Back in 2023 Mozilla issued a report indicating that automakers have some of the worst privacy and security standards in all of tech, routinely hoovering up oceans of consumer behavior and phone data then failing to adequately secure it. Senator Ron Wyden has been at the forefront of calls for Congress to shake off corruption […]
A winter storm that moved through the St. Louis area late Saturday through Monday morning left Missouri and Illinois roadways covered despite cleanup efforts.
The storm was far from over, meteorologists said, predicting more waves of freezing rain, sleet and snow in varying intensity through Sunday and into Monday morning.
IDOT crews are making progress in clearing snow-covered roads in District 8, but blowing snow continues to create hazardous conditions, particularly on highway ramps.
Metro bus and Call-A-Ride services were suspended in St. Louis due to dangerous road conditions and staffing challenges, while MetroLink trains remained operational, with passengers advised to seek alternative transportation.
BOONVILLE — In 2022, Heather Overstreet moved her growing dog grooming, training and boarding business into a converted garage. It was a milestone for a business she started at age 16 by training dogs for friends of her mother. She innovated on the furnishings, refurbishing a bathtub left behind by the previous owner to use […]
Quality Schools Coalition, a Missouri education advocacy organization that backs charter school expansion, ceased operations at the end of 2024. The nonprofit’s executive director, Dean Johnson, told The Independent that the closure was spurred after a top donor did not renew Quality Schools Coalition’s funding for 2025. “It was enough of an impact on us […]
The under-the-radar chef left Truffles in May to spend time with family, expand his car restoration company, and launch a private chef catering business.
Missouri Department of Transportation is working around the clock to clear snow and ice from major interstates, but warns drivers to avoid travel due to treacherous conditions and numerous crashes and slide-offs.
Mike Parson wants to be remembered as the clemency governor. And he will be, but not with the admiration that he seems to expect. It is true, as Parson would have us know, that he has done more than any Missouri governor in decades to address a backlog of clemency petitions. He inherited more than […]
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