As debates over school curriculum rage nationwide, the Missouri House granted initial approval Tuesday to a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would allow for lawsuits and funding to be withheld from schools that repeatedly violate the proposed law. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, aims to “to empower parents to enforce” rights laid […]
The Washington Post has a piece today about the return of young children to school after a year and a half at home due to the pandemic. Mostly it's about socialization, with teachers saying that kids are more fidgety, more likely to get into minor scuffles on the playground, and less able to make connections ...continue reading "A pandemic puzzler: Kids can no longer tie their shoes"
In conjunction with this year's Record Store Day, Creedence Clearwater Revival will issue a limited-edition seven-vinyl single featuring a previously unreleased performance from a 1970 concert the band played at…
Ed Sheeran has made it onto Techdirt’s radar many, many times. What started as his reasonable views on how “piracy” actually kickstarted his career has unfortunately turned into several posts on how he’s been targeted himself or sticking up for others in copyright disputes. While Sheeran has settled such disputes out of court before, he […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man with a long history of stealing and fraud convictions was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for fraudulently receiving $2.7 million in federal …
A new photo book celebrating the history of The Beatles' Apple Records label is available for pre-order now. The book, titled Inside No 3: A History on the Products and…
The bodies of two men were found in different areas of Washington County on Sunday, and human remains were discovered in St. Francois County on Tuesday.
Severe storms are expected from late Wednesday morning through the afternoon. That will impact the school day, afternoon school dismissals, and the busy evening commute.
An attorney is alleging e-commerce giant Amazon acted with negligence in the deaths of workers when the company’s Edwardsville warehouse was struck by a tornado in December 2021. Six people inside died when the building partially collapsed.
A bystander began shooting at Charles Stevenson as he was stealing a car in downtown St. Louis in 2020. Stevenson admitted returning gunfire in the incident.