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But Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is still trying to keep Sandra Hemme behind bars as the case is reviewed.

An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is still trying to keep her behind bars as the case is reviewed.

A judge has ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey cannot access private health records sought as his office investigates Washington University's transgender center at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday he doesn’t think the Kansas City Chiefs want to leave Arrowhead Stadium for Kansas, though he acknowledged he hasn’t actually talked to the team’s owners. Speaking to reporters after a bill signing in Kansas City, Parson said he thought the reigning Super Bowl champion wasn’t that interested in building a new domed football stadium. “I think they really want Arrowhead to stay,” Parson said. “I think it’s a unique arena.” Parson’s remarks…

When Crystal Quade and Mike Hamra traveled to the Democratic Governors Association Conference in Minneapolis last month, they came with their stump speeches ready.  Yet before they could push their own platforms as gubernatorial candidates, they had to convince people that a Democrat from Missouri was worth paying attention to.  “Folks are excited about Missouri being back on the map,” said Quade, a Springfield Democrat and state House minority leader, about the conference attendees. “As…

Construction crews began work Monday night on an ambitious $2.8 billion project that will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes across Missouri. Crews are first tackling a stretch from Route J at Millersburg to Route M at Hatton, 7 miles of a 20-mile section that will ultimately add a third lane in each direction from Columbia to Kingdom City. The overnight schedule is designed to minimize traffic disruptions as the highway work progresses from the center of the state to other portions at the east…

The first game of the doubleheader will begin at 12:45 and the second game will begin at 6:45.

Would you like to learn to: Sew from a pattern? Customize a thrift-store find? Replace a busted zipper? You can do all this and more in a lively, well-stocked compound on St. Louis' near-south side. Welcome to City Sewing Room!

       

Creative Director Rita Hunt shares the what-why-how of this non-profit community sewing center, where adults and kids can take classes and create in professional-grade studios, and you can score great deals on fabric, notions and sewing machines donated to their Makers' Mart. A new Quilting Studio features a state-of-the-art longarm quilting machine and skilled quilter volunteers ready to help you craft your vision in fabric.

         

Many hands give an ancient art a DIY revival at City Sewing Room and sister locations, like Sew Hope in Florissant, MO. Well-lit parking and day, evening and weekend hours make fun at City Sewing Room accessible for walk-in and class-registered sewists  at all skill and interest levels.

Earthworms host Jean Ponzi discovered this maker-culture gem through the Missouri Recycling Association. We bet you'll take a notion to check it out yourself - and pin it to your activity faves.

Thanks to St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste District for grants augmenting members' support for City Sewing Room.

THANKS to Jon Valley, Earthworms valued Production Pal.
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Police said the 20-year-old victim was shot in the parking lot of the Circle K on Lucas and Hunt Road.

Multiple areas throughout the region face different types of flood alerts numerous times a year. Here's how the National Weather Service distinguishes them.

Seriously? One of the fastest-spreading corporate buzzwords in recent years, “double-click” is both polarizing and pervasive. Particularly on Wall Street, the figure of speech is now being used as a shorthand for examining something more fully, akin to double-clicking to see a computer folder’s contents. Some, like Roy, find the idiom obnoxious or twee. Double-click ...continue reading "A deep dive into double clicking"

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals have postponed their game against the Kansas City Royals tonight. Heavy rain from Beryl is expected to fall into the evening. The game will be made up as a doubleheader Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. The second game is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Tickets for Tuesday evening's game will [...]

A previously unreleased song from late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence is getting the picture disc treatment. “One-Way,” which was released digitally in April, was put together by the rocker's friend and producer/musician Danny Saber from previously…

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Andrew Bailey asked me to write about his China lawsuit. Challenge accepted.

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at the wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring.

The “Green New Deal for Public Schools” would bring in $15 million a year for housing, health clinics and school improvements.

More than 9,000 beers were submitted by breweries from Hawaii to Maine this year.

From Leader Publications:  It may be summer break, but 47 De Soto High students could be found in the school throughout June cleaning, painting, moving furniture, removing old flooring and installing the new flooring. The students were taking part in a summer work study program that has grown every year since it began more than […]

Construction crews began work Monday night on an ambitious $2.8 billion project that will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes across Missouri. Crews are first tackling a stretch from Route J at Millersburg to Route M at Hatton, 7 miles of a 20-mile section that will ultimately add a third lane in each direction from […]

From First Alert 4:  A revitalized North City Park is sprouting from the ground. After months of construction, the new green space located near the old Grand Blvd. Water Tower is taking shape. What was recently empty land parcels now sport walking paths, a plaza and plenty of new landscaping. Eventually, the space will also […]