Former St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd, who has been serving a three-year sentence for taking bribes and wire fraud, is no longer behind bars. The former Ward 22 alderman was transferred to a St. Louis Residential Reentry management field office, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
Three K-12 educators who’ve taught in different U.S. states discuss Missouri social studies standards and challenges around teaching civics, and the practical benefits of focusing on civic participation amid today’s polarized political climate. Then, STLPR’s Jason Rosenbaum talks with Elaine Cha about why we’re tackling this issue and what we’re hearing from listeners.
Aldermen fell one vote short of the 10 they would need overcome a veto from Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, who says it will eventually bite the city in the budget.
Missouri’s political parties are in charge of organizing and executing the contests that will choose 2024 presidential delegates. And both Republicans and Democrats have expressed profound irritation that election officials aren’t running the show. The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air host Jason Rosenbaum talks with Republican Chris Grahn-Howard and Democrat Matthew Patterson about how we got here — and how the selection processes will work.
Ozzy Osbourne is distancing himself from Kanye West. The rock superstar took to social media to let fans know that he is not OK with Kanye's use of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs" at the…
The cost of dining out is surging, putting pressure on lower-income consumers, a vital base for fast food chains. Here's what people are earning and spending in Missouri.
This Sunday, February 11, is the biggest day on any football fan’s calendar — Super Bowl LVIII. The Kansas City Chiefs (who are definitely going to win) will take on the San Francisco 49ers at 5:30 p.m.
ALTON - Believe it or not, for professionals like Thomas Nealeigh, fire-eating is easier than it looks. “Fire eating, in a way, is one of the easiest acts to learn. But it is the most difficult one to master,” the performer said. “And you continually work with it and you have to keep in mind that at some point you’re going to catch on fire.” Nealeigh would know. He tells the story of a bad performance where the wind changed and the fire singed off his eyebrow and burned his chin. Ever the professional, he slathered on some burn ointment and lit up to perform the trick again — and quickly realized that burn ointment is flammable. This is part of the job for FreakShow Deluxe, the production company that Nealeigh helped start in 2001. The show travels all over the country, but Nealeigh and his family live in Alton, where he recently performed at Alton Little Theater before a production of “Elephant’s Graveyard.” He has a
Eckert’s, a family farm in Belleville, Illinois, welcomes you to the Cozy Cider Cabin. Open from Jan. 10 to Feb. 25, the wintery pop-up bar boasts a mountainside-cabin atmosphere with […]
To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]
The four proposals take varied approaches to requiring porn sites to verify the age of all visitors and imposing civil liability if minors access pornographic content.
Special counsel Robert Hur's obviously partisan report on President Biden has raised a question: why are special counsels always Republicans? And they really are all Republicans. In the past 30 years not a single Democrat—or even someone with "Democratic ties"—has been a special counsel or independent prosecutor. It's no mystery why this is. Democrats appoint ...continue reading "Why are special counsels always Republicans?"
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