The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education sent its plan Tuesday for grading public schools on an “A” through “F” scale to Gov. Mike Kehoe, fulfilling a directive from his January executive order while warning that the work will come with new costs. The 24-page proposal estimates it will cost $518,000 to create the […]
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in north St. Louis. The shooting occurred around 7 a.m. in the 200 block of Florida Street near the city's Columbus Square neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the victim was shot in the shoulder. He [...]
Last fall, Ezra Klein was getting a lot of attention for his book Abundance, which basically argued that America had become bureaucracy-obsessed and fallen out of love with building things. I thought it was mostly simplistic cack, downplaying or ignoring the fact that the U.S. government has become so blisteringly corrupt, it clearly no longer […]
St. Louis City SC will host a watch party for the U.S. men's national soccer team's World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the event taking place at Ballpark Village and no tickets required.
Across Kansas City, it’s easy to find vacant office buildings and empty cubicles collecting dust. The companies once housed there saw employees switch to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic and never come back in-person. Or the companies downsized, moved or closed completely. Whatever the case, those buildings present a challenge to city planners attempting […]
WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee found rare common ground scrutinizing private equity’s stake in youth sports at a Tuesday hearing. Lawmakers from both parties on the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education stressed the importance of making sports accessible to all kids and discussed ways to prevent […]
Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]
State Medicaid agencies are concerned that many sick and disabled enrollees will lose their coverage because the Trump administration is narrowing the definition of who is “medically frail” enough to get an exemption from new work requirements. Under the tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed a year ago, states that have expanded Medicaid […]
The St. Louis City Police Board is set to meet Wednesday to discuss the city's new budget, which provides $30 million less than what police leaders requested, as well as other operational items.
The St. Louis Fire Department will hold a news conference to discuss the dangers of illegal fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, after seizing over 3,000 pounds of fireworks from a vacant house last week.
In addition to impressing Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin, a survey found St. Louis changed plenty of minds during January’s U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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