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Today's Weather: Mostly Sunny and Chilly
This morning starts cold with temperatures near 7 degrees, feeling bitterly cold at around 2 degrees as the day begins partly cloudy. By afternoon, mostly sunny skies will prevail with a high of 31 degrees, although it will feel very cold at 24 degrees. Winds will come from the west at around 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph, keeping it crisp but dry. As evening arrives, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures dropping quickly into the low 20s and continuing to feel quite cold. Overnight, it will
Brendan Carr Pretends To Care About Competition, Helps Larry Ellison Undermine Netflix Warner Brothers Merger
Our shitty autocrats are nothing if not predictable. As we just got done noting, the Trump administration and their right wing extremist billionaire friend have joined forces to wage war on Netflix’s attempted acquisition of Warner Brothers. Larry wants Warner Brothers (and CNN) as part of his obvious effort to build a new autocrat-friendly propaganda […]
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SLM: Police board gears up to give St. Louis police another 7 percent raise
Water main breaks reported throughout St. Louis region amid frigid temperatures
Utility crews are responding to several water main breaks in the St. Louis region, including in University City, Webster Groves and south St. Louis, which may cause low pressure, discolored water, or no water for customers in the affected areas.
Missouri social services director requests investment to avoid ‘bankruptcy territory’
Missouri lawmakers were urged Tuesday to make major investments in the state’s social services department in order to comply with new federal requirements and avoid steep penalties. Jess Bax, director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, told a House committee on Tuesday that her agency needs to hire additional contractors to tackle a backlog […]
From waiting periods to insurance mandates: Missouri abortion laws under review
Planned Parenthood and the Missouri Attorney General’s Office agree on one thing: abortion is legal in Missouri. That’s where the agreement ends. A 10-day trial that wrapped Monday in Kansas City laid bare decades of conflict over the state’s abortion laws. Dozens of restrictions — targeted regulation of abortion providers, or TRAP, laws — are […]
Do no harm: Why Missouri must set guardrails for AI mental health tools
Imagine your physician offering you a new therapy for a serious medical condition—but with several warnings. You are told the treatment has never gone through carefully designed, peer-reviewed clinical trials. There is no professional licensure overseeing its use. And if something goes wrong, there is no clear system of accountability. Is that the care you […]
Cardinals hiring gameday staff for 2026 season
The St. Louis Cardinals are hiring part-time ushers and event attendants at Busch Stadium for the 2026 season, with applications being accepted for those at least 16-years-old.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 - A case over "common sense"
Missouri voters enshrined the right to an abortion in the state constitution in November 2024. Shortly after, Planned Parenthood sued the state over the way it regulates abortion. That lawsuit culminated in a trial in Jackson County Court that wrapped up on Monday. Now, Judge Jerri Zhang will decide whether Missouri’s abortion regulations can stand.
Ferguson man charged with killing motorist who honked at him
The victim's 16-year-old daughter, who was riding in the car with her dad, was uninjured in the shooting, police said. An aunt described her as reeling: "She is very traumatized."
Cold air rolls on, even colder Thursday through Saturday
ST. LOUIS - We are waking up back in the single digits Wednesday morning. Despite the colder start, this afternoon will bring another decent pop in temperatures, close to 30 F. Enjoy the small warm-up, because we get a reinforcing shot of cold air Thursday that will last through the weekend. As colder air settles [...]
Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music looking for volunteer docents
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is looking for volunteers.The center, located on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey, is accepting applications for their first-ever docent…
See the Jan. 28, 1926, front page: Men rescued after ship broke up in Atlantic
Headlines from the Jan. 28, 1926, front page include: A man was killed and two other people were injured when a train struck a car at East Grand Avenue crossing.
New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater
The post New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater appeared first on ProPublica.
Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
To keep the lights on, states like New York and Massachusetts will need to build projects that are currently “impossible.”
Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
New research shows that city and state climate policies often leave renters behind.
An ousted energy regulator reflects on Georgia’s new power politics
Former utility commissioner Tim Echols talks climate change, the Republican party, and how the state will deal with rising power demand.
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