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The St. Louis Cardinals once again find themselves in the basement of the National League at 25-36.

From Marketplace:  New numbers out from the Census Bureau this week on construction spending in the month of April. Overall, builders spent a bit more than they did the month before — and about 7% more than a year ago. Dig down a bit deeper in the report and you’ll see that spending on the […]

The Queens of the Stone Age are coming to St. Louis this September, and tickets for the late-summer concert go on sale this Friday morning.

Cedar Hill Fire Chief Mick Fischer said the man had his cell phone in his pocket and was able to call 911 for help.

From Fox 2:  A $350-million family resort and entertainment district visioned for the Lake of the Ozarks region officially gets the green light. The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen approved development plans Thursday for a large resort and entertainment district known as “Oasis at Lakeport.” The site will offer rides, attractions, hotels and restaurants, in […]

Participating St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles City-County library locations are offering free meals for those 18 and under.

Campaign Reinforces the Benefits of Taking Transit and Incentivizes People to Give it a Try Public transit is the region’s... Read More

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A major construction project is in the planning stages for South Elm Avenue, between Glendale and Watson roads, with work anticipated to begin in 2027. Todd Rehg, director of public works for the city of Webster Groves, spoke to the road reconstruction project at the May 2 city council meeting. Rehg said the […]

The match will be available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Roger Waters has been getting a lot of backlash over his May concert in Berlin for, among other things, wearing what looked like an SS soldier costume. Well, now the White…

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Former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge, pictured here interviewing Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, has challenged a subpoena demanding she disclose a confidential source.

DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando, CC BY 2.0.

Another week, yet another story highlighting the need for Congress to pass the PRESS Act and protect journalists and their confidential sources. This time, a judge raised the lack of a federal shield law in response to Fox News’ efforts to fend off demands to reveal confidential sources.

Fox News and its former reporter Catherine Herridge have moved to block demands to identify their sources by Yanping Chen, a Chinese-American scientist who is suing the FBI for violating the federal Privacy Act by allegedly leaking information about her. In 2017, Herridge published several articles for Fox News about Chen and government investigations into her “taxpayer-funded school that markets to the military.”

Both Fox News and Herridge, now a senior investigative correspondent for CBS News, argue that Chen’s demands violate the reporter’s privilege found in the First Amendment. However, in a hearing last week, D.C. District Judge Christopher Cooper mulled the impact of Congress’ failure to adopt legislation like the PRESS Act, noting that lawmakers have “not seen fit to pass a reporters’ shield law.” Cooper also reportedly questioned if the threats to the First Amendment posed by the subpoenas were “overstated.”

The lack of a federal shield law doesn’t lessen journalists’ First Amendment right to refuse to disclose confidential sources. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need a federal shield law to codify that right. As we’ve explained before, a federal shield law like the PRESS Act would benefit journalists and the public in a number of important ways.

First, it would eliminate any question about whether the law protects journalists from being forced to out their sources in anything less than the most compelling circumstances. Cooper’s questioning demonstrates the need for the certainty that the PRESS Act would bring.

In addition, press freedom concerns aren’t overblown when considering the impact of demands for confidential sources, even in civil cases. Compelling reporters to reveal confidential sources undoubtedly threatens the First Amendment, whether the demand is made by the government or by private litigants. Sources who are concerned about being dragged into civil lawsuits, fired or otherwise retaliated against may not be willing to speak to reporters unless they can be promised confidentiality. They’ll be less likely to do so if reporters can routinely be forced to violate those promises, and that, in turn, means less newsworthy information makes it to the public.

Demands from people suing each other for journalists’ testimony or the documents they’ve gathered are also a drain on newsroom resources and divert journalists from their work of informing the public. The very purpose of a reporter’s job — to investigate newsworthy events and issues — means they’re often gathering information on controversial subjects that may result in a lawsuit. Unfortunately, that also means that reporters are no strangers to private parties trying to use them and their reporting to prove or defend their cases. Courts shouldn’t open the floodgates to these kinds of demands. Forty-nine states have recognized as much by passing reporter’s privilege laws.

Ultimately, when the judicial system requires journalists to burn their confidential sources, it harms the public. To protect our right to know, we need courts to throw out subpoenas like these. And we need Congress to pass the PRESS Act.

John Mellencamp is currently on his Live and In Person tour of theaters, but if fans go expecting him to play all the hits, they will be disappointed.  Mellencamp tells The New…

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A bill with myriad proposals, including raising minimum teacher salaries, fizzled as the Senate derailed in the final weeks of session.

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I guess it’s always good that they “run reports” on this stuff, however. Then maybe someday they can continue to do not much about it.

From Call Newspapers:  After beginning development in 2018, Lutheran High School South in Affton broke ground on the $18 million Lutheran South Center for the Arts May 3. The anticipated completion date is fall 2024. Head of School Jonathan Butterfield said the completion date is not set in stone, as many factors could play into […]

The postal service announced today, as part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week, that more than 5,300 postal carriers were attacked by dogs in 2022. They list California and Texas as the top dog attack states, but of course this is only because California and Texas are the biggest states. A different story emerges if ...continue reading "Missouri leads the nation in dog attacks on mail carriers"

WOOD RIVER - Ceremony Chairperson Mary Roberts thanked members of the Wood River City Council and several other local organizations for their help and participation in the Wood River Memorial Day Service, which was held on Memorial Day, May 29, in the Round House Recreation Center. She spoke during the Public Comment portion of the last City Council meeting. “It was a fitting tribute to our men and women who put on the uniform to serve our country and died for our freedom,” Roberts said of the event. “I want to thank Mayor Tom Stalcup for giving me the opportunity to chair this committee to honor these heroes. “I want to thank Councilman Jeremy Plank for being our Emcee, and Councilmen David Ayres and Bill Dettmers for attending our service.” Roberts also thanked the Marine Corps Ladies Auxiliary Unit 488 Chaplain/Judge Advocate Lola Cochran and Marine Veteran Daphine Kappos for reading the names on the Memorial and chiming a bell after each name

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Missouri teachers who quit their jobs on short notice face increasingly severe consequences, as school districts facing staffing shortages impose financial penalties as high as $10,000 or seek to suspend the teaching licenses of teachers who break their contracts.

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Having weighed several multi-million-dollar options, the Webster Groves City Council now favors a design concept that would replace the municipal aquatic center for a base cost of about $12 million — with options to do even more. During a work session on Tuesday, May 16, city leaders received the “master plan” report […]