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Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

2 years 1 month ago
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday in Windsor and broadcast Friday. It came after relentless speculation on social media [...]
BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

To You, I Go

2 years 1 month ago

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Rachel Huffman

Breaking down IL primary results: Bost holds off Bailey, Slusser emerges in Madison County

2 years 1 month ago
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, won the GOP nomination in Illinois' 12th Congressional District for a sixth time earlier this week, warding off a challenge by former Illinois legislator Darren Bailey, R-Xenia. In the Madison County Republican primary for board chairman, treasurer Chris Slusser defeated the embattled incumbent, Kurt Prenzler. STLPR journalists Will Bauer and Brian Munoz discuss the results on the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

SLU/YouGov poll shows room to grow for abortion legalization in Missouri

2 years 1 month ago
Missouri isn’t the competitive swing state that it was during the 20th century — or even in the 2000s and 2010s. But even though the state’s voters may continue to back GOP candidates for governor and other statewide posts, they may be amenable to backing a ballot initiative that legalizes abortion. On the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, SLU associate political science professor Steve Rogers and STLPR senior political reporter Jo Mannies discuss what the SLU/YouGov poll results mean for the 2024 election.

New Thrift Store Ethical Bodies x the Good-ish Is for ‘Fat Bodies’

2 years 1 month ago
Four clothing enthusiasts came together to create the ultimate one-stop-vintage shop for bigger bodies. Maura Hampton, Tricia Stoecklin, K Scott and Erica Hallmann created Ethical Bodies x the Good-ish (2218 South Jefferson Avenue) by combining their separate online, pop-up thrift stores into one brick and mortar in south St. Louis. It opens Saturday with a sizable grand opening celebration.
Paula Tredway

St. Louis' Rally Runner Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to January 6 Riot

2 years 1 month ago
The St. Louis man that Tucker Carlson previously suggested was an "agent provocateur" working for the feds during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Guess that whole "agent" thing didn't work out too well? Daniel Donnelly Jr., now 46, had become a familiar sight in St. Louis when the Cardinals were playing at Busch Stadium, running laps around the stadium with his face painted red whenever the team most needed to rally.
Sarah Fenske

Florissant man sentenced for two decades for 2020 murder

2 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - A Florissant man was sentenced in court Friday in connection with the murder of a man in 2020. 46-year-old Michael Penton was found guilty last month on charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 20 years. Penton was accused of murdering Tommy Parnell, 47, in August 2020. [...]
Megan Mueller