Sarah Laub tried everything to get her son with learning disabilities a better education. She drove him to a private school an hour and a half away from their home in rural Missouri before being directed to the local public school. When he continued to struggle, she tried homeschooling. The local school district in Stockton, […]
You might recall that one of the conditions of the FCC’s approval of The Ellison family’s $8 billion acquisition of CBS was that the agency would install a “ombudsman” at the network to ensure CBS journalism was appropriately feckless and deferential to our mad, idiot king. This was particularly ironic given decades of whining by Republicans about […]
The 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis generated an economic impact of $15.8 million and $944,000 in combined sales tax revenue, with 67% of attendees traveling from outside the region.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s new definition of “professional” fields of study, which set stricter borrowing caps for graduate students pursuing certain degrees. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell specifically halts the department’s new definition of “professional” degrees, which was limited to 11 fields and […]
Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]
ST. LOUIS - A driver was arrested after leading police on a pursuit overnight Friday in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the incident began after officers were notified of a possible kidnapping involving a black Chevrolet Impala near S. Kingshighway Blvd. and Chippewa St. When an officer located [...]
Since Kansas City stepped onto the World Cup stage this month, gun violence has repeatedly threatened to steal the spotlight. On June 6, before matches even began, a shooting that injured nine people made international headlines because it took place about five miles from Swope Soccer Village, where England’s team has its base camp. On […]
Senate bill would provide 10 years of funding, at least $1 million per year, to pay emergency room personnel and operating costs at struggling hospitals.