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A record number of school districts in Missouri have moved to a four-day school week, according to research by the Missouri State University College of Education. As the 2022-23 school year begins, an estimate of 141 school districts — nearly 25 percent of all districts — will teach students for just four days of school. This is the highest in Missouri history — a number that has steadily increased over the last two decades.

Some Things Don’t Need Refrigeration Cyndy sent me an article entitled “Things That Don’t Need to be Refrigerated.” She found the post on All Recipes and thought it a good one to opine about on my blog. When I read the list, I sighed. I’m doing too much of it wrong. My mother did most... 

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ST. LOUIS - Many FOX 2 fans sent in back-to-school photos Monday, and our talented anchors got in on the fun when they shared throwback photos from their time in school. Jasmine Huda shared a photo of her and her mother sitting on the couch before she headed off to kindergarten. Vic Faust also shared [...]

The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri NAACP filed a lawsuit Monday attempting to block a wide-ranging elections bill they argue violates the right to core political speech by curtailing voter engagement. The lawsuit focuses on provisions of the law, which is set to go into effect on Aug. 28, that prohibit compensating […]

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports by a former senior security employee at Twitter who is alleging widespread security failures at the company: “The whistleblower’s allegations of widespread security failures at Twitter, willful misrepresentations by top executives to government agencies, and penetration of the company by foreign intelligence raise serious concerns. If these claims are accurate, they may show dangerous data privacy and security risks for Twitter users around the world. As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I will continue investigating this issue and take further steps as needed to get to the bottom of these alarming allegations.”

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Radhika Fox, EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, Deb Shore, EPA Region 5 Administrator and John Kim, IEPA Director, toured areas of Cahokia Heights that have been hard hit with legacy flooding and sewage issues and led a roundtable discussion with local officials and community members about efforts to address environmental injustice. Also joining Duckworth, Fox and Shore were: Chris Belt, 57th District State Senator; Latoya Greenwood, 114th District State Representative; Jay Hoffman, 113th District State Representative; Mark Kern, St. Clair County Board Chairman; Curtis McCall Sr., Mayor of Cahokia Heights; Joe Ahlvin, Senior Operations Manager; of IL American Water and members of the community. Photos of today’s tour and roundtable are available here . “For too long, communities like Cahokia Heights have unfairly borne the brunt of environmental injustice, which is why

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This year, masks are optional for students, staff and visitors.

A man is behind bars after a trip to a Brentwood grocery store ended up with him shoving one officer and biting another while resisting arrest, police say.

The “Right Thurr” rapper’s new single, “Can’t Blame Me,” drops on August 26.

The League of Women Voters of Missouri and the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP sued the state on Monday, arguing four provisions within a new elections law violate the state constitution.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man won one of the top prizes when he played the "200X" Scratchers game. The man purchased the $2 million winning ticket at Veteran's Currency Exchange on North Grand Boulevard. "When I started scratching it and saw the ‘200X,’ I thought it would be a $10 prize," he said. [...]

Time to see what your neighbors are doing to help us all in #WhatYouAreDoingAboutIt.

Pujols homered off of Cubs' Drew Smyly on Monday night, giving him at least one home run against 449 unique pitchers, tying MLB's all-time home run leader Barry Bonds for most off of different pitchers.

Journey's first studio album in 11 years, Freedom, was released last month. The 15-track collection includes songs that sound like they could have come from various periods in Journey's history,…

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact

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