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Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears

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As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters and compile lists of voting-age Americans. A U.S. House Administration Committee hearing Thursday underscored the partisan divide over the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE program. The […]
Jonathan Shorman

Night Comfort

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The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

Endangered Person Advisory issued for missing woman in Black Jack

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Friday for a missing woman in Black Jack. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Angela Miller, 34, was reported missing after an incident around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the 4900 block of Parker Road. Miller is described as a black woman standing [...]
Nick Gladney

Brendan Carr Cooking Up New Sham Investigation Of Jimmy Kimmel

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As the boss of the country’s media and telecom regulators, there’s plenty of corporate malfeasance and corrupt shenanigans Brendan Carr could be targeting on any given day at the country’s biggest media and telecom companies. But because Carr’s never been all that interested in the public interest, he’s once again spending his time trying to […]
Karl Bode

Inside Kansas City’s $600 million bet on a downtown Royals ballpark

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Kansas City leaders are bidding to retain the Royals at a new downtown stadium two years after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly rejected a sales-tax-funded ballpark in the Crossroads. Not surprisingly, a familiar fight about taxpayer-subsidized stadiums has roared back to life. Kansas City’s Finance Department presented the plan on Tuesday to the Finance, Governance and […]
Josh Merchant

Missouri House Democratic leader chides Senate colleagues for not fighting tax plan

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An intraparty schism opened Thursday among legislative Democrats as the party’s leader in the Missouri House blasted state Senate Democrats for their silence during a 70-minute debate on a proposal to replace the state income tax with increased sales taxes. Speaking to reporters at a news conference, House Minority Leader Ashley Aune of Kansas City […]
Rudi Keller

Will Missouri incarcerate its economic future?

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Missouri has hastily passed a sweeping crime bill that moves the state in the wrong direction. The law — signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe — bundles together expanded pathways for certifying adolescents ages 14 to 18 as adults and the expansion and standardization of mandatory minimum sentences. This legislation will push more teenagers into the […]
Dennis Boyd Jr.

Strong thunderstorms Friday night will usher in weekend cool down

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ST. LOUIS - Friday will be a warm and breezy day with a mix of clouds and sunshine and highs in the mid- to upper 80s. There is a slight chance of a pop afternoon shower or storm, but that is not the main event. Strong thunderstorms will develop over northwest Missouri Friday afternoon, quickly [...]
Angela Hutti

Friday, April 17 - A turning tide in St. Charles County?

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St. Charles County has developed a reputation as a Republican stronghold over the last two decades. But recent municipal election results point to the fast-growing county becoming more competitive. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports on what the future may hold for St. Charles County politics.