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Today's Weather: Mostly Sunny and Very Warm

2 months ago
Get ready for a mostly sunny and very warm day in the Metro East area. Expect a high near 83 degrees and a low around 56. Winds will be light, coming from the east-southeast at 5 to 10 mph, with occasional gusts. There's just a slight chance of rain at about 7%, so most of your day should stay dry. The temperature will feel about the same as the actual with a pleasant mix of sun and breeze. In the morning, look for mostly clear skies and cool temperatures in the mid-50s. By afternoon, the sun will be out strong, warming temperatures into the low 80s with scattered clouds. The evening will cool nicely with clear skies and calm winds. Overnight, skies remain clear with lows dipping to the mid-50s. Allergy levels are moderate for mold but low for other common allergens like ragweed and grass. Tomorrow will bring another warm day, with highs near 84 and lows in the upper 50s. Expect mostly sunny skies with just a few clouds and mild wind. For live weather updates throughout the day, visit

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A closer look at what’s driving the rising rate of uninsured children

2 months ago
Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that actions by the Trump administration and Congress will likely make the problem worse. The national uninsured rate for children and teens rose to 6% in 2024, up from 5.4% in 2023, according to new year-over-year data […]
Kim Krisberg

Study: The World’s Satellite Data Is Massively Vulnerable To Snooping

2 months ago
For many many years, experts have warned about massive longstanding flaws in Signaling System 7 (SS7, or Common Channel Signaling System 7), a series of protocols used by cellular networks hackers can exploit to track user location, dodge encryption, and even record private conversations. Governments and various bad actors routinely exploit the flaw to covertly spy on wireless users around […]
Karl Bode

Wednesday, Oct. 15 - Data center pros and cons, with a pro

2 months ago
St. Charles recently put a one-year moratorium on data centers after getting community pushback on a one-billion-dollar proposal. St. Louis residents are expressing their concerns about a data center proposed for the Armory building in Midtown. St. Louis Public Radio’s Kavahn Mansouri spoke with Oliver Roberts, co-director of the A-I Collaborative at Washington University, about what residents and policymakers should look for in data center projects.

How Missouri became a battleground over gender-affirming care

2 months ago
When Missourians vote next year on whether to outlaw most abortions, they will also decide whether the state constitution should include a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Such a move — placing prohibitions on certain procedures for transgender children in the state’s constitution — would be unprecedented in the United States and likely impossible […]
Annelise Hanshaw