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US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide

2 years 9 months ago

WASHINGTON —  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear oral arguments and decide whether broad access to the abortion pill can remain legal across the United States. The justices’ decision to hear the case this term will put abortion access and the politics that comes with it back in front of the nation’s highest court […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Madison County Eastbound I-270 Lane Closures Announced

2 years 9 months ago
GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs on eastbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15. One lane will always remain open. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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The RFT Has a New Slogan: Thirst Alert

2 years 9 months ago
KMOV's rebrand to First Alert 4 got us thinking. With St. Louis news outlets in open warfare over who’s "first" on everything, whether that be weather or news, no one is thinking about what the people actually want. 
Riverfront Times Staff

The ‘Race to 5G’ Wound Up Being More Of A Hobbled Waddle To Nowhere

2 years 9 months ago
We’ve noted for years how the “race to 5G” was largely just hype by telecoms and hardware vendors eager to sell more gear and justify high U.S. mobile data prices. While 5G does provide faster, more resilient, and lower latency networks, it’s more of a modest evolution than a revolution. But that’s not what telecom giants […]
Karl Bode

Federal defense bill advances without compensation for St. Louis victims of nuclear waste

2 years 9 months ago
The U.S. Senate took an important step Tuesday toward passing the nation’s annual defense policy bill, but the legislation did not include provisions aimed at compensating victims of radioactive contamination in St. Louis and around the country. The reliably bipartisan legislation is expected to hit the same hard-right opposition in the U.S. House that has dogged lawmakers since the beginning of this Congress. The Democratic-led upper chamber voted to end debate on this year’s $886 billion…
Ashley Murray

St. Louis Blues fire head coach Craig Berube, name Drew Bannister interim

2 years 9 months ago
Craig Berube has been "relieved of his coaching duties" with the St. Louis Blues and an interim head coach has been named, the team announced late Tuesday night. The abrupt announcement came via a news release posted to the team's website around 11 p.m. Tuesday night, following the team's 6-4 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Enterprise Center. Current Springfield Thunderbirds head coach Drew Bannister was named interim head coach. Bannister will travel to St. Louis on Wednesday and serve his first…
Corey Miller and Kelsi Anderson