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The Trump FCC’s Chinese Drone Ban Continues To Be A Sloppy, Protectionist Mess

3 months ago
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 […]
Karl Bode

Storm damage, power outages reported in Marshall after storm

3 months ago
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 [...]
Brayton Riley

Missouri hospitals seek to address workforce challenges as turnover rates rise

3 months ago
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, […]
Emma Harper

Don Mayhew

3 months ago
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.

After juvenile violence, accountability and rehabilitation must work together

3 months ago
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 […]
Kenya Brumfield-Young

No injuries reported in large structure fire in the Central West End

3 months ago
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 [...]
Nick Gladney

Tuesday, July 28 - Local teens take center stage

3 months ago
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.

Endangered Person Advisory issued for missing 51-year-old man in Hillsboro

3 months ago
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 [...]
Nick Gladney

As cold front moves in, big heat and humidity begin to push south

3 months ago
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 [...]
Angela Hutti