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Missouri’s rural hospital bill grants antitrust immunity without oversight

2 months ago
Rural hospitals are closing across Missouri at a pace that should concentrate every lawmaker’s attention. According to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, 50% of Missouri’s 58 remaining rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Another 21% are considered at immediate risk of closure.  For many communities, these are the emergency room, the […]
Abby Ehrhardt

Missouri Senate passes bill aimed at meritless lawsuits targeting free speech

2 months ago
The Missouri Senate unanimously passed a bill last week aimed at curbing meritless lawsuits filed to chill speech through the threat of a long and expensive legal fight. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Mike Henderson of Desloge, would broaden Missouri’s limited protections against so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, and create […]
Jason Hancock

A gorgeous sunny Monday, but snow tonight?

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - It was a beautiful Easter Sunday across the St. Louis region with crystal clear skies. That’s how we start the work week, sunny skies for Monday and highs in the low to mid-60s. Clouds will increase Monday evening and it will be a chilly night as temperatures fall into the 30s. There [...]
Angela Hutti

Troy House Fire Sparks Massive Multi-Agency Emergency Operation

2 months ago
TROY - The Troy Fire Department responded to a structure fire late Sunday, April 5, 2026, in the area of West Kirsch Road and Springvalley Road after multiple neighbors called 911 to report a loud explosion and visible flames and smoke. Firefighters arrived just after 11 p.m. Sunday and found a house fully involved. Crews located one victim with burns. The person was taken to an area hospital and later transported to St. Louis by medical helicopter. Firefighters worked to bring the fire under

Granite City Firefighters Extinguish Abandoned House Fire

2 months ago
GRANITE CITY, Ill. — The Granite City Fire Department responded Sunday evening, April 5, 2026, to a structure fire in the 1400 block of 25th Street, where firefighters found an abandoned house burning and brought the fire under control. A neighbor said a homeless person would sometimes sleep in the house, but firefighters did not locate anyone inside. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.