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Illinois town pays homage to marching band history

2 years 4 months ago
In the small town of Greenville, Illinois, you can find an old church at the corner of South and Prairie. However, it's not a church but the DeMoulin Museum, serving as a time capsule of marching band history.
Amelia Mugavero

Supreme Court questions Missouri's role in student loan debt forgiveness suit

2 years 4 months ago
Missouri and its nonprofit student loan corporation, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA), were at the center of a high-stakes legal battle before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Justices on the conservative-leaning court considered the financial future for tens of millions of Americans as Republican-led states argued to block President Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in individual student loan debt. At least 26 million Americans have already applied for the forgiveness…
Mark Maxwell, KSDK

Why One Fan Watches the St. Louis Battlehawks

2 years 4 months ago
When I caught up with St. Louis stand-up comedian and huge football fan Jake Beckman, he was reeling and wallowing in despair. Beckman, 31, is a longtime Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Ryan Krull

Our Growing TikTok Moral Panic Still Isn’t Addressing The Actual Problem

2 years 4 months ago
The Biden administration has given all federal agencies 30 days to ensure staffers do not have TikTok on any federal devices. All agency vendors are to adhere to the same rules within 90 days. It’s the latest evolution in a growing planetary moral panic that’s gotten well out ahead of its skis, resulting in often-performative solutions that […]
Karl Bode

What To Eat at St. Louis' CITYPARK Stadium

2 years 4 months ago
When it came time for St. Louis CITY SC to design its food program, the brand-new stadium's creators clearly surveyed the fake-cheese nachos, hotdogs and weak lagers taking up space on menus at other stadiums and realized fans deserve better. To avoid the pitfalls of mediocre-yet-expensive fare, the stadium tapped James Beard Award-winning chef Gerard Craft as chief flavor officer.
Jessica Rogen

Missouri bill eliminates mandatory childhood lead testing in hopes of increasing access

2 years 4 months ago

Doctors would no longer be required to test young children living in high-risk areas for lead poisoning under a Missouri House bill heard in committee Tuesday. But supporters of the bill, including the Missouri chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the legislation would increase access to lead testing and education and streamline requirements […]

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Allison Kite