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Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ New AI Guardrails Are Meaningless Pudding

1 month ago
Corporations have long enjoyed creating toothless “self-regulatory” regimes that exist primarily to pre-empt real government oversight. While the quality of these orgs can vary somewhat, generally they’re just a toothless pantomime designed to pretend that corporate power can effectively police itself for ethical and competitive breaches. U.S. history has a thing or two to say […]
Karl Bode

Missouri adds new paperwork requirements to food assistance as federal penalties loom

1 month ago
Since receiving a letter from the Missouri Department of Social Services Sept. 1 containing “an important notice” about his federal food assistance, Andrew Dallas has struggled to ease his mind.  Dallas, 63, of Arnold, who was diagnosed with epilepsy after a childhood head injury, can’t work or drive, and he depends on disability benefits and […]
Steph Quinn

Helmkamp Construction Matching Program Generates $18,920 for Community Hope Center  

1 month ago
EAST ALTON — The Helmkamp Cares Foundation’s 2026 matching program raised $18,920 for the Community Hope Center in Cottage Hills, bringing together the Gateway Grizzlies and construction industry partners to support services for people experiencing hardship. The annual program, now in its second year, was designed to expand local philanthropy through contributions from Helmkamp’s network and the broader construction industry. The campaign began with a “Swing for a Cause”

Wak’a Garden

1 month ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Man shot in both legs in south St. Louis

1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - A man was injured after a shooting early Thursday in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred in the area of Grand Boulevard and Meramec Street. A man was shot in both legs, police said. He is in stable condition. An investigation is ongoing.
Nick Gladney

Fairview Heights man killed in single-vehicle crash in West Alton

1 month ago
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A Fairview Heights man was killed early Thursday in a single-vehicle crash in West Alton. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred around 4:20 a.m. on southbound U.S. Route 67 at Riverlands Way, near the Clark Bridge. It involved a Ford Explorer. The crash happened when [...]
Nick Gladney

Man injured after being struck by vehicle in St. Charles

1 month ago
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - A man was injured after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday in St. Charles. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of First Capital Drive. The man was walking in the roadway when the crash occurred, officials said. One vehicle swerved to avoid him before a second [...]
Nick Gladney

Cahokia teachers union votes down tentative agreement with district

1 month ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Members of the Cahokia teachers union on Wednesday rejected the terms of a tentative agreement reached with Cahokia Unit School District 187 last week. According to the Cahokia Federation of Teachers Local 1272, union members voted to reject the agreement following a "lengthy discussion" of its terms. The vote comes [...]
Nick Gladney

Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts

1 month ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the Supreme Court.  “Look, the bottom line is, one of the reasons that we want to […]
Jennifer Shutt

Republican attacks on the Missouri Supreme Court may just be the beginning 

1 month ago
I was baffled when I saw that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, represented by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, had asked a federal district court for an injunction against the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri.  Why would they risk infuriating the court that they regularly appear before with a weird gambit in federal […]
Bridgette Dunlap

Rain and storms Thursday into Friday bring weekend cool down

1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - The clouds parted and we heated up! A high of 92 F on Wednesday makes 16 days of 90+ in September and marks 191 days between our first 90 F (March 22) and our last 90 F (September 30 and counting), the longest 90-degree season on record. Now, our much talked about [...]
Angela Hutti