a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Republicans in Congress eye more power for states to remove voters

1 week 2 days ago
Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.  At a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers weighed changing a landmark federal voter registration law, […]
Jonathan Shorman

Court hearing set for man accused of shooting Granite City officer

1 week 2 days ago
D.J. Marshall is scheduled for a court hearing on Thursday to determine if he will remain in custody until his trial for attempted first-degree murder against a police officer, aggravated battery with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, and felon in possession of a weapon.
Nick Gladney

Recent droughts hit the top cattle counties hardest, including in Missouri

1 week 2 days ago
The nation’s cattle inventory is at its lowest level in decades, the result of a long-term decline that has been pushed even lower in recent years by drought. Much of the country endured severe dry spells in recent years, most notably in 2022. But the impact has been especially felt in the regions where America’s […]
Juan Vassallo

Thursday, Dec. 11 - How and why GBI worked in STL

1 week 2 days ago
In the fall of 2023, 540 St. Louis families were selected to receive $500 a month for a year and a half. The guaranteed basic income program, or GBI, aimed to help low-income residents meet basic financial needs. But halfway through the program, a lawsuit temporarily paused the payments. Then other crises hit. The Midwest Newsroom’s Naomi Delkamiller reports.

Light snow northeast of the metro, colder air on the way

1 week 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS — Mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30s on Thursday. We won't have the wind like Wednesday, so Thursday will feel a bit better. We are still expecting snow to clip our northern and northeastern counties Thursday evening into the overnight hours. Accumulations look to stay light in our viewing area, but [...]
Jaime Travers