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Airport, retail, and agricultural workers in 13 cities are demanding elected officials enact heat protections.

Redistributing food before it’s tossed or wasted doesn’t just fight hunger — it also fights climate change.

One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.

Brendan Arenz of Cedar Hill, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Architect Mike Killeen weighs in with his advice.

The community came together Tuesday evening for a powerful night, holding a vigil for Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown, who suffered a head injury during a protest last week.

The Saint Louis Public Schools District is racing for the upcoming school year with a focus on transportation while simultaneously grappling with a $35 million deficit.

Tuesday, election officials confirmed they've verified enough signatures to have legalizing sports betting placed on the November ballot.

"God we ask for a miracle of healing for Officer Travis Brown. We ask for a turnaround," said one pastor during a fiery speech.

Re-branding isn’t going to save ShotSpotter. While it would prefer to be called “SoundThinking,” its flagship product is still its acoustic detection tech — something the company claims reliably detects gunshots. Whatever the preferred (and trademarked) nomenclature, the claims the company makes are rarely backed up by facts. Even when it works, it still kind […]

A new school year brings new concerns for law enforcement in the war on drugs.

With dozens of people already convicted, the feds say you can expect more criminal charges in connection with a fraud that began at a former chiropractic clinic in Arnold.

It’s been almost two months since the sinkhole in Alton formed, leaving summer camps canceled and sports leagues relocated. Locals are still struggling to process just how lucky everyone was that nobody was on the field at the time of the collapse.

So far the Trump team has proposed: No tax on tips. No tax on Social Security. Extend the 2017 corporate tax cut. Implement a $5,000 Child Tax Credit. This would collectively blow the deficit to hell, raising it by something like $1 trillion per year. Does anyone care? Maybe. It makes me wonder if Kamala ...continue reading "Does anyone care about the deficit?"

“And then the smell; the smell is horrible. Then you've got mosquitoes; you got all these bugs.”

SPRINGFIELD - Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2024-02 to begin a cross-sector planning process to outline a clear framework for addressing the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers over the next decade. The Executive Order creates a new strategic position, the Chief Planning Officer, within the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA). This position will lead the development and implementation of a multi-year Multi-Sector Plan for Aging (MPA). The MPA will serve as a 10-year blueprint to support healthy aging in Illinois communities and set clear, measurable objectives for evaluating public and private sector progress toward this goal. The Chief Planning Officer will deliver the MPA to the Governor and General Assembly by Dec. 31, 2025, and an additional status report by Dec. 31, 2026. “Taking care of our older Illinoisans is a responsibility my administration does not take lightly—which is why this plan will examine every aspect

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