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Lawsuit seeks to block Missouri ban on transgender care for minors

2 years 7 months ago
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cole County is attempting to block the implementation of Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Attorneys at the ACLU of Missouri and Lambda Legal argue the ban could have “extremely serious negative health consequences.” “On its face, the law enshrines discriminatory practices in our health care system by specifically denying transgender Missourians under the age of eighteen access to evidence-based gender-affirming medical care while stripping…
Annelise Hanshaw

First Watch making its return to Clayton

2 years 7 months ago
A popular St. Louis region breakfast and lunch spot is anticipated to open a new location in early 2024. According to a press release from First Watch, a decades-old staple in the community, the new location at 8001 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton, Missouri will feature a covered patio and indoor-outdoor bar. This location is just one of 10 First Watch locations across the St. Louis region. First Watch previously had a restaurant at the 8001 Forsyth location, but shuttered it in 2020, when officials…
Clarissa Cowley

Brutal Heat Will Continue in St. Louis Through the Weekend

2 years 7 months ago
Some people have been saying that it’s hotter than Satan’s butthole out there, (it’s us, we’ve been saying it) and it seems like it’s just going to get worse in the coming days. After topping out at 96 degrees yesterday, the temperatures are set to just climb higher and higher each day for the next few days.
Jaime Lees

Missouri governor should commute death sentence of mentally-ill prisoner

2 years 7 months ago

Gov. Mike Parson should halt the Aug. 1 execution of Johnny Johnson, compassionately commuting his sentence to life in prison because he is severely mentally ill and doesn’t seem to even know why he would be killed. If he’s executed, it would only perpetuate our collective neglect of society’s most vulnerable people. There’s no doubt […]

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Greta Dahley Mensah

Heat Advisory issued Wednesday through Friday evening

2 years 7 months ago
Heat remains our main focus. We start the mornings warm, in the 70s to around 80 in metro St. Louis, and we heat up quickly. Afternoon top temperatures will push well into the 90s and close to 100 the rest of the week.
Angela Hutti