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Where should Missouri Democrats go from here?

1 year ago
The 2024 election was yet another devastating one for Missouri Democrats.  In fact, the party hasn’t had a truly successful cycle since 2012, when former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill won re-election and Democrats captured nearly every statewide office. Lucas Kunce lost by 14 points last month to U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, and he still came […]
Jeff Smith

Visitation for Colin Brown to be held at CBC High School on Thursday

1 year ago
ST. LOUIS - Visitation is set for Thursday for Colin Brown, the O'Fallon, Ill. teen who died after being hit by a stray bullet while he was on his way home from a hockey game. Brown attended CBC High School in Town and Country, where the visitation will take place. Emotions will be running high [...]
Nick Gladney

Thursday, December 5 - The high cost of sustainable food

1 year ago
Farmers say implementing more sustainable practices means higher costs - for themselves and for consumers. But with food prices already high, many people can’t or won’t pay more. Jana Rose Schleis reports on what producers and purchasers are to do about it.

Man fatally shot in north St. Louis, police investigating

1 year ago
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Police homicide detectives are investigating after a man was fatally shot in north St. Louis Wednesday evening. The shooting occurred on the 1800 block of Coleman Street shortly before 7:10 p.m. Wednesday night in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of north St. Louis, near Vashon High School. When officers arrived on the [...]
Nick Gladney

Judge could allow Planned Parenthood to begin performing abortions in Missouri Friday

1 year ago
Missouri’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions remains in place. But at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Amendment 3 will go into effect.  The constitutional amendment, which received 51.6% of the nearly 3 million votes cast, prohibits the legislature from regulating abortion prior to the point of fetal viability — generally seen as the point at which […]
Anna Spoerre

Cookies and Cocoa Event Celebrates 16 Years of Community Spirit

1 year ago
GODFREY — The annual Cookies and Cocoa event is set to take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at Freer Auto Body, located at 4512 N. Alby St. in Godfrey. This year marks the 16th anniversary of the event, which began in memory of David, the late uncle of organizers Lily and Taylor Freer. Cookies and Cocoa has become a traditional holiday event that many in the area look forward to in support of the annual Community Christmas campaign. Margaret Freer, owner of Freer Auto Body, emphasized the importance of community support for the event. "Bring a gift, cash donation, whatever they want," she said. "Toys, coats, gift cards, bath and body items, basketballs, footballs, baby dolls, and personal hygiene items are what we need the most. For those in our community who don’t have much, anything is appreciated here at Christmas time." Freer noted that her company shops year-round in preparation for the Community Christmas campaign, and Cookies and Cocoa serves a

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