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Across small Missouri towns, one law firm is at the center of fights over public access

1 day 7 hours ago
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, it’s hard to keep secrets. So when local governments hide their business, it can be especially galling to the residents they represent, and faith in local governance begins to plummet. And when transparency and accountability are absent, it’s easier for drama and intrigue to take over. Take […]
Genevieve Smith, Annie Goldman

Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered

1 day 7 hours ago
For all the talk of “reforming” or “repealing” Section 230 in Congress, the fact is that the courts over the past three or four years have effectively chipped away so steadily at the law that it’s lost a significant chunk of its usefulness. The latest comes from the Ninth Circuit, which ruled earlier this week […]
Mike Masnick

St. Clair County Crews Battle Reactive Chemical Fire

1 day 8 hours ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. — Officials issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2026, after a fire involving hazardous material broke out in the area of Sauget, Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The agency said the fire occurred south of Missouri Avenue between South 50th and South 19th streets. An Everbridge notification was sent to phones in the affected area. Residents and people in businesses within

Kansas City ignored its own study — until it got sued

1 day 9 hours ago
On May 14, Kansas City was told in no uncertain terms by its own consultants that its practice of racial and sex-based preferences in city contracting faced serious legal problems. The Council chose not to end the program. There was no coverage of the report in local media until my column in The Kansas City Star […]
Patrick Tuohey

Shelter-in-place order lifted in Metro East after overnight chemical fire

1 day 9 hours ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A shelter-in-place order was lifted Wednesday morning after officials responded to a fire involving hazardous material in the Metro East, impacting areas of Sauget, Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis. The shelter-in-place order was lifted at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning as conditions continued to improve, St. Clair County Emergency Management [...]
Nick Gladney

Storms expected Wednesday with heat headlines persisting

1 day 9 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - While the focus is the dangerous heat, we are monitoring a complex of storms near Omaha early Wednesday morning, along a boundary that is attempting to sink south into the region. This boundary has a hard time punching into St. Louis completely, but this complex of storms is expected to fade as [...]
Haley Fitzpatrick

Wednesday, Aug. 12 - Fighting a weedkiller

1 day 9 hours ago
Exposure to a highly toxic weedkiller called paraquat is tied to a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Lawmakers in Missouri and other Midwestern states have tried to pass measures banning paraquat. But as the Midwest Newsroom’s Luke Nozicka reports, their efforts have stalled this year.