In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern cars had the worst security and privacy standards of any major technology industry the organization tracks. That was followed by a NYT report earlier this year showing how automakers routinely hoover up oodles of consumer driving and phone info, then sell access to that data to […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday $300 million in funding for more than 60 groups seeking to diversify American agricultural exports. “USDA is pleased to be able to provide the startup capital to tap into these opportunities,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on a call with reporters Monday night previewing the announcement. […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to announce in New Hampshire on Tuesday that 1 million claims have been granted for benefits under the toxic exposure law that Congress approved less than two years ago, following the military’s use of open air burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq. The law, approved with broad bipartisan […]
Gage Luttman stole trimmers, tools, jewelry, a leaf blower, a miter saw, a Budweiser sign, a laptop, a car jack, a Vespa scooter, a ladder and more, charges say.
Mercy opened an internal investigation after Pitt Development Group made allegations about the executive, including that he was involved in the “sexual exploitation of women.”
It’s spring, and most of us have rolled out the lawn mower at least a few times by now.
But in the United States, there’s an ongoing debate over the traditional turfgrass yard. Harvest Public Media contributor Teresa Homsi explains how lawns became the default in American communities - and how a push for more environmentally-conscious options could change the landscape of our neighborhoods.
ST. LOUIS--A hearing in downtown St. Louis today will determine whether Christopher Dunn should go free. St. Louis prosecutors are convinced Dunn is telling the truth about his innocence,but lawyers for the Missouri Attorney General's office will present their arguments for keeping him in prison. Back in 1991, a jury convicted Dunn of the shooting [...]
Police say a murder happened on the 5500 block of Louisiana in the Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis.
The police received a call a little after 10 p.m. last night, and when they got there, they discovered a 37-year-old man who had been shot multiple times.
In March, the phone in state Rep. Deb Lavender’s office in Jefferson City started ringing constantly, but the calls weren’t for her. They were for her interns, Santino Bono and Alanna Nguyen. The interns, along with Dylan Powers Cody, who was interning for state Rep. Peter Merideth, had spent months cross-checking spreadsheets to pinpoint school […]
To celebrate 60 years of serving up one of the most St. Louis-style pizzas in St. Louis, Imo’s is again collaborating with a favorite RFT illustrator — this time, to produce a unique commemorative poster. Illustrator and cartoonist Dan Zettwoch, who famously designed the chain’s anniversary pizza box, has brought his signature style to the poster, which depicts the very first Imo’s, located at Thurman and Shaw avenues. “The poster pays homage to the humble beginnings of Imo’s Pizza the year 1964, when Ed and Marge Imo opened their first parlor,” according to an Imo’s news release.
Did you know that this year BiState Development, the agency responsible for Metro Transit in St. Louis, will cover the annual fare for more than 50,000 riders with the help of corporate donors? No? Well, that’s because they won’t. Instead, BiState will spend $52 million on faregates blocking MetroLink access and new surveillance technologies at stations — what would be enough money to provide nearly 56,000 riders with free monthly metro passes for the entirety of a year.
The line of children filing down the hallway of George Melcher Elementary School in Kansas City seemed endless. “This is one first grade class,” Principal LaKeisha Paul said. “How many kids do you have?” she called to the teacher. The answer was 32. It’s hard to keep track. New students have continued to pour into […]
ST. LOUIS--Tuesday is expected to be windy and hot, with highs that push into the low 90s.The record high is 93, and we could at least tie that. Winds will also pick up through the morning. Afternoon gusts could be 30 to 40 mph. A cold front will bring a narrow band of potentially severe [...]
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