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Night Comfort

6 months 2 weeks ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

The Wall Street Journal Wonders Why There Are Suddenly So Many Sleazy Fees

6 months 2 weeks ago
I cut my teeth as a telecom reporter, so I spent a lot of time writing about how broadband monopolies and cable TV giants rip off consumers with sleazy, misleading fees. I also spent a lot of that time writing about how lobbying and regulatory capture have ensured that big companies see no meaningful penalties […]
Karl Bode

Tied St. Charles City Council race to be decided by drawing

6 months 2 weeks ago
The winner of the tied St. Charles City Council Ward 1 race between incumbent Bill Otto and school teacher Chris Kyle will be decided by a random drawing, after city leaders estimated a special runoff election would cost approximately $30,000.
Nick Gladney

Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here’s why

6 months 2 weeks ago
At Family Planning Associates in Chicago, in the office where staff take phone calls from potential abortion patients, a U.S. map colored in with red and green dry-erase markers notes the latest status of abortion access in every state. The map can change at any time. In the center of the map’s biggest sea of […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Republicans squeeze tax overhaul through Missouri Senate in late-night vote

6 months 2 weeks ago
After unveiling a new plan just before midnight to replace Missouri’s income tax with a broader sales tax, state Senate Republican leaders moved quickly to push it to passage early Thursday morning. Democrats unanimously opposed the proposal, but only one said anything against it — and then only briefly. The harshest criticism came from Republican […]
Rudi Keller

Waiting for the apocalypse? Walk through the smoke and pull up a chair

6 months 2 weeks ago
On the Tuesday the president of the United States threatened genocide against Iran, smoke drifted into our town from the southwest, an acrid veil that hung over streets and homes and businesses. The haze contributed to the day’s unsettled mood. The smoke came from controlled fires that slither like snakes over the Flint Hills each […]
Max McCoy

Thursday, April 16 - Wrong numbers and false narratives

6 months 2 weeks ago
A St. Louis police officer mistakenly called an immigration advocacy hotline to report an arrest, an error advocates say validates immigrants’ concerns about local police acting as independent ICE agents. Plus, a conversation with the attorney for the family of a teenager shot and killed by police in 2024: video released this week shows the initial narrative around the shooting was wrong, and the unarmed boy was shot in the back of the head.

Drying out Thursday, more strong storms Friday night

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Rain and thunderstorms will continue to exit off to the east Thursday morning ahead of sunrise. Clearing skies Thursday, with highs around 80 F. On the southern edge of the St. Louis region (Reynolds, Iron Counties), there is a chance of an isolated late afternoon or evening storm. Mostly clear skies at [...]
Angela Hutti