Ten million dollars of the city’s Rams settlement funds will help tackle St. Louis’ more than 24-thousand vacant properties. St. Louis Public Radio Economic Development reporter Kavahn Mansouri spoke with Ward 3 Alderman and Recorder of Deeds candidate Shane Cohn about why he pushed to secure the funding to address the city’s vacant property problem.
This morning, stories of new territory: how a Grammy-winning artist is reimagining classics at a local festival, the hurdles South Grand business owners face as they work to rebuild, the foreign countries where people without legal status are being sent, and the new perspective on the universe at the Science Center.
The Environmental Protection Agency released new rules regulating the controversial herbicide dicamba earlier this year. While it can be an effective tool for farmers to control weeds, it can also drift in the wind and kill other plants.
As St. Louis Public Radio’s Will Bauer reports, experts don’t expect the new rules to solve all the underlying issues with dicamba.
St. Charles County Republicans are facing their most competitive primary for county executive in years. And St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, the three major contenders are concerned that the County’s growth may be coming to an end.
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.
Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler is not seeking another term in the office, which keeps vital records like birth certificates and real estate transactions. STLPR'S Rachel Lippmann takes a look at the candidates seeking to fill the job.
As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to climb in the coming decades. More than 120,000 Missourians live with Alzheimer’s disease, while even more provide unpaid care. As the Midwest Newsroom’s Luke Nozicka reports, a Missouri couple is working to persuade lawmakers their support is critical to early detection and intervention.
As immigration enforcement from the Trump Administration has increased across the country, St. Louisans have found ways to help immigrant families who fear deportation. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis reports on how grassroots groups and other organizations have been teaming up and recruiting volunteers.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina men’s soccer team went further in the FIFA World Cup this year than it ever had before the U.S. knocked them out last week. For many in St. Louis’ large Bosnian community, all the hubbub has resulted in a deepened sense of connection that they hope will endure far beyond the end of the soccer tournament.
The founders of Kansas City’s Red Tail Academy are trying to grow the relatively small number of Black people in the aviation industry. Brandon Azim visits the flight school to find out how.
Of the 100 bills that Missouri lawmakers passed this year, none dealt with data centers. But that wasn’t due to a lack of effort from some lawmakers. And with the topic only gaining momentum statewide, the issue is likely to reappear next session.
Last fall, St. Louis pivoted from building a light rail line that runs from north city to south city, to a bus line instead. This week, the final route for the bus rapid transit Green Line was approved. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Rebecca Thiele explains to Marissanne Lewis-Thompson, there’s still a long way to go before the city can start work on the project.
The Missouri Department of Conservation manages nearly a million acres of land across the state. The department employs conservation agents with full law enforcement powers to protect wildlife, property and people.
And, as Will Firra reports, some of those agents get some extra four-legged help.
Data centers have become a lightning rod for local governments in Missouri. Public forums have turned into shouting matches where people decry the developments and demand they be stopped, or at least put on hold until regulations are in place. But in Rolla, an invited group of business, government, and academic leaders came together to speak positively about the controversial developments.
This month, a native berry is ready to pick throughout the Midwest. Juneberries — also called serviceberries — have a sweet, nutty flavor. But most people have never tried them. St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke reports on a new push to get Juneberries onto plates.
Companies such as Amazon and Google are looking for land to build new data centers in Missouri. That means more residents packing meetings and message boards, looking for answers.
Last summer was the first time Missourians exposed to radioactive waste could apply for compensation under a federal program. But parents whose children died after living near the waste don’t get to see that money. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley spoke with two moms who lost their daughters to cancer and hope for a change.
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