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People across the U.S. say the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, takes hours to answer calls, has failed for a year-plus to make progress on loan forgiveness applications.
US Supreme Court to decide fate of medication abortion access nationwide
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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Police search for missing Des Peres teen
The Department of Public Safety is seeking public assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old from Des Peres, Missouri.
Madison County Eastbound I-270 Lane Closures Announced
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.
Candlestick Telephone Exhibit
Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 […]
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Holleman: Facing dissent, Maplewood council appoints new city manager
Amber Withycombe, director of donor communications at Washington University, has been a contributor to the campaigns of Mayor Nikylan Knapper.
Missouri House Democrat calls for ouster of Shrewsbury state rep from caucus
One of her colleagues accused the state representative of helping to spread racist, antisemitic and conspiratorial rhetoric.
The RFT Has a New Slogan: Thirst Alert
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.
Missouri state board votes to divest state's pension fund from China
Dog and cat killed in fire, family escapes safely
A tragic morning for a family in ferguson.
A closer look at CITY's trade for D.C. United's Chris Durkin
St. Louis shipped Jared Stroud, Lucas Bartlett, and $300,000 in General Allocation Money to Washington, D.C. to acquire the midfielder.
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St. Louis Has a Lousy 1.8 Percent Chance of a White Christmas This Year
Dreaming of a white Christmas this year? If you'll be here in St. Louis, you may want to adjust your expectations. It's not just that the weather continues to feel more like fall than winter this month, with high temps this week predicted to soar yet again past 50 degrees.
Blues fire head coach Craig Berube
St. Louis 1930: A Captivating Journey Through Time, Uncovering the Life, Architecture, and Culture of a Historic City
St. Louis County Council backs 2024 budget that cuts services, delays senior tax cut
The ‘Race to 5G’ Wound Up Being More Of A Hobbled Waddle To Nowhere
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 […]
Federal defense bill advances without compensation for St. Louis victims of nuclear waste
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…
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - Illinois State Police say 'Clear and present danger' is preventing tragedies
The reporting program restricts who can have a gun. Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly says the tool is stopping major tragedies before they happen.
St. Louis Blues fire head coach Craig Berube, name Drew Bannister interim
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…
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