Attorney Chuck Hatfield explains why a Cole County ruling on Medicaid expansion is not at all what he expected -- but could provide swift resolution of Missouri's looming $1.9 billion question
Belleville News-Democrat reporter DeAsia Paige delves into East St. Louis’ rich musical heritage and discusses her inaugural four-part series for the paper, titled “ESTL Voices.”
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is home to one of only four family pet centers in the world where families can bring their pet into the hospital to visit a patient.
Homeless service providers in St. Louis say the city erred in failing to fund a 24-hour, no-barrier shelter last winter. As a result, they say, five people died. STLPR's Shahla Farzan joins us in this episode with the latest on local providers’ plans to split off from the city and directly challenge it for federal funding for homeless services.
Year-to-date, fatalities have increased by 40% in 2021 according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. St. Louis resident and Harley rider Justin Adams shares his perspective on the matter, as do callers.
The Missouri Legislature needs to finalize an agreement to accept major Medicaid funding from the federal government, but Republican lawmakers aren’t on the same page. The fight is over birth control.
Reporters Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies discuss some GOP lawmakers' efforts to block renewal of a tax that funds Medicaid in Missouri — and the crowded field for Roy Blunt's Senate seat.
Opera singer Will Liverman tells of the journey behind curating the Missouri History Museum and Opera Theatre of St. Louis show “I Dream a World” in commemoration of Juneteenth.
Christine Byers of KSDK discusses what she saw at the two trials of former St. Louis police officers accused of beating an undercover colleague -- and how newly discovered racist text messages factored into the jury's decision
Rob Mellon, executive director of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County, guides us through SeeQuincy's new self-driving tour that highlights 20 historically significant sites and stories in Quincy, Illinois.
Journalist Chris Andoe discusses his work covering the city's often fractious LGBTQ scene, the secrets of a good interview and why St. Louis is better than San Francisco or New Orleans
Fish only seem silent when you’re on the outside looking in. Bruce Carlson’s lab at Washington University has been breaking new ground in our understanding of how they communicate. The fish the biology professor studies use electric pulses — and, as it turns out, pregnant pauses — as they signal their peers.
Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman discusses the Cardinals' triumph in the 2011 World Series -- and hears listeners share their stories about Game 6, Hochman's pick for the greatest game in World Series history
The eviction crisis advocates fear is on the horizon will likely have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, single female-led households, and households with children. That’s according to a new report from the Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council, which found that more than 5,000 evictions have been filed in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County between March 2020 and January 2021.
Fewer than 20 American red wolves live in the wild throughout the U.S., all in a refuge in North Carolina. Two Missouri-born wolves were flown there last month to join the population, providing a critical source of new genetic diversity.
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