. Louis County executive.
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