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Historic Dinky Could Return as High-Speed Rail Along Great River Road

2 months 3 weeks ago
GRAFTON – A piece of Riverbend history may soon be making a comeback — at speeds no one saw coming. Local tourism officials confirmed this week that discussions are underway to revive a modern version of the historic “Dinky,” the small railbus that once carried passengers between Alton and Grafton before the Great River Road was built. But unlike the original, this version wouldn’t be slow. Early planning documents describe a high-speed railbus system designed

Night Comfort

2 months 3 weeks ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

Brendan Carr Ignores The Law, Rubber Stamps More Right Wing Media Consolidation, Then Lies About It

2 months 3 weeks ago
Right wing broadcasters are having a very good time under Brendan Carr, who has looked to destroy all remaining media consolidation limits to let them merge. Such companies, like Sinclair, Nexstar, and Tegna, don’t do journalism so much as they do soggy, right wing propaganda and infotainment, usually with endless fear mongering about drugs, homelessness, […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis Honor Flight takes veterans to Washington for recognition

2 months 3 weeks ago
The 114th Greater St. Louis Honor Flight departed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport for Washington, carrying a group of veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War for a day of recognition at the nation's capital, including a celebration of World War II veteran Bob Schultz's 104th birthday.
Nick Gladney

Trump signs order seeking to curb vote-by-mail in bid to control state election laws

2 months 3 weeks ago
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Tuesday that attempts to restrict mail-in voting, a White House priority certain to face significant legal challenges. The order directs the U.S. Department of Homeland Security along with the Social Security Administration to compile a list of voting-age American citizens in each state and share it […]
Jonathan Shorman

Woman killed in Kingsway West neighborhood shooting

2 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A woman was killed in a shooting Tuesday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. in the 5100 block of Cote Brilliante in the city's Kingsway West neighborhood. The victim, a 55-year-old woman, was critically injured and was [...]
Nick Gladney

Wednesday, April 1 - The fine line, online

2 months 3 weeks ago
Missouri legislators are debating several bills that could change the way people use the internet. It’s a tricky balance for the Republican-controlled legislature, as the bills introduce more protections for minors but could also allow for more government regulation of internet spaces.

No fooling: Waves of rain and storms through Saturday

2 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A tale of two halves of the St. Louis region is in the forecast Wednesday, but everyone sees some rain and storms. Closer to a stalled out frontal boundary and farther north, along and north of I-44 in MO and I-70 in IL, rain and storms will be more numerous, especially early [...]
Angela Hutti