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SLU earns R1 designation, is a top research school in 2025

4 months 2 weeks ago
Saint Louis University (SLU) is celebrating a noteworthy accomplishment this February: becoming an R1 institution. The achievement—which was a goal set almost a decade ago—was shared by the office of SLU’s president. The office announced that the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published its 2025 Research Activity Designations for colleges and universities, with SLU being listed as an R1 school.
Daesha Gear

UPDATE: St. Louis County teen, previously reported missing, found safe

4 months 2 weeks ago
UPDATE: The St. Louis County Police Department has canceled an Endangered Person Advisory for Anthony Powell. He was located and found safe on Saturday. ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for Anthony Powell, a 13-year-old boy. Powell was last seen at 8003 Wayland Court in [...]
Jaime Travers

Firefighters combat several vacant building fires in St. Louis

4 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – Firefighters have been busy battling fires at vacant buildings. The most recent one happened around 5 a.m. Saturday morning in south St. Louis. Crews responded to a one-story brick building in the 7800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in the Patch Neighborhood. The fire started in the back of the building. No injuries [...]
Jaime Travers

Scattered showers Saturday ending as light snow into early Sunday morning

4 months 2 weeks ago
After some thunderstorms late Friday night we have scattered showers continuing over southeastern portions of our viewing area Saturday morning. Rain will come to an end a bit later in the morning and then we'll have a brief break before additional showers move back in. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will reach the mid 40s. Another band [...]
Jaime Travers

FTC cracks down on GM, OnStar for alleged data use

4 months 2 weeks ago
"I never imagined that every trip, every turn, every time I press the gas, press the brake, that someone is looking over my shoulder and taking note of that and sending it to the insurance company. That's nothing I would ever agree to," Valdosta, Georgia, resident Brant McDonald said.
Mike Colombo

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

4 months 2 weeks ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. Friday's ruling came after a Kansas City judge ruled last year that abortions were now legal in the state but kept certain regulations on [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and HALLIE GOLDEN, Associated Press

Abortion facility licensing requirement lifted by Missouri judge

4 months 2 weeks ago
What appears to be the final hurdle for abortion proponents seems to have been cleared as a Missouri judge has cleared the state's abortion facility licensing requirements. According to the court, the requirement for an abortion care facility to obtain a state license is discriminatory.
Dillon Seckington