Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter about how disasters are reshaping our politics. I’m Jake Bittle, a reporter for Grist, and I’ll be writing this newsletter along with my colleague, Zoya Teirstein. It’s almost a truism that disasters offer an opportunity for positive change. That’s the idea behind President Joe […]
Fifth-generation wireless (5G) was supposed to change the world. According to wireless carriers and gear makers, not only was it supposed to bring about the “fourth industrial revolution,” it was supposed to usher forth amazing new smart cities and help with cancer treatment. Wireless giants routinely portrayed a world full of 5G powered robots giving tattoos or engaging in remote […]
Estela Ituarte left a corporate job to build her own business, a natural fruit water stand that's now a mainstay at the Tower Grove Farmers' Market—and about to expand.
A Ferguson police officer remained in critical condition at a hospital Monday morning after suffering a severe brain injury during a protest this weekend.
St. Louis police are seeking information on a group of thieves who attempted to break into an ATM on August 8, but were unable to take anything from the machine.
Missouri frog hunting season is underway. Conservation experts say it's a slightly cruel but necessary practice to balance the ecosystem. Hunters say the frogs are a tasty but time-consuming snack.
The policy is almost certain to pass Thursday night as the board's conservative majority gears up to vote on multiple policies about gender and the "appropriateness" of learning materials.
Navy veteran Jennifer Badger enlisted in 2001, was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2002 and came home with post-traumatic stress. After years battling addiction and homelessness, she found a refuge at the recently opened Guardian Hills Veterans Healing Center north of Columbia. She calls it “a different type of healing” where veterans can spend […]
Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones has called for a press conference and prayer vigil to rally support for Officer Travis Brown, who suffered a severe brain injury during a protest outside the Ferguson police department.
There’s an image that’s stayed with me for weeks: A sea of people holding up “Mass Deportation Now” signs at the Republican National Convention. Since then, I’ve been plagued with nightmares of mass raids by the military and police across the country. I see millions of families being torn apart, including families with citizen children. […]
ST. LOUIS - Rain lingered late into Monday evening but we mostly dried out in the early morning hours of Tuesday. A complex of storms out in Kansas is our next watcher. It is expected to move southeastward into southwestern Missouri. This may bring some scattered showers and storms along and south of Interstate 44 [...]
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