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Trump administration targeting states’ DHS grants to force voting changes, House Dems say

28 minutes 38 seconds ago
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s guidelines to states on how to request funding under counterterrorism grant programs include potentially illegal demands related to election administration, Democrats on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee said Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA, sent states last month notices of available federal funding for non-disaster grants […]
Jacob Fischler

Sultan: 250 years in, how healthy are our rights?

53 minutes 20 seconds ago
Our country has hit 250. Relatively speaking, this is a very young age for a nation. The country we won our independence from is approaching 1100 years old. From this perspective, there’s time to heed the warnings that our most…
By Aisha Sultan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Flash flood emergency issued for Iron, Reynolds County

1 hour 29 minutes ago
IRON COUNTY, Mo. - A flash flood emergency was issued for numerous locations in Iron and Reynolds County Friday morning as ongoing heavy rain hits the region. According to the National Weather Service, law enforcement has reported heavy rain producing 6 to 11 inches of rain. The rain has caused flooding in several locations, including [...]
Nick Gladney

Friday, July 10 - Keys to hope

1 hour 42 minutes ago
Detainees at the St. Louis County jail learned to tickle the ivories this spring. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports the piano lessons help to boost the spirits of residents at a jail that has struggled to provide them with enough recreation time.

Heavy rain, storms Friday night give way to lingering showers Saturday

1 hour 58 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Heavy rain has been slamming communities south of metro St. Louis overnight, leading to significant flooding concerns from Steelville south to Annapolis. That rain is expected to end by 9 a.m. Friday morning Very warm and muggy Friday with additional storms expected Friday afternoon and night. Again, we’ll be watching for heavy [...]
Angela Hutti