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New guidance on student screen time passes Missouri House after loosening restrictions

2 months 3 weeks ago
Public school districts will be encouraged to limit elementary school student use of iPads and laptops in the classroom under a Missouri House bill approved in a 143-10 vote Monday. Originally, the legislation set out to place a 45-minute cap on  students’ screen time in schools and mandate cursive instruction. This raised concerns among educators […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Abduction hoax: Police say 'missing' child never existed

2 months 3 weeks ago
A massive search for a missing child in south St. Louis County took a bizarre turn when police announced there was no abduction. Police added that no girl exists that matches the name and description given by two women who reported the kidnapping.
Chris Hayes

Hayner Library Plans Spring Programs: Civil War, St. Louis Zoo, One-Man Band and More

2 months 3 weeks ago
ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District has an exciting spring ahead. As April begins, Executive Director Mary Cordes noted that the spring newsletter hit mailboxes last week and features several upcoming events for families, teens, kids and adults to enjoy. She hopes the activities and programs — all of which are free — encourage people to utilize the library, enjoy the outdoors, and engage with the community. “A lot of the programs are geared towards getting people

Pete Hegseth’s War On Truth

2 months 3 weeks ago
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Martha Gellhorn stowed away on a hospital ship to become the only woman journalist to land on Normandy Beach on D-Day. She carried stretchers before writing her harrowing account of the invasion. The New Yorker’s famously epicurean writer A.J. Liebling subsisted on military rations and came […]
Kathy Kiely

Collinsville Cannabis Dispensary Named In Federal Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

2 months 3 weeks ago
COLLINSVILLE – A cannabis dispensary in Collinsville is at the center of a federal lawsuit alleging male staff members, including the facility manager, participated in continuous sexual harassment of female employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its lawsuit against Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. on Monday, March 30, 2026. The EEOC claims in a press release that the company “violated federal law when it subjected female employees at the company’s

Missouri bill to cut off recurring political donations moves toward state Senate debate 

2 months 3 weeks ago
A Missouri Senate committee on Monday gave a warm reception to a bill intended to bar candidates from raising money with automatically recurring donations, a practice the sponsor of the legislation called “appalling.” The bill has three main provisions, said state Rep. Jim Murphy, a St. Louis County Republican. The first would require campaigns to […]
Rudi Keller