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One of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's proudest achievements is the Stop WOKE Act. Among other things, it bars employers from holding mandatory DEI training sessions. Four months after the law was signed a district court issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement on First Amendment grounds, and today DeSantis unanimously lost his appeal in the 11th ...continue reading "Circuit court tells Florida it can’t ban woke speech"

The leader in gunshot detection tech rebranded recently. Following several months of sustained negative press, ShotSpotter decided it wanted to be called something else: SoundThinking. But a raffelesia by any other name smells the same. ShotSpotter had experienced a bit of quick uptake by law enforcement agencies, but in recent years, it was more well-known […]

This week, the National Weather Service will help get people ready now that we’re starting to see more thunderstorms. Monday’s topic is having a plan and making sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings.

In 2009, revelations of sexual abuse at one of the largest Christian camps in the country rocked the Branson-based Kanakuk camp. Now, a community of survivors and their supporters are building a path to change — including backing a proposed bill to expand the state’s statute of limitations. To discuss the ongoing legacy, and reckoning, around Kanakuk and Missouri law, we talk with journalist Nancy French, who investigated the camp, and attorney Bobby Thrasher, who represents a former camper who was abused there.

Larry Musgraves Jr. and his wife, Carmen Musgraves, owners of ABM Ministries campus in Piedmont, have been charged with first-degree kidnapping and jailed without bond.

The Webster Groves Police Department is asking for the public’s help in solving a series of burglaries at a gas station.

The nearly completed 800,000-square-foot office building in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, is attracting potential buyers, industry sources say.

Federal officials are investigating whether residents of a small subdivision in the St. Louis suburbs are living on top of contamination dating back to World War II after finding radioactive material in their backyards. The Cades Cove subdivision, a small enclave in Florissant, was built on top of where Coldwater Creek once meandered. The creek, […]

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Federal officials are investigating whether residents of a small subdivision in the St. Louis suburbs are living on top of contamination dating back to World War II after finding radioactive material in their backyards. The Cades Cove subdivision, a small enclave in Florissant, was built on top of where Coldwater Creek once meandered. The creek, which runs through several St. Louis suburbs and into the Missouri River, was contaminated decades ago by waste left over from the development of the world’s first atomic bomb. 

Leaders of a bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Speaker Dean Plocher over allegations of misconduct said Monday that there is no timetable for when the inquiry will conclude.  State Rep. Hannah Kelly, a Republican from Mountain Grove and chair of the House Ethics Committee, spoke to reporters following a roughly three-hour closed-door meeting of the […]

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A recent article in Pediatrics reports that antidepressant use has increased substantially among young adults. Among men the increase since 2017 is 44%. Among women it's 58%. Trend data suggests that antidepressant use is rising at similar rates among adults of all ages—in fact, perhaps at a higher rate among older adults. So, as a ...continue reading "Why are white women so depressed?"

The St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment (SLATE) is partnering with the Fathers & Families Support Center for a child arrears program.

CHICAGO — Severe Weather Preparedness Week kicked off in Illinois on Monday and Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) is encouraging residents to take part in a statewide tornado drill this week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the annual statewide tornado drill will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The [...]

Seventeen years ago, a group of science and social studies teachers started a tradition that's become a hallmark at Blaine High School.

A large brush fire threatened dozens of homes in Fenton.

The off-duty cop was uninjured. Police were not sure whether any of the suspects who fled the scene were stuck.

This in-person event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., March 9, at the Administration Center on Dunn Road.

Attorneys for the three men charged with a brutal kidnapping at the Mount of Olives Ministry church in south city say the case against their clients is a circumstance of mistaken identity and a “rush to judgment” by the police.  Grace Kipendo, Pasi Heri and Mmunga Fungamali were charged with felony kidnapping and assault two weekends ago after police were led to the church in the Patch neighborhood by a woman "crying out to passersby who were not members of the church," one of whom called police. The victim told police she was tied up, beaten, given only water and forced to use a bucket as a makeshift toilet.