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The City of St. Louis looks to address concerns around expired temp tags through a new effort.

Police identified the victim as 64-year-old Dennis Butts of St. Charles.

The city says helping delinquent drivers get legal tags and insurance will ultimately make city streets safer for everyone.

Holding social media companies solely responsible for the mental health challenges faced by today’s youth is not only misguided—it’s dangerous. Misdiagnosing the problem means your solutions are going to be actively harmful. I know that, these days especially, it seems that the thing everyone across the political aisle seems to agree on is that the […]

Supporters of the bill say the opposition illustrates some lawmakers’ extreme and archaic views on marriage.

Missouri’s Planned Parenthood clinics say they will continue serving patients on Medicaid, even after Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Thursday blocking state and federal funds from going to the organization.  The new law, which goes into effect Aug. 28, is the third — and Republicans hope final — attempt to end Medicaid reimbursements to any […]

The post Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics remain ‘open to all’ despite new Medicaid restrictions appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Brad Evans discusses growing up poor in coal country in Wales.

Open Hands: Crafting the Spiritual assembles the work of six artists from across the country who use everyday materials, found objects, and elements of craft production to explore issues related to […]

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Nirvana has shared the letter the late Steve Albini sent them ahead of working on their 1993 album, In Utero.In the letter, Albini, who preferred the term "engineer" to "producer,"…

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From Spectrum Local News:  The groundbreaking for a new Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office crime lab took place Monday, which will help the department prioritize its own cases. The $11 million project is being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars and the department’s reserves, according to Sheriff Dave Marshak. The new crime lab […]

From Commercial UAV News:  This week is “Construction Safety Week,” an annual event that promotes the “industry’s safety culture and performance by strengthening the resolve of every person who walks onto a job site to be fully focused–mind and body–on safety.” As most people know, construction work can be dangerous work. Heavy machinery and high-powered […]

From Patch:  Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has partnered with Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group to manage and lease “The Lumiere of Chesterfield,” an upscale senior living community slated to open this spring in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri. The 193,000-square-foot development located at 16255 Chesterfield Pkwy W will offer 150 apartments, including […]

The U.S. is one of nine countries that do not guarantee paid sick leave. In Missouri and other states, advocates are organizing to take the issue to voters this November.

Get ready for a St. Louis sports doubleheader on FOX 2 airwaves on Saturday. FOX 2 will carry the St. Louis Battlehawks and St. Louis Cardinals broadcasts back-to-back.

From MSN:  When the Chrysler Plant closed in 2009, plenty of speculation on the future of the site ravaged throughout the last 14 years. From talk of using the site as a football stadium for the St. Louis Rams, along many other recommendations and ideas, nothing seemed to materialize until the land the plant was […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Eight months after the St. Charles County Council blocked the proposed Tall Tree subdivision amid opposition from nearby residents, a home builder has submitted a revised plan that would slash the number of homes on a portion of the site. Lombardo Homes of St. Louis is seeking approval for 120 homes […]

Inez Bordeaux had heard horror stories about the St. Louis jail commonly known as the Workhouse — named so for prisoners held there in the 1800s who were forced to labor for their freedom — but it was only once she was sent there herself in 2016 that she realized: “Everything I’ve heard about the […]

The post How do you repurpose a closed jail? Competing visions clash in St. Louis appeared first on Missouri Independent.

From Leader Publications:  De Soto city officials have agreed to sell 53.76 acres of undeveloped land along Vineland School Road to developer Platinum One Properties in De Soto for $592,000. The city purchased the land in 2017 for $280,000, with the intent to use it for park improvements. “We had a bid opening (April 11) […]