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Kummer defends St. Louis upbringing, residency status, says Coatar's ballot suit based on 'outdated, racist laws'

Calling all Jedi! Young Padawans and their families are invited to dress up like their favorite Star Wars characters for Star Wars night at The

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A couple of weeks ago, news leaked of a match made in hell: the acquisition of toxic asset/exploit developer NSO Group by defense contractor L3Harris. The “Harris” part of the contractor’s name refers to none other than Harris Corporation, the manufacturer of Stingray cell tower spoofers and an entity that often found itself described as […]

Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce is attracting some big names to his campaign. In addition to being endorsed by Pro-Choice Missouri, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and VoteVets, Kunce has also attracted the support fellow Missouri boy Jon Hamm. A former Marine who did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq before joining the Joint Staff at the Pentagon (where he worked with the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security), Kunce has also become a big name in Missouri politics.

Over at National Review, Michael Brendan Dougherty looks at the decline of marriage in the US and places some of blame on the LGBT movement in general and the Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell decision in particular: Proponents of same-sex marriage like Sullivan and Rauch won in the courts, and in a thin slice of the ...continue reading "Marriage in the US has been declining since 1949"

U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria was at the helm as the Jan. 6 committee showed Missouri’s senator fleeing from the attack on the Capitol.

The first handful of refugees who fled Afghanistan for Albania are set to arrive here Monday.

Our favorite Midwest t-shirt company is at it again and this time they mean business. RAYGUN is an Iowa-based t-shirt and custom printing business, but they sure do keep a close eye on Missouri politics.

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter writer has asked to remain anonymous, but he wanted to share his story of Chris, who was found deceased this week in the First Presbyterian Church parking lot. Riverbender.com continues with another story about Chris on Saturday). Someone we all knew died this week, although you may not have known her name. If you lived in the Riverbend area, I’m certain that you walked or drove by her many times over the past 30 years, but whether you truly saw her may be in doubt. For years, I didn’t see her either. Yet we all knew her as the woman with the artificial leg that limped through town pushing the baby carriage carrying all her possessions. You may have given her money, or you may have given her grief. I suspect that, like all of us, she deserved both at varying times. I want you to know this: Her name was Chris, and she was my friend. On Monday morning, Chris showed me a discarded curtain that she had found and remarked on how beautiful it was

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The ability to read is fundamental to learning in all school subjects and every aspect of life. However, Missouri’s kids are ranked below 19 other states in fourth grade reading level. State Sen. Jill Schupp joined St. Louis on the Air to discuss what she and her fellow women State Senators are doing to support students that are struggling in reading, as well as a new children’s book she co-authored with every woman State Senator in Missouri’s history.

The audit identified staffing issues as the key challenge at the St. Louis County jail but could not address a rash of inmate deaths in 2019 because of heavily redacted information.

The news comes as the St. Louis–based chain celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Living Colour's Corey Glover,  former Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson will be playing ShipRocked 2023 as guest performers with the concert cruise's house…

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Veteran folk-rock singer/songwriter and former Youngbloods frontman Jesse Colin Young has postponed the final three dates of his current U.S. tour leg after testing positive for COVID-19. The affected shows…

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Adil Qaisar is ready for take-off. On July 30, the local comedian and the Terminal 5 comedy tour lands in St. Louis, bringing a diverse set of comics and backgrounds to the stage. Qaisar discusses his approach to comedy, the difference between being “a comedian who is Muslim” and “a Muslim comedian,” and more.

Terica Ellis and Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam both plead guilty for their roles in the death of Andre Montgomery.

The former governor stays in a different Missouri than many of his neighbors.

Two local anti-abortion advocates heralded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But they say their work isn’t done even though abortions are illegal in almost all instances in Missouri. This conversation follows one earlier in the week with two abortion rights supporters. Editor’s Note: The guests claimed that “contraceptives can cause what’s called abortifacients,” a drug that causes an abortion. That’s not true. Contraceptives, including Plan B, do not cause an abortion. They prevent fertilization. Pregnancy only occurs when a fertilized egg has been implanted in the wall of the uterus. A guest also claimed that “for a woman to take contraception of any form, it is not healthy for her.” The medical community agrees that while there are some risks associated with birth control, “all methods of contraception are considered okay for healthy women.”