A New York City mom and domestic violence survivor felt a flashback of fear when she received a notice in March that the emergency housing voucher she and her son have relied on since 2023 will run out soon. “It felt like the rug was pulled out from under me,” said Nyla B., who did […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday will hear oral arguments on the Trump administration’s efforts to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that could open them up to deportation. The case has the potential to have an impact on multiple lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to end […]
The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]
ST. LOUIS - Severe weather is expected to impact the St. Louis region Monday afternoon into the evening. The projected timing has many school districts on alert, prompting some to adjust dismissal times, move to online learning or cancel after-school activities.
There’s been a flood of new state laws placing restrictions on 3D printing that are driven by sloppy moral panics about 3D printed guns (and a desire by large manufacturers to dominate the market), but are so ignorantly and broadly written that they do more harm than actual good. New York’s 2026–2027 executive budget bill […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — County leaders will cut the ribbon on the new Mid-County Public Safety Complex Monday in Maryland Heights. The complex will be home to St. Louis County Police Precinct 2. It will also house the county’s Fusion Intelligence Center, Criminal Intelligence Unit, the Regional Information and Intelligence Center, and Property Control. [...]
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 Public Schools and other districts in the St. Louis area are adjusting dismissal times and canceling after-school activities due to potential severe weather on Monday.
The accidental exposure of student information from Missouri’s MOScholars program has reopened a broader fight over how much scrutiny the state’s private school voucher program should face. After The Independent reported last week that student names, schools and parent email addresses were accessible through the underlying data of a spreadsheet posted by the Missouri State […]
Nicci Rexroat, owner of A Place To Grow pre-kindergarten center, has worked in child care for 19 years, and she’s beginning to believe most of Missouri has become a child care desert. “You know, I have families calling me every day looking for spots, and we’re full in Jefferson City until August of 2027,” Rexroat […]
Recently, columnist Janice Ellis asked the question: “Who is the real Republican Party? Look at how it governs.” As the Missouri state chair for Our Republican Legacy, here is my answer. The Republican Party belongs to history, not to one man. The principled Republicans and conservatives are still here. And we’re not going anywhere. There […]
The National Weather Service by 6 a.m. Monday said quarter-size hail was spotted south of Belleville, and hail as big as 2 inches was reported in Farmington.
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