Missouri House Majority Leader Jon Patterson is slated to become speaker in 2025 — and he’s receiving more attention this week after current House Speaker Dean Plocher became embroiled in a controversy over his expense reimbursements. In the debut episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR Political Correspondent Jason Rosenbaum talks with Plocher. STLPR statehouse and politics reporter Sarah Kellogg for analysis, and we open up the mailbag to answer listener questions about local government and politics.
ST. LOUIS -- As the weather turns wet and cool in St. Louis, you might wonder what's left to enjoy over the weekend. But don't worry, local businesses are still open for fun, rain or shine. Stuckmeyer's Farm in Fenton is a fantastic spot for fall festivities. From pumpkins to a Halloween playground and hayrides, [...]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A fallen World War II soldier is being laid to rest after more than 80 years. On August 21, 2023, DPAA was able to locate U.S. Army Corporal James A. Hurt, a World War II POW. He was captured during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942 and died in [...]
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Homeland Security is sounding the alarm as violence continues to grip the Middle East in the Israel-Hamas conflict. According to the agency, the United States remains in a heightened-threat environment. While the battles between Israel and Hamas rage in the Middle East, DHS emphasizes that the most likely threat [...]
ROXANA - Roxana's Ridley Allen has continued to improve throughout the girls' cross-country season for the Shells. She posted a time of 27:05.8 for the Shells in the Mississippi Valley Conference Meet for 28th place. She also recorded a time of 27:06.3 in the Trenton-Wesclin 1A Regional Cross Country Meet this past weekend. Ridley is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Shells. Ridley said she was "exhausted" at the end of the regional but wanted to keep pushing for her team's senior Riley. "It means a lot to me to be where I am now," she said. "This is only my second year of running. The girls are like family and everyone goes through the same type of thing when they compete." Ridley, a junior, said she looks forward to coming back next cross-country season for the Shells. Again, congrats to Ridley Allen on her recognition as a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for Roxana.
Losing must be the new winning. With a single exception (and that was only a public college), every state (or city) that has passed an anti-drag show law has seen it blocked by a federal court. And yet, this string of losses doesn’t seem to be deterring performative legislators from trying to violate the First […]
University City officials say taxpayers will be on the hook for paying for some of the Seafood City cleanup costs after the owner left behind thousands of pounds of rotted seafood.
GRANITE CITY - The Harris family has had quite an impact in Granite City girls' and boys' cross-country circles this fall. Lydia Harris, the sister, of freshman cross country sensation, Landon Harris, qualified for sectional this week in Alton by clocking a time of 20:43.90 for three miles. She said in an earlier interview that she has been putting in the miles and “it has paid off,” this season. Lydia is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Lydia’s girls cross country coach Aaron Werths said Lydia has dropped her time significantly over the season and he is quite proud of her. “I could see her breaking 20 minutes by the end of the season,” he said a few weeks ago after the Alton Invitational Cross Country Meet. She was close to 20 minutes for three miles this past weekend in the regional at Alton. “Lydia has carried her success during track and field to cross country,” her coach said. Lydia says she
One of my pet peeves is the slow disappearance of mailboxes. I finally got around to looking at the USPS map of my neighborhood, and there is exactly one (1) mailbox left within a couple of miles of me: I know, I know: people don't mail as much stuff as they used to; mailboxes are ...continue reading "What happened to all the mailboxes?"
Commenter fortenforge interrupted catblogging today for remarks on the real world, which is a major violation of blog etiquette. Still, his comment is reasonable: "I think it's high-time for a Jamaal Bowman update now that the video was released like you asked for. Honestly it leaves me more confused than ever." The video was released ...continue reading "What was Jamaal Bowman thinking?"
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