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Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick relayed his department’s report with a measured tone, but the information he shared screams trouble for Saint Louis Public Schools. The first of two audits gives the SLPS a “poor” rating and criticizes the district’s deficit spending, including unjustified salary increases and credit card misuse.

Homes near tornado damage in the St. Louis region could see a sharp price drop in the coming months, according to the Federal Reserve. But that steep decline could possibly be short-lived.

British musician Terry Reid, most famously known for turning down offers to front Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died at the age of 75.His death was confirmed by Cleopatra Records, which…

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, submitted comment letters to several federal agencies strongly urging that they refrain from moving forward with proposed final rules that rescind regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The rules, which take effect immediately, largely eliminate the agencies’ existing NEPA regulations and replace them with a patchwork of “non-binding” procedures. In the comment letters, the coalition argues that these rules will create significant environmental harm to communities nationwide, reduce public participation, and lead to less-informed environmental decisions. “This misguided proposal fundamentally undermines one of our country’s bedrock environmental laws, harming public health and the environment both within Illinois and nationwide,” Raoul said. “I will continue to advocate across state lines to preserve these necessary protections.&rdquo

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Today on TAP: Last week, 27 Democratic senators voted to ban such sales. But 17 voted to let them continue.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is bringing back a physical fitness test to public schools after over a decade, but details of the new test, including timing and implementation, remain to be seen. Trump signed an executive order July 31 that reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test — a source of both fear and achievement among youth […]

From New York Times: The plumber, the mason, the electrician and the carpenter arrived a full hour early to collect their blueprints. They had two days in June to build an eight-foot by 10-foot tiny home inside the convention center in downtown Atlanta. They knew little else about their assignment, but they were anxious to […]

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A teenager was shot at by a masked man while walking home from the store Monday evening.

A bank in North County was robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning.

From Derek Thompson on Substack: The sharpest criticisms of the book Abundance have sometimes come from the antitrust movement. This group, mostly on the left, insists that the biggest problems in America typically come from monopolies and the corruption of big business. In housing, for example, Ezra Klein and I write that a key bottleneck to homebuilding […]

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Lawmakers often move into the lobbying ranks after they leave office.

From KSDK: St. Louis will no longer issue city construction contracts under its Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise goals due to threats to take back or eliminate federal grant funds to cities that support such programs, Mayor Cara Spencer said in a letter to city residents that was dated Friday. Spencer said a pause […]

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Watch the tech oligarchs who lined up behind Donald Trump at his inauguration, and you’ll see the most important story of our time: the fascists are winning because they’ve built a direct pipeline from concentrated technological power to concentrated political power. This isn’t about technology being inherently dangerous—it’s about how distorted Wall Street incentives drove […]

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — An off-duty Fairview Heights police officer’s vigilance led to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of two juveniles early Wednesday morning, July 30, 2025, authorities said. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 30, 2025, the Fairview Heights Police Department received a report of a stolen vehicle from Moody Park. The vehicle’s owner had gone for a morning walk and discovered the car missing after completing one lap around the park’s track. Officer Nick Hensley, who had just finished his night shift, spotted the stolen vehicle in the 9900 block of Old Lincoln Trail. Although off duty, Hensley immediately alerted dispatch and coordinated with on-duty officers. He observed two individuals, later identified as a 14-year-old female and a 14-year-old male, exit the vehicle and enter a nearby residence. Maintaining surveillance, Hensley was able to identify the exact home. Upon arrival of additional units, police established a perimeter

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A spokesperson confirmed that graffiti was left behind. She later confirmed it was antisemitic.

Learn Raspberry Pi and start building Amazon Alexa projects with The Complete Raspberry Pi and Alexa A-Z Bundle. Catered for all levels, these project-based courses will get you up and running with the basics of Pi, before escalating to full projects. Before you know it, you’ll be building a gaming system to play old Nintendo, […]