A bipartisan group of senators say a $25 million earmark to assist tornado victims may be just a beginning. “It’s just a good start,” said Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb.
St. Louis’ interim economic development chief also said officials are considering reviving a controversial program to repair neglected private property.
Burger King saw the overwhelming response and surprised the recent grad with the scholarship. This adds to the thousands donated in an online fundraiser.
The city of St. Louis is set to demolish nearly 200 tornado-damaged buildings using $13 million from a previously approved program, as part of a broader effort to address the widespread destruction caused by the storm.
Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to conduct future probes amidst a major reduction in its workforce. At a May 22 congressional hearing, newly appointed Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said 2,700 department […]
U.S. Rep Mike Bost argues that Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day violates the federal law establishing an “Election Day.”
Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate conflict, prevent retaliatory shootings and, in some cases, arrive at crime scenes before police do. In many communities, these initiatives have been credited with saving lives and reducing violence. But the Trump administration last month abruptly terminated at least 373 public […]
Democrats, who cited Billy Long’s ties to firms hawking phony and fraudulent tax credits and lack of tax policy experience, opposed his nomination as IRS commissioner.
One of the many bills that didn’t cross the finish line this past Missouri legislative session was one backed by agricultural giant Bayer. The bill would have shielded Bayer from liability in some lawsuits where its herbicide Roundup has been accused of causing cancer. With the end of the regular legislative session, the bill is dead for now. But as St. Louis Public Radio’s Evy Lewis reports, it’s likely not the last Missouri will hear of the issue.
ST. LOUIS - Light rain showers continue from Tuesday night's activity as our system approaches. This is a cold front that will stall near the region through the end of the work week, bringing periods of rain and a few weak storms along with it. There is a very low risk of an isolated strong [...]
Steve Miller is celebrating the first flight of a viral eaglet, who left the nest on Monday.Friends of Big Bear Valley announced the news of the eaglet’s flight on Facebook, sharing…
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst told a constituent, who feared health care cuts would lead to mass death, that ‘We all are going to die.’ That’s prompted a formidable challenge to her re-election.