Sriha Srinivasan remembers how surprised her mom was two years ago when she learned that birth control pills weren’t sold in stores without a prescription in the United States. “My parents are immigrants from India, and it’s been over the counter there since my mom can remember,” said Srinivasan, a recent graduate of University of […]
After producing several successful theatrical cabarets this spring, the Midnight Company turns its attention to the stage with an impressive production of Mickle Maher’s Spirits to Enforce. The clever script deftly re-imagines the otherworldly spirits released at the end of The Tempest as modern day superheroes on an unusual mission. Smart casting, and a clear vision with choreographic staging by Lucy Cashion, keeps the audience laughing throughout the quick moving mixed worlds comedy.
WASHINGTON — After hours of uncertainty Thursday, the U.S. Senate struck a deal to reauthorize several Federal Aviation Authority programs for the next five years, though Maryland and Virginia senators were vehemently opposed and lawmakers hoping to attach unrelated provisions lost out. The bill heads to the House next week for final approval. Lawmakers from […]
A "cybersecurity incident" at St. Louis-based health system Ascension has taken down its electronic health records, MyChart patient portal and some systems used to order certain procedures and medications, the nonprofit said late Thursday.
WASHINGTON — A congressional watchdog in a new report called on the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to improve its enforcement of Title IX compliance in college athletics. The U.S. Government Accountability Office in the report issued Thursday appeared critical of the OCR’s oversight in expanding opportunities for women in college athletics, saying the […]
A juvenile officer recommends that a teenage suspect accused in an off-campus fight near Hazelwood East High School be tried as a juvenile rather than an adult.
A new bill making its way through the St. Louis Board of Aldermen is being supported by a nonprofit organization that says it hopes to make child care more accessible to the average St. Louisan. But the local public school advocacy group Solidarity with SLPS argues it will instead unfairly burden taxpayers and disproportionately support private education systems. Board Bill 7, sponsored by Ward 10 Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, would add a question to the November 2024 ballot asking voters to approve a levy that would increase the city’s sales tax by 0.5 percent.
A new $60 million mixed-use apartment development by Saint Louis University has started moving in residents, while the Target store on its ground floor has set an opening date.
I forgot to take a new picture of Hilbert before we left town, so instead here's a rare archival photo of Hilbert on his first day home from the shelter, September 22, 2014. Wasn't he a cutie pie?
Ringo Starr recently revealed on Instagram that he’s working on a country album, and now, he’s sharing a little more information about the project.“I’m working on it with someone very…
“The State has an interest in ensuring that a remote federal district court isn’t the final say on interpretation of Missouri law,” a spokeswoman said.
The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, the entrepreneur programming arm of Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, has selected four companies for a new accelerator program it’s launched.
A couple weeks ago, Steve Perron was sitting on his front porch and thinking about cicadas. A former KMOV producer, he remembered all the various stories the station had run about not letting pets scarf up too many of the insects. “The fact is that the vast majority of them come up out of the ground [and get eaten],” Perron speculates, explaining how he’s spotted very few live bugs.
ST. LOUIS -- Cicadas are starting to emerge in St. Louis County, with thousands appearing in areas like Ellisville and Ballwin as they complete their 13-year life cycle. While residents have mixed reactions to the noisy insects, experts highlight the rarity and wonder of this natural phenomenon.
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