U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only do those benefits generally never arrive, the debt from the acquisition spree usually results in significant layoffs, lower quality product, and higher rates for consumers. The Time Warner Discovery disaster was the poster child […]
Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen […]
Aisha Sultan writes: Why was I so skeptical about the possibility of Zohran Mamdani — a Muslim of South Asian heritage — winning the New York City mayoral election?
A 42-year-old man from Cadet, Missouri was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a Chevrolet Silverado while walking along Highway 21 in Washington County.
ST. LOUIS - A vacant house was destroyed early Thursday morning after a fire in south St. Louis. The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Dewey Avenue in the city's Holly Hills neighborhood. At the scene, heavy smoke could be seen pouring from the attic of the house. Additionally, the fire damaged a house [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Abhinav Kochar traveled from India to the United States to study computer science in late 2023, a consular official interviewed him at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. It’s in a scene repeated countless times around the world each year as foreign students seek access to American higher education. The […]
St. Louis-area Boeing machinists have been on strike since August 4th. The local union members recently rejected a contract from the company for the fourth time, but it was by the narrowest margin so far: 51% to 49%.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle has been following the strike, and she sat down with STLPR’s Brian Moline to discuss where it stands entering month four.
If Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map makes it to the ballot next year, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants to tell voters it “better reflects statewide voting patterns” and replaces a “gerrymandered” version that “protects incumbent politicians.” Hoskins on Friday sent the proposed ballot language for a referendum petition to Republican Attorney General Catherine […]
Halloween might be over, but the tricks aren’t. As Missourians pack away the costumes and candy, our state’s anti-abortion politicians are still playing dress-up, hoping to trick voters into giving up the rights we fought to win just one year ago. A year ago this week, Missourians made history. We became the first state in […]