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The industry, and a couple of nervous Democrats, want to keep the legislation forever off the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer is the key decision-maker.

New polling shows a bolstered desire for a rapid transition to green energy.

I am one of those terrible liberals who has long-since given up on gun control and mass shootings. The pro-gun sentiment in America—even if it's not a majority—is far too strong to permit any meaningful firearm legislation. Combine that with a pro-gun Supreme Court and I'm unable to see even the slim possibility of any ...continue reading "Why I’ve given up on gun regulation"

Sophia von Leveling was giving up her homeland forever; there would be no return trips to Germany. In 1833, at the age of 27, she left home for a fresh start and freedom. I first encountered Sophia’s story after I began volunteering with the Library & Research Center as a German translator earlier this year. My first …

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Kevin Amsden of St. Charles, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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State Rep. Kevin Windham Jr., talks with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg about the 2022 session — and how Democrats made a mark during the budgetary process.

LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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More images from the collection of Emma Beauvais Thomas Grumley. This is the twelfth post in this series. For those of you who are just coming on board, all of these images are part of a collection that once belonged to young Emma Thomas, daughter of William Lyman and Catherine (Kate) Sutton Thomas.  I assume […]

A boater alerted police to human remains Monday on the Meramec River near Arnold.

For two decades the Skibbe Wiffleball League in Manchester has been bringing friends together for a weekend unlike any other in the country.

Army Veteran Rick Coker suffered a brain aneurism several years back. He was in VA hospital at Jefferson Barracks at the time. But his wife ran into trouble trying to move him to a nursing home.

The field of Democrats running for a chance to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner in Congress got smaller. Ben Samuels announced his departure from the midterm primary contest Friday morning, blaming partisan gerrymandering for his early exit. "I was drawn out of the district in this final version of the map," Samuels told KSDK. "The district explicitly was designed to be hard or unwinnable for Democrats." Wagner's office declined to comment on Samuels' departure from the race. Samuels…

The longest running Blues jam session in the nation.   Home of great music, Broadway Oyster Bar has become known as “One of St. Louis’

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U.S. Navy veteran Robert Lawrence Openlander, 78, died alone in August, but hospital officials worked to ensure he received the military funeral he deserved.

Bubba Watson's #23 car will be touring the St. Louis area ahead of the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway.