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Missouri Head Start providers weigh Trump administration changes

1 day 9 hours ago
Missouri’s Head Start programs reach only about 13% of the infants and toddlers eligible for them. The Trump administration says part of the problem is the program’s rulebook in Missouri and nationwide. Federal officials want to eliminate more than 1,400 requirements governing Head Start, arguing that less money spent complying with Washington’s rules could help […]
Meg Cunningham

The influencing power of political labels, whether they are accurate or not

1 day 9 hours ago
In the weeks and months ahead, as we approach the midterm elections, we will hear a lot of political labels used to frame, define, categorize and box in candidates and their affiliated political groups — positively and negatively. What label defines you? Are you a Democrat, Republican, independent, Libertarian, Green, progressive, socialist, liberal, conservative, leftist, […]
Janice Ellis

Nicer temperatures all week, storms return early Wednesday

1 day 10 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Ahhhh, our high temperature on Monday was only 84 F. With dew points back down into the 60s, it is also a much more comfortable start to our Tuesday. It will a nice day Tuesday, though a touch warmer. We’ll see just a few clouds and highs in the mid to upper [...]
Angela Hutti

Tuesday, Aug. 18 - When data centers pay off

1 day 10 hours ago
Money is the driving force behind Data Centers across the country. They can be very profitable. Some of that cash is flowing to communities in Illinois: here's how that has impacted their municipal budgets.

Screwworm Infections Get Worse, Government Unleashing Drone Army For Surveillance

1 day 17 hours ago
A couple of months back, we discussed how screwworm infections had reappeared in Texas for the first time in decades. The foreign surveillance program designed to keep this from occurring in partnership with countries south of the border dissipated after losing funding as a result of the DOGE bros deciding it just wasn’t worth it. […]
Timothy Geigner