LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - Officials responded to an overnight fire at an apartment building in Moscow Mills on Thursday. The fire occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Killdeer Circle near Highway 61. According to officials, the fire appears to have started on the deck of a third-floor unit before spreading to two [...]
MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - A man convicted of abducting and raping a woman getting coffee at a Starbucks in Collinsville is set to be sentenced Thursday. Timothy Dubois, 42, was convicted in May of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Jurors deliberated for a little more than an hour before [...]
The outcome of a crowded Republican primary for Missouri’s 6th Senate District could turn on the plan to eliminate the state income tax — and how much voters trust lawmakers to overhaul the tax code. Appearing on the ballot as Amendment 5, the top priority of Gov. Mike Kehoe would give lawmakers five years to […]
The Trump administration has rolled back teen pregnancy prevention grants and repurposed a program designed to reduce unintended pregnancies so that it promotes childbearing. But several states, including Republican-led ones, have protected or expanded access to contraception in recent months. Georgia Republican state Rep. Beth Camp sponsored a bill to expand contraceptive access in her […]
Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler is not seeking another term in the office, which keeps vital records like birth certificates and real estate transactions. STLPR'S Rachel Lippmann takes a look at the candidates seeking to fill the job.
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died.
ST. LOUIS - We have a much more active forecast ahead to end the week, but also a lot of questions about how things will ultimately play out. Let’s focus on Thursday into Friday. A thunderstorm complex in western Missouri will drop southeastward Thursday morning. As it does so, it is expected to weaken. That [...]
A recent book about the Kinks is getting some backlash from one of the legendary band’s members.All Day and All of the Night The Day-By-Day Story Pt 1: 1940-1971, written by Doug Hinman…
Gina Mitten returns to Politically Speaking to discuss her next goal in Missouri politics: Becoming the next state senator for Missouri's 4th District. Mitten joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to talk about why she's the best Democrat for the job, what she would focus on in the Senate and her opinions on Amendments 3, 4 and 5.
stLouIST