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The bill responds to laws in cities like St. Louis, Clayton and Webster Groves that ban discrimination based on tenants' source of income.

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, the Missouri governor is looking to promote “healthier foods.”

COLLINSVILLE — Webster Elementary’s third-grade students recently delivered a captivating performance of The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth, showcasing their musical and theatrical talents. The production, based on the book by Chris Burkard and David McClellen, tells the story of a boy who can communicate with the earth and embarks on a magical journey through various landforms in search of happiness. The adaptation was written by Webster music teacher Jennifer Bhooshan, alongside Katie Brown and Rachel Puleo. Bhooshan emphasized that the students were actively involved in shaping the show’s creative elements. “The students chose songs, created movements and provided input on everything in the production,” she said. During the performance, the third graders played instruments such as drums and small xylophones. They also provided narration, sang songs, and performed synchronized movements representing diverse areas of the earth, from oceans to mountaintops.

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Cases are getting backed up in Missouri, and judges are punishing the state.

The GOP-controlled Legislature just reversed a voter-approved utility consumer protection law, and gas and water utilities are also seeking double-digit increases.

The products will receive a four-week trial on an endcap at select St. Louis-area Schnucks stores.

The new City Hall building could open as soon as December 2026, and the other developments will follow in 2027 and 2028, city officials said.

At least two residents were hospitalized, and several others were left homeless due to the fire, according to the Washington County EMA.

There’s simply no limit of problems in telecom and media that competent FCC regulators could be taking aim at. Broadband price gouging by monopolies, widespread telecom privacy and security failures, the obvious harm of unchecked media consolidation all come quickly to mind. Instead of tackling any of this, new Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has spent the lion’s share of his […]

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s makeover of the State Board of Education is nearly complete, with the state Senate set to confirm the last of his four new appointments this week. The turnover on the eight-member board also means its longtime leadership has been pushed aside. That includes Charlie Shields, the former Republican lawmaker who has served on the board since 2012 and was its most recent board president. Shields told The Independent he was willing to continue serving but supports the governor’s…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave an update Wednesday on radioactive waste cleanup along Coldwater Creek and sites near downtown St. Louis. There was one note leaders made sure to start this meeting with: There have been no federal funding cuts for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program site cleanup. Over the last year, the Army Corps of Engineers said it's made progress on Coldwater Creek cleanup, including putting up signage warning the public about radioactive waste in the…

The move follows a federal jury’s decision in January to award nearly $19 million to a man killed by St. Louis police.

St. Louis’ new mayor is defending the city’s 1% earnings tax as Republicans weigh whether to poke holes in the citywide levy.

The decision by Durbin, who is in his fifth Senate term and is the chamber’s No. 2 Democrat, will set off a flurry of activity among a scrum of would-be successors, both Democratic and Republican.

Illinois' first measles case of 2025 was reported Wednesday in an adult from Southern Illinois.

Fred Pestello’s signature marks the first public criticism of the Trump administration from the leader of a local university since the start of the president’s second term.