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The Missouri Farm Bureau would be allowed to sell health insurance plans that skirt certain federal regulations under legislation critics worry could leave consumers without proper protections or adequate coverage. The bill, which has already cleared the Missouri House and is awaiting a committee hearing in the Senate, allows health plans that don’t follow the […]

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John Burroughs in Ladue joins MICDS on quest for squash domination. It will be an uphill battle.

The festival features staged readings of three new works written by last year’s class of the Confluence Writers Project.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday will announce the rollout of a student debt forgiveness proposal that the White House believes is narrowly targeted enough to survive legal challenges. The plan, if finalized, would include a one-time cancellation of all accrued interest for 23 million borrowers. It would also cancel the full amount of […]

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You might recall that, back in February, Senator Ron Wyden’s office revealed how a data broker named Near Intelligence had collected the data of women visiting abortion clinics, then sold that data (via a proxy) to right wing activists. Those activists then turned around and used it to target vulnerable women with health care misinformation. […]

"The difference between 99% and a total solar eclipse is literally night and day," explained Will Snyder, manager of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the St. Louis Science Center. Synder's answer may not be what you want to read, if there is something keeping you out of the path of totality. But he said a partial eclipse is still worth seeing: "A partial eclipse is a cool experience, you see part of the sun's light blocked." Unlike people in totality, who will get to lose the glasses for a…

More than 10 stores across Missouri and Illinois have issued a recall for eclipse glasses they sold.

According to a recent batch of internal communications that were sent to KDHX's volunteers and subsequently leaked to the RFT, station leadership would very much like its volunteers to stop leaking its internal communications to the RFT. In a missive sent to KDHX's volunteers late last week, Director of Volunteer Connections Andrea Dunn makes the downright shocking assertion that the station's internal communications "are being shared with the media, namely the RFT" (gasp!), as well as with a group of the station's former volunteers who in the last year were either fired or quit in solidarity with those who were. Dunn takes aim at the "volunteer or volunteers who have continuously not heeded the request for confidentiality" and announces that the station is "actively investigating who may be behind the sharing of our communications."

ST. LOUIS -- A lot of people are excited for the 2024 solar eclipse. But, when is it and where can you see it? The solar eclipse will start in St. Louis, Missouri, at around 12:42 p.m. as the moon begins to move across the sun. The parts of Missouri in the path of totality [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Several school districts across the bi-state area are closing or dismissing early today so students and teachers can watch the solar eclipse. There's a lot of excitement, and many places are hosting special events to celebrate. In Illinois, people are heading to Rend Lake in Benton to start the day at 10 [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Science Center is hosting a series of eclipse events today. The center is inviting the public to the free, family-friendly viewing experience. No tickets are required for entry. The day's activities are centered around a live NASA live video stream, set to start at noon in the Planetarium Theater. [...]

The City of St. Louis is in a hiring freeze effective March 29 as a result of budgetary concerns and a sharp divide between the Mayor’s Office and the Board of Aldermen. The hiring freeze will also impact raises for city employees.  Mayor Tishaura Jones’ announcement of the freeze took some aldermen by surprise.

Proper has brought back its Wallflower poster exhibit for the second year to benefit the Last Prisoner Project and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI. CEO and co-founder John Pennington says he wants to set the bar for cannabis companies to go beyond just helping their patients and customers but also the community they’re in by collaborating with the New Growth Horizon Foundation as well as Friends for Good to give back to organizations in need.  “The New Growth Horizon Foundation has five main areas of giving: Mental Health & Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana, Criminal Justice & Re-Entry, Education and Employment, Homelessness & Housing, and the Betterment of Missouri,” Pennington says in a statement. 

ST. LOUIS -- Authorities in Missouri and Illinois are emphasizing safety for those traveling to witness the eclipse. Major highways are expected to experience heavy traffic and officials are urging drivers to stay safe. The Missouri Department of Transportation posted a Tweet at around 10:30 a.m. saying, "I-55 southbound is backed up to north of [...]

A wide-ranging investigation into allegations of misconduct by the leader of the Missouri House appears to be escalating, with three more hearings scheduled this week. The House Ethics Committee has already met eight times since the beginning of March as part of its inquiry into the actions of Speaker Dean Plocher. Last week, a six-hour […]

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People with drug felonies on their criminal record are uniquely excluded from receiving benefits in Missouri from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, after they are released from prison. This deprivation of SNAP benefits is solely because of their categorization as a former drug felon. This treatment of people charged with drug […]

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ST. LOUIS -- Storms are gone, skies have cleared out overnight and we’ll start the day in the 40s and low 50s. Clouds will be building back in through the day, so expect some high clouds over the region during the eclipse. Highs will be in the 70s. Peak eclipse time is right around 2pm. [...]