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Things to Do / Events This Week (9/29/25 - 10/5/25)
St. Louis mayor blasts sheriff's bid to take over the city's jail
Trump to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, vows ‘Full Force’
PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump said Saturday morning he will send troops to Portland, attempting an unprecedented use of U.S. military forces within the country. In a brief post to his social media platform, Trump said he would have Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth order troops deployed to Oregon’s largest city. Trump did not specify […]
NewsNation's Leland Vittert reveals personal story in book
ST. LOUIS -- Leland Vittert, host of "On Balance" on NewsNation, has released a new book titled "Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism." The book offers an intimate look into Vittert's journey into journalism, detailing his experiences with bullying and living with autism, while highlighting the crucial role [...]
Trump immigration policies are also affecting Black communities, officials and activists say
For those who think the Trump administration’s immigration policies are only targeting Latino communities, Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost would like to set you straight. Maxwell said Friday that thousands of Black people, who like him are of Black and Latino descent, are experiencing fear as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and state and local law […]
City Foundry developer to renovate Mansion House in downtown St. Louis
The $200 milllion renovation of the Mansion House complex, about three blocks north of the Gateway Arch, will entail a top-to-bottom makeover.
St. Louis County councilwoman says she was assaulted by state senator, ex-official
Shalonda Webb said says she was "physically attacked" by state Sen. Angela Walton Mosley and Mosley's sister, Rochelle Walton Gray.
UPDATE: Double Shooting Leaves One Dead in Mark Twain Neighborhood
On September 27, 2025, just after 2:30PM, District 6 officer responded to a call for a shooting in the 5300 block of Ruskin. When officers arrived, they located two adult males, both who had been shot.
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Edwardsville suspends superintendent, placed on paid leave
The Edwardsville School Board has suspended Superintendent Patrick Shelton with pay pending an investigation, and Assistant Superintendent Allen Duncan will serve as acting superintendent in his place.
States scramble to plug transportation funding holes
States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues. States also face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. As the Infrastructure […]
Sinclair Broadcasting Takes A Break From ‘Protecting Local Communities’ (By Banning Comedians) To Spread Tylenol Disinformation
Our mad, idiot king recently declared war on Tylenol. Nobody really knows why, exactly. There’s only shaky, correlational data to support any link between Tylenol and autism (did you know summertime ice cream consumption leads to an increase in shark attacks?). And even the backers of those studies say telling pregnant mothers to avoid Tylenol […]
1 dead, 1 injured after crash near Sainte Genevieve
A 21-year-old man was killed and a passenger seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on I-55 near Sainte Genevieve, Missouri on Sunday morning.
Renata Cassiano Alvarez: Passage
Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen […]
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$195m downtown apartment project closes on financing
Boeing, IAM union to resume contract talks with mediator
Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 have agreed to resume negotiations with the assistance of a federal mediator, as the strike enters its ninth week.
Monday, Sept. 29 - The cost of keeping water clear
Residents of a Central Illinois town recently couldn't use their tap water because of harmful algal blooms in city reservoirs. The problem threatens water systems in other parts of the Midwest, too. Harvest Public Media’s Jim Meadows reports.
Company had ‘track record’ of accidents. Then a Perryville cereal plant worker died
A Gilster-Mary Lee worker's June death was the fourth serious accident in about three years at the food manufacturer's plants. In the last decade it's been fined $200,000 for violations.
Missouri’s Republican members of Congress mostly mum on Epstein discharge petition
The last signature needed to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to release files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will arrive in Washington this week, but most Republican members of the Missouri delegation are silent on how they will vote. On Tuesday, voters in Arizona elected Adelita Grijvala to […]
Missouri school districts challenge law offering some counties property tax relief
In a new attack on the bill that authorized state funding for professional sports stadiums, a group of taxing districts and property owners are challenging property tax caps authorized for 97 counties in Missouri. A lawsuit filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court alleges state lawmakers unconstitutionally split residential property into different classes, choosing which […]
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