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"This is bonkers," said Mayor Cara Spencer.

Today's high will reach 80 degrees with a low near 56. Expect hazy sunshine with less humidity throughout the day. Winds will come from the northeast at about 8 mph, gusting up to 23 mph. The air quality will be very unhealthy today due to particle pollution, so it’s best to limit prolonged outdoor activities, especially if you have respiratory issues. Allergy indexes show moderate levels for grass and mold, with low levels for ragweed and tree pollen. UV index is very high at 10, so don’t forget your sunscreen if you plan to be outside. Tomorrow's outlook calls for a high of 78 degrees and a low around 58. The day will feature hazy sun with continued reduced air quality from wildfire smoke. Winds will be lighter, coming from the east-northeast at about 7 mph with gusts near 21 mph. Allergy levels remain similar to today. If you’re sensitive to air quality or allergies, consider staying indoors or taking precautions like keeping windows closed. For more details,

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“I wasn’t just dismissed by the vet. I was dismissed by the system that’s supposed to hold professionals accountable."

Mayor Cara Spencer is investigating the situation after former Comptroller Darlene Green was reportedly receiving both a paycheck and a pension check from the City of Saint Louis.

There’s $42.5 billion in broadband grants are headed to the states thanks to the 2021 infrastructure bill most Republicans voted against (yet routinely try to take credit for among their constituents). But Republicans, despite a supposed feud between Trump and Elon Musk, have been rewriting the grant program’s guidance to eliminate provisions ensuring the resulting […]

Dr. Marvin Singleton, a Republican who spent 13 years as a Missouri state senator, worries about many of the policies he sees coming out of Washington D.C. these days. Of course, the retired ear, nose and throat doctor is concerned about federal cuts to Medicaid spending, which could leave millions of Americans without insurance and […]

I’ve written quite a bit about my father’s decline because it’s been such a shock for me. He went from a "young-old" man in his mid-to-late 70s to unrecognizably frail and dependent so much quicker than I ever expected.

A woman was shot in the abdomen in west St. Louis on Wednesday and was taken to a nearby hospital in critical but stable condition.

All eight of Missouri’s metropolitan areas experienced higher unemployment rates in June than a month before, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that is not seasonally adjusted. n comparison to a year earlier, the jobless rate also increased in all of those metro areas. St. Joseph had the highest unemployment rate […]