From Webster-Kirkwood Times: More than 100 people crowded into the Lodge Des Peres to hear the city’s plan for the 43-acre site formerly occupied by St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital. The hospital ceased operations on Aug. 1 after giving the city a one-month notice. City Administrator Scott Schaefer opened the Oct. 15 meeting by noting […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski of the Archdiocese of St. Louis led attendees in blessing at the ribbon cutting of the St. Dominic High Trades Center on Oct. 16. The new 28,000-square-foot facility is already home to upwards of 100 students learning to grow into skilled faith-filled career leaders through the Building […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued an advisory Tuesday warning consumers of health risks it says are associated with a product called 7-OH. The name, 7-OH, is short for 7-hydroxymitragynine, and it’s made by chemically converting the main opioid-inducing element in kratom. Products containing it are sold in smoke shops, gas stations, […]
A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has said cannot be paid during the ongoing government shutdown. Attorneys general representing 22 states and the District of Columbia and three […]
This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Tuesday failed for the 13th time to advance a stopgap spending bill that would fund the government until Nov. 21 and end the nearly one-month government shutdown. Tuesday was also the day when air traffic controllers, who are working without pay, missed their first full […]
Racial health disparities may widen as states, universities and nonprofits grapple with federal funding cuts to programs that were aimed at filling gaps in care, public health experts say. As part of its federal restructuring and crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, the Trump administration has been shuttering federal offices and rescinding grants […]
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has affirmed a Jackson County trial court’s decision holding a Michigan resident personally liable for more than $222,000 in damages, interest and attorney’s fees to Mississippi Valley Equipment Company following…
For Whitney Jackson and her four children, not knowing if her family will receive federal food assistance next month means trying “to make the most of a smaller meal so we can save the food stamps.” Jackson, a single mother from Columbia working as a certified medical assistant, said she has $44 of her family’s […]
WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico […]
Missouri Republicans passed a new congressional map last month that seeks to maximize GOP representation in Congress. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, a looming referendum could derail those plans – even if voters approve the new lines in 2026.
Tim Lohmann and Joe Stulce, Planet Score owners The Maplewood Fire Department helped rescue a teen who had climbed 900 feet up a TV tower, an MRH sophomore girl won the Class 2 state golf title, and Planet Score records celebrated ten years in business. DCD — Barefoot teen rescued after climbing TV tower in […]
WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on Oct. 1. With no movement toward a deal to end the shutdown, the House remained on a prolonged break from Capitol Hill, […]
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