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Battery storage seen as ‘backbone’ of reliable electric grid but adoption uneven across U.S.

2 years ago

SEARCY, Ark. — In the decarbonized future envisioned by many states, utilities and the federal government, expect more power plants like Entergy Arkansas’ facility here, where thousands of gleaming panels and banks of batteries spread across 800 acres about 50 miles northeast of Little Rock. The Searcy Solar Energy Center, a 100-megawatt solar and storage […]

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Robert Zullo

Alton Public Camping Ban On Hold For Now

2 years ago
ALTON - A ban on camping in public places in Alton has been put on hold after aldermen voted to lay the item over at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. After much discussion about the proposed ordinance’s impact on Alton’s unhoused population, the committee is expected to consider the item again at their next meeting on Oct. 9. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said nobody will be arrested for camping in public, but they will be given a warning, alternative options, or - in the case of repeated noncompliance - a summons to appear in court. “What we would do at that point, it’s not an arrest situation,” Ford said, adding they would instead receive a summons. “In that court system, it’s not designed to punish. It’s designed also to be a level where there’s options available to assist and any resources at that point in time that can be given certainly would. I’m confident in our courts as well as our Police Department

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As Missouri providers halt transgender care for minors, some feel duped by legislative deal

2 years ago

Harry Castilow said his family did “all the things you’re supposed to do” when his teenage son Jay came out as transgender. Jay began his social transition in 2021 when he was 15, choosing his name and living as a teenage boy. He went to therapy throughout that first year and got appointments with a […]

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Annelise Hanshaw

Does Kansas City overuse jails? Commission looks for better solutions

2 years ago

One of the most effective ways to make sure someone shows up at their trial is to send them a text reminder with their court date. But instead of texting criminal defendants, Kansas City spends millions of dollars every year to hold people in jail while they await trial. Like nearly all other American cities, […]

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Josh Merchant

Highlights from the Chair Collection, Part 1

2 years ago
As part of the Missouri Historical Society’s Collections Access project, the collections management department recently cataloged and photographed over 250 chairs in collections storage. Pull up a chair as we dive into a few of my favorites from the collection. Chair from Paddock’s Grove in Moro, Illinois, ca. 1850 This Jacobean-style chair, featuring a tall …
Lyndsey Watkins