The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill to consolidate the management of the Dome at America's Center and the neighboring convention center under a single board, which would allow the state to allocate up to $4 million annually for projects at the Dome and provide the new board with the authority to seek further funding through specific property taxes and a sales tax of up to 2%.
You might recall that during the great mass TikTok hyperventilation of 2021-2025, there was no limit of face fanning by Republicans like Brendan Carr about overseas involvement in social media. Carr was so particular on this subject, he scuttled an FCC program aimed at shoring up “smart” home device security standards because one of the […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The trial for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will no longer begin on March 23 after a judge agreed to a delay during a court appearance Monday. Prosecutors allege Page used taxpayer funds to pay for election mailers used in a campaign to defeat Proposition B last April. He [...]
The first warning sign that all was not well with Miranda Malone’s mom was that she had lost a lot of weight. It was June 2020, and Malone, of St. Charles County, hadn’t been able to visit the nursing home where her mom was receiving care for Parkinson’s disease since the beginning of the COVID-19 […]
Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]
The Show-Me Institute's David Stokes reflects on the news of massive layoffs at Block and the $12 million TIF that the city granted the company to relocate to the old Post-Dispatch building.
Rep. Nikki Budzinski and Rep. Wesley Bell will discuss plans to expand the Gateway Arch National Park into East St. Louis, incorporating Malcolm Martin Memorial Park and adjacent vacant land, in order to connect the iconic St. Louis monument with the Illinois riverfront.
A bill simplifying licensing for food trucks in Jackson County ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup was discussed by a Missouri Senate committee on Monday. Under the bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Joe Nicola of Grain Valley, a license or permit issued by Jackson County would be valid for a mobile food business […]
MoDOT will hold an open house about the Missouri Route 47 bridge replacement over Interstate 70 and interchange improvements project in Warrenton. The meeting is planned for Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Warrenton High School Commons.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were killed in a structure fire late Monday night near De Soto. According to the Desoto Rural Fire Protection District, the call for the fire came in a little before 11:45 p.m. on the 4800 block of Upper Blackwell Road. When officials arrived on the scene, crews found the [...]
President Donald Trump demanded that Republican-led states redraw their congressional districts mid-decade because he expects he’s in trouble for the midterms. Missouri Republicans obliged, gerrymandering Kansas City to dilute the voting power of Black voters and get representation of Missouri’s 40% Democratic voters down to 12.5% of congressional seats. And yet, Republicans face a serious […]
ST. LOUIS - No record high on Monday, but it was surely a warm day. We made it to 78 F, two degrees shy of the record. Another warm day Tuesday, with highs in the low 80s. The record high for March 10 (Tuesday) is 86 F. All our focus is on our next round [...]
East-West Gateway, the bi-state area’s council of governments, kicked off an initiative to create a common vision for the St. Louis region. They’ll do that by creating a regional alignment plan they hope will create a framework that helps leaders from different sectors, like government, the arts and non-profits, work together. St. Louis Public Radio’s Kavahn Mansouri spoke with Jim Wild, executive director of East West Gateway, about what the plan might look like in practice.
Chrissie Hynde is sharing some news about a new Pretenders album.In a social media post Hynde gave fans some insight into what she’s been working on as the band’s been off the road, and that…
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