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St. Louis charter school to close

2 years 5 months ago
State data say the school's students have scored below state averages. It said it understands some academic improvements "will not be significant enough to gain the confidence of our sponsor and" state regulators.
Jacob Kirn

Study shows where the most generous Missourians live

2 years 5 months ago
MISSOURI (KSNF/KODE) — A recent study suggests the most generous people in the state of Missouri live in one of the state's most populated counties. SmartAsset, a consumer-focused financial information and advice website, ranks St. Louis County as the number one most generous county in Missouri. The City of St. Louis ranked eighth. The study measured [...]
Dustin Lattimer

Mystery lemur found in Illinois family's garage

2 years 5 months ago
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Bloomington family had quite the surprise Thursday when they discovered "King Julian," a ring-tailed lemur, hiding out in their garage. The family had heard suspicious sounds Wednesday night but didn't investigate right away. When they found the lemur, they reached out to the Illinois Conservation Police to rescue their surprise [...]
Maggie Strahan

Gov. Pritzker signs additional abortion protections, gender affirming care into law

2 years 5 months ago
CHICAGO — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Patient and Provider Protection Act on Friday, granting additional protections to those seeking abortions or gender affirming health care in the state. State lawmakers approved the bill on Tuesday which, among other items, would shield reproductive and gender-affirming health care patients and providers from legal action originating across state [...]
Chip Brewster

The Anti-Twitter Files: January 6th Committee Report Shows How Twitter Leaned Over Backwards To Protect Trump & Conservatives

2 years 5 months ago
For all the talk of the “Twitter Files,” as we’ve detailed, they’ve mostly been, at best, misleading, and frequently actively wrong. One of the big reveals, we were told, was that the Files were going to expose the political machinations of how Twitter banned former President Trump. And, indeed, Bari Weiss’s “Part Five” of the […]
Mike Masnick