The program, a first for St. Louis Community College, will join hundreds of the so-called promise programs across the country, as colleges look to boost enrollments and strengthen local workforces.
Last year the Trump administration announced it would ban Chinese-made drones from the U.S. As I noted at the time, the plan had several problems, not least of which being the Trump administration is a racist, corrupt, dysfunctional mess filled with weirdos and lazy incompetents, primarily interested in assorted personal investment grifts and protecting less […]
MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) -- Storm damage has been reported in Marshall after severe weather moved through the Wabash Valley Monday night. Multiple branches were blown down in the area after heavy rain and wind passed through. Ameren Illinois is also reporting around 350 people are without power as of 8:50 p.m. If you have any [...]
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Public Schools Central Office is taking another step toward reopening after weeks of remediation following a Legionnaires’ disease case linked to a district employee. While the building is not yet reopening for everyday use, district leaders say enough work has been completed to safely host Tuesday night’s Board of [...]
About five years after hospitals were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce trends appear to be stabilizing. In 2021, overall vacancy rates for hospital positions in Missouri were at 17%, but this rate declined to 10.1% in 2025, according to the Missouri Hospital Association’s 2026 Workforce Report. Despite a lower number of open positions, […]
State Rep. Don Mayhew is one of three major Republican candidates running for the 16th Senatorial District seat. The Crocker Republican joins STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Jonathan Ahl on the latest episode of Politically Speaking to talk about his campaign and why voters of the Rolla area district should elect him over Bill Hardwick and Hannah Kelly.
St. Louis city leaders are set to announce $2.9 million in additional federal FEMA funding to support recovery efforts following the devastating tornado that struck the city last year.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alex Bregman had a homer, two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Bregman had sat out Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh after going hitless in his previous three games. Against the Cardinals, he snapped out [...]
Recent high-profile cases involving juveniles have reignited a difficult conversation in our region about youth crime, accountability and public safety. Victims do not suffer less because the person who caused the harm was 16. Families deserve to have that harm recognized, and communities have every right to expect protection. At the same time, a 16-year-old […]
ST. LOUIS - Officials responded to a large fire at a commercial building early Tuesday morning in the Central West End. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the fire occurred in the 4500 block of Olive Street. Officials described the incident as a "heavy fire" on the first floor of a large, two-story brick [...]
Two high schoolers represented St. Louis on the national stage at the Jimmy Awards.
Langston Casey, a recent graduate of Grand Center Arts Academy, and Julia Gerling, a rising senior at Union High School, headed to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards last month. There, high school actors and actresses are coached and trained by Broadway professionals for scholarships.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Monday for a missing 51-year-old man in Hillsboro. According to the Hillsboro Police Department, 51-year-old Edward Keith Copeland Jr. was reported missing after an incident Saturday around 6 a.m. in the 10000 block of Business 21. Copeland was reported missing after he did not return [...]
More than 1,500 data centers are planned nationwide, many in rural communities. Here’s what to know about their water use, environmental impact and the growing opposition.
ST. LOUIS - We have to get through one more hot and very steamy day before our heat and humidity relief settles in. Highs for much of the area Tuesday are expected to still reach the mid-90s with heat index values jumping above 100 F. That being said, a cold front is moving in our [...]