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Every month I get a big pile of blood tests. Here's one of them: This result happens to be from May 26, 2020. A year later the "Non Black" designation suddenly disappeared. Why? Well, there's now a note that says "GFR estimate is by the CKD-EPI 2021 equation." I never noticed that before, but today ...continue reading "A new kidney test is still racist. It just harms a different race."

TechSTL was set to host Talent Jam at Delmar Hall on April 9 but was canceled.

Apparently, everything really is bigger in Texas, including the audacity of federal judges who think they’re above the rules. In a stunning display of hypocrisy, the Northern District of Texas has decided that new judicial shopping rules just don’t apply to them. Because that would make it harder to win culture war fights. But if […]

Today on TAP: The Republican legislature has a clumsy new effort to disqualify registered voters.

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a run of headlining North American dates in between their shows opening up for Green Day's summer tour.The newly added stops stretch from July 31…

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Forty-five million people live in the area managed by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, the organization that runs a massive portion of the North American electric grid running from Manitoba, Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico. Inside that footprint are all or parts of 15 states, 75,000 miles of transmission lines and nearly 3,000 electric generating […]

The post In the central U.S., an electric grid bottleneck persists appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Prosecutors issued charges and a city judge handed down a warrant for a 25-year-old man accused of a weekend carjacking in Midtown.

ST. LOUIS -- Missourians will decide a number of issues during Tuesday's statewide municipal elections. Many of the items on your ballot will be determined by where you live. See a sample ballot and check your voter registration here. Polling places open at 6:00 a.m. and remain open until 7:00 p.m. You will need to [...]

The improvements increase visibility for drivers on the interstates.

Cat Neville’s Emmy-nominated TV series focuses on makers and farmers involved in the American craft food movement.

A St. Louis man is charged with fatally shooting a woman over the weekend in the Tower Grove neighborhood.

Two-time Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins has added a dozen new concert dates to their 2024 North American tour, including shows in St. Louis and Kansas City.

According to the Wall Street Journal, "Enrollment in vocational training programs is surging." Do you see the cheat? This is year-by-year growth, not overall growth since the NSC started collecting data. Here's the real growth: There was a spike in 2023, but it was only a recovery from the huge decline during the pandemic. Enrollment ...continue reading "Gen Z isn’t getting its hands dirty"

Delivery trucks, school buses, and other short-haul vehicles will electrify much faster than big rigs, easing air pollution in urban neighborhoods.

An advocate for charter schools his entire career, the Republican from Boone County hopes to see expansion before his time in the Legislature ends this year.

404 Media, the new news outlet formed by excellent journalists kicked to the curb by the successive brunchlord regimes overseeing Vice Media, continues to stake its claim as the best investigative media outlet in the country. Their latest effort digs deep into dubious claims made by up-and-coming surveillance tech company, Flock. Flock made its entry […]