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Back in February the Trump FCC announced it was launching new “reforms” of a major bipartisan FCC program that helps poor people afford broadband. Dubbed Lifeline, the program provides a modest $9.25 stipend to help low-income Americans afford either broadband or phone service. Lifeline, developed and supported as a popular bipartisan initiative, is one of […]

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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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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JENNINGS, Mo. - Police are investigating a shooting overnight Thursday in Jennings. The incident occurred a little after 1 a.m. in the 2100 block of McLaran Ave. near Jennings Station Road. Further details on the shooting are unclear. Police located two adults who had sustained gunshot wounds. Both were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening [...]

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference. The fight over election security is intensifying in Washington, D.C., as the White House and […]

A major step forward in the overall revitalization of downtown St. Louis and the riverfront, as the Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced the final phase of demolition has begun on the old Millennium Hotel.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer is set to announce a plan for significant increases in water rates for residents in the city.   Spencer is scheduled to speak about the bill at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at her office in City Hall, followed by the bill’s first reading at 10 a.m. during the [...]

Cameron Seip describes his job as being a connector. As the executive director of Mo-Kan LECET — the Western Missouri and Kansas Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust — he tries to make “connections that make sense” among union workers, contractors, developers and governments. All so the union members and contractors he represents are able to […]

A 29-year-old Florissant man who came to the U.S. when he was four years old is now being deported to Mexico. ICE agents detained Victor López Delara after a traffic stop earlier this year. Now his fiancee and two children are preparing to follow him back to Mexico. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with López Delara by phone from the Ste. Genevieve County Jail

ST. LOUIS - Some sunshine around Thursday morning before clouds fill back in the afternoon. It will be dry throughout Thursday, with highs around 70 F. Cloudy skies overnight, we’ll wake up Friday in the upper 50s. Rain showers return Friday morning. High temperatures Friday will depend on the timing and duration of the rain, [...]

Night Ranger is looking back on their career with a new compilation album.The rockers are set to release Best Of on Aug. 28, an album featuring newly remixed and remastered…

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Early editions offer a sense of life and the travails of newspapering in the early 19th Century.

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Headlines from the May 21, 1926, front page include: Special prosecutor reportedly sought bribe to limit Rutherford's punishment.

A new paper says New Orleans must relocate inland. But that’s a lot harder when your economy revolves around seafood.

Democrats won big in last year’s election. This year, they’re aiming to win a majority on the commission.