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On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, collapsing buildings across Port-au-Prince and nearby towns and killing large numbers of people. It mattered immediately because it overwhelmed a country with limited infrastructure and emergency capacity, turning a natural disaster into a long humanitarian crisis. It still matters today because it reshaped Haiti’s politics, public health, and economy, and it changed how the world talks about disaster response—highlighting th

Two parents have challenged 60 books over the past few months in an effort to weed out titles they perceive as inappropriate.

Homicide Detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man that occurred on January 11, 2025 in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood.

The post Man Shot, Killed in Mount Pleasant appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

PrideFest will return to downtown St. Louis on June 27 and 28, featuring live entertainment, vendors, family activities, and the grand Pride Parade.

We’ve noted more than a few times how Microsoft’s use of AI in journalism has been an embarrassing mess. Microsoft’s steadily deteriorating MSN websites have been criticized for years for the lazy use of AI slop, resulting in numerous false headlines, fake stories, and low-quality engagement trash. Like Google and others, the pursuit of impossible […]

For decades, Davis made a living jabbing microphones and provocations at people in charge. Now, after retirement, he's doing it again — and his readers love it.

ST. LOUIS - Crews are responding to an overnight fire early Monday morning in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the fire occurred around 6 a.m. in the area of Maffitt and North Vandeventer near the city's Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. The building was vacant at the time of the blaze, officials said. [...]

The St. Louis Public Library's Barr branch reopened with limited services after a break-in resulted in damage to several windows and doors, and the suspect was arrested and charged with multiple offenses.

More than a year after Planned Parenthood sued to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban, the issue heads to trial this week. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jonathan Ahl spoke with health reporter Sarah Fentem about what to expect.

VANDALIA, Mo. — Kathy Briggs slipped her arms through the thick straps of a brand-new baby carrier, tugging it over her beige shirt as two other women stood beside her, tightening buckles and adjusting the padded waistband. The carrier was still stiff from its packaging, and Briggs shifted her feet as one of the women […]

Since the fall of Roe, hundreds of individuals have been investigated, charged or prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes across the nation.  Women denied miscarriage treatment have been investigated or charged for how they disposed of fetal remains. Hundreds have been charged for using illegal, legal, and prescribed  substances while pregnant, even when their babies were […]