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Three men have been charged with arranging the murder of a witness in a child sex crime case and later killing the hitman.

HYATTSVILLE, Maryland — Ginette Young lined up with hundreds of furloughed federal workers ahead of a special food bank distribution on Tuesday in a suburb just outside the District of Columbia. Ginette Young, a 61-year-old auditor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, waits in line for a special Capital Area Food Bank distribution to furloughed […]

President Donald Trump sought to remove his status as the only felon to be elected president by appealing his conviction on 34 New York state charges just before midnight Tuesday, arguing, in part, that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling giving the president broad immunity invalidated the conviction. In a 96-page appeal nearly 18 months after […]

Your kids are going to be so excited.

Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.

After being allowed to empty under the Jones administration, Mayor Spencer looks to refill the commission overseeing the city's Civil Rights Enforcement Agency.

If a podcast episode titled “The audit of Ray County and the mystery of the 76 hams” seems worth listening to, then Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has succeeded. Unbeknownst to many, “The World’s Greatest Audit Podcast,” is recorded here in the Show-Me State. “Well, you know, it’s a low bar,” said Fitzpatrick, whose team’s […]

Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri has a new foster care director. Herman Thomas Junior has over 20 years of experience serving vulnerable youth and families and most recently spent a decade at the Family Juvenile Court of St. Louis. Thomas sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how the May 16th tornado impacted foster families and why kids are staying in the system longer than they should.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

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Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.

From ENR: President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for three states on Oct. 23, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied similar requests from Illinois and Wisconsin that same day and rejected Vermont, Maryland and Michigan on Oct. 24. The recent spate of Federal Emergency Management Agency decisions appears to track along partisan lines, […]

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Lawrence Group’s designers have delivered a pair of luxury skilled nursing facilities for Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts. Located in Batavia, IL and St. Peters, MO, the new “LuxeRehab” medical resorts combine cutting-edge physical rehabilitation with the indulgence of a 5-Star hotel. Ignite Medical Resorts specializes in short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing conducted in a concierge-like […]

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From Webster-Kirkwood Times: More than 100 people crowded into the Lodge Des Peres to hear the city’s plan for the 43-acre site formerly occupied by St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital. The hospital ceased operations on Aug. 1 after giving the city a one-month notice. City Administrator Scott Schaefer opened the Oct. 15 meeting by noting […]

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From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of the Archdiocese of St. Louis led attendees in blessing at the ribbon cutting of the St. Dominic High Trades Center on Oct. 16. The new 28,000-square-foot facility is already home to upwards of 100 students learning to grow into skilled faith-filled career leaders through the Building […]

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