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The case against UPMC could serve as a model for labor-related antitrust enforcement.

O'FALLON - The O'Fallon and Fairview Heights Police Departments have requested the Illinois State Police to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred recently at the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Old Collinsville Road in O'Fallon. The shooting occurred at 11:28 p.m. on May 28, 2023. The preliminary investigation indicates the O'Fallon Police Department and Fairview Heights Police Department attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle wanted in connection with a felony offense out of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, armed and dangerous. The driver, 26-year-old Jesse A. Cook of East St. Louis, exited the vehicle, armed with a firearm, and fled on foot. Cook fired at the officers and the officers returned fire. Cook continued running approximately 100 yards where he was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cook was airlifted to a regional hospital and pronounced deceased. No officers were injured during this incident. This investigation

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Crystal Fritz of Carlyle, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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Ferguson police said one teen was struck inside a car while another bullet hit a home.

"We are not here just to write tickets. We understand life happens and we want to work with people," Sergeant Jill Gronewald said.

St. Louisans wrap up Memorial Day weekend with a special tribute to nearly 100 veterans coming home from a trip to D.C. with the Central Missouri Honor Flight Tuesday night.

They could not save her life, but a former marine and his wife were key to quickly finding the accused killer.

Earlier today we were on the subject of corporations raising their prices and profits far beyond anything justified by inflation. So I thought you might be interested in a different way of looking at this for the economy as a whole. Roughly speaking, this chart shows how much profit corporations make for each dollar of ...continue reading "Corporate price markups surged during the pandemic"

BayoTech has been working on a new hydrogen hub set to produce 350 tons of hydrogen a year. The problem for some residents is how close it sits to their properties.

Creating from The Center in midtown St. Louis, youth artist Story Stitchers collect stories, reframe and retell them through art, writing and performance to promote understanding, civic pride, intergenerational relationships and literacy. 

   

Story Stitchers Branden Lewis and Chris BlueBeatz Pendleton are both artists and staff. Their collaborative crew mainly targets ending gun violence as content focus, not surprising for urban youth in the U.S. today. Time experiencing Prairie environments surprised them: growing deep-rooted perspective and creative expression that connected KDHX Earthworms host Jean Ponzi to these vibrant humans. Nature is a bond we share, expressed in Peace in the Prairie, a big body of award-winning Story Stitchers work. 

         

This conversation grew from a meetup this spring at the Midwest Climate Summit. Jean gets to guest this summer at Stitch Cast Studio Live on June 6, for another Nature-inclusive exchange. 

Pick up Story Stitchers podcasts!

Related Earthworms Conversations: Midwest Climate Collaborative with Heather Navarro (May 2022)

St. Louis Environmental Racism Report with Leah Clyburn (October 2019)

THANKS to Andy Heaslet, Earthworms audio wiz, and to KDHX Production Power, Jon Valley.

A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday, but they're still investigating what happened in the week since he was last seen.

Ferguson police were pulling drivers over for expired temporary license tags in the town’s first-ever "Temp Tag Tuesday."

Everyone likes an easy day at the office. Cops are no exception. They like easy excuses to disregard the Fourth Amendment. Pretextual stops are how cop business has been done for years. Any missing tail light or (subjectively) too dark window tint is enough to initiate a traffic stop and apply pressure on drivers to […]

A north St. Louis County resident contacted the You Paid For It team to get a burned-out shell of a house demolished.

It's a decision that may have been illegal if St. Louis County Executive Sam Page had not vetoed Bill 86 Tuesday morning.