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Man reported missing in Wildwood found safe

5 days 11 hours ago
Update: According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the man was found safe. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Tuesday night for a missing man in Wildwood. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the man was reported missing following an incident around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon on [...]
Nick Gladney

Ars Technica Retracts Story Featuring Fake Quotes Made Up By AI, About A Different AI That Launched A Weird Smear Campaign Against An Engineer Who Rejected Its Code (Seriously)

5 days 12 hours ago
Last week, Denver-area engineer Scott Shambaugh wrote about how an AI agent (likely prompted by its operator) started a weird little online campaign against him after he rejected its code inclusion in the popular Python charting library matplotlib. The owner likely didn’t appreciate Shambaugh openly questioning whether AI-generated code belongs in open source projects at […]
Karl Bode

Health officials in Illinois report state’s first measles case of 2026

5 days 12 hours ago
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Health officials in Illinois have identified the state’s first measles case of 2026. On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first confirmed measles case of 2025 in Illinois, which was reported in an adult patient who lives in the Metro East region of Illinois, located in the southern [...]
Gabriel Castillo

Today's Weather: Breezy Morning, Mostly Sunny Day

5 days 12 hours ago
This morning starts clear and cool at 44 degrees with a breezy wind from the WSW at about 12 mph, gusting near 29 mph. By mid-morning, sunshine will brighten the sky as temperatures climb steadily. Expect mostly sunny skies into the afternoon, when the high reaches a pleasant 70 degrees. Winds will stay breezy but comfortable under that mostly sunny sky. It’s a nice day to get outside and enjoy the warmth after a chilly start. Evening will see partly cloudy skies as temperatures begin to

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Hey, there's the podcast!

5 days 13 hours ago
A recently-opened exhibit called “Hey, There’s The Arch!” at the Old Courthouse downtown showcases logos and symbols featuring the monument. It’s part of the 60th anniversary of the Arch. St. Louis Public Radio’s Abby Llorico explores how the Arch's two legs and 630 feet have come to stand for an entire region.

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Hey, there's the podcast!

5 days 13 hours ago
A recently-opened exhibit called “Hey, There’s The Arch!” at the Old Courthouse downtown showcases logos and symbols featuring the monument. It’s part of the 60th anniversary of the Arch. St. Louis Public Radio’s Abby Llorico explores how the Arch's two legs and 630 feet have come to stand for an entire region.

Key differences emerge in Missouri House, Senate bills to create A-F school grades

5 days 13 hours ago
Missouri lawmakers are drawing up separate proposals in the House and Senate to respond to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s push for a public school accountability system that grades schools on an “A” through “F” scale. Kehoe’s executive order, unveiled during his State of the State address last month, calls for the state’s education department to draw […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri lawmakers can lower health care costs and reduce government control

5 days 13 hours ago
Lawmakers in Jefferson City have introduced two bills that purportedly would drive down costs for patients. Instead, they will raise costs and increase government control over health care. The bills would increase prescription drug fees and interfere with the ability of employers to work with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to continue to reduce costs for […]
Eric Maus

Near record high temperature Wednesday, storms possible Thursday

5 days 14 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Winds will ease back Wednesday morning. Expect a sunny and very warm day with highs pushing into the 70s. The record high is 74 F and we could meet or beat that. Clouds increase Wednesday night and we’ll wake up Thursday around 50 F. As we are getting Thursday going, scattered showers [...]
Angela Hutti