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Webster University wins collegiate chess national championship, SLU and Mizzou finish in top 4
Judge rejects ex-Missouri lawmaker’s push to overturn revolving-door lobbying ban
The Missouri law is designed to prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption, a federal judge ruled last week.
Jennings woman charged in two children’s fatal overdoses about a year apart
A Jennings woman out on bond for charges of letting her infant ingest drugs and die is now charged in a toddler’s fentanyl overdose death.
St. Charles firefighters help prepare dinner for kids after mom sent to hospital
A mother in St. Charles is thankful after a terrible situation while making dinner on Sunday sent her to the hospital.
Democrats call for the removal of Missouri Commission on Human Rights chair
All 10 Democratic members of the Missouri Senate signed a letter Monday urging Gov. Mike Parson to remove the chair of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights over his recent public statements in opposition to LGBTQ-rights legislation. Timothy Faber, a lobbyist for the Missouri Baptist Convention, testified in a Senate committee hearing last week about […]
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Canada Follows U.S. Lead On Mindless Consolidation With Rogers, Shaw Merger Approval
In both Canada and the U.S., there’s no shortage of evidence that consolidation in telecom and media hasn’t been great for telecom and media — or employers, competition, or consumers. That’s not really stopping regulators in either country, who continue to approve massive harmful megadeals with only the pretense of meaningful review. Canada’s just approved […]
A reporter found his story in an escape room. Then he became a main character in it
In 2014, Danny Wicentowski became obsessed with writing about an escape room — and became trapped in a way he never predicted. Wicentowski performed his story at St. Louis Public Radio as part of the Story Collider show “Variables” on February 13, 2023.
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St. Louis Character: Leslie Franklin, owner of Alton, Illinois-based Jest Murder Mystery Co., on her path from actor to owner
Jest Murder Mystery Co. puts on nearly 500 murder mystery dinner shows around the nation every year. We spoke with owner Leslie Franklin on her path to owner and how the company pivoted during the Covid-19 shutdowns.
Drebes: A widening of Interstate 70 hangs in the balance
The governor’s legacy project to invest nearly a billion dollars in upgrading Interstate 70 still isn’t part of the budget.
Suspect tied to 3 burglaries at south St. Louis storage units
Police are linking a St. Louis man to multiple thefts at storage units in south city, claiming he walked away with thousands of dollars of renters’ belongings.
It's time to crown a champion: Final round voting begins in St. Louis Inno Madness
It’s time to crown a champion in St. Louis Inno Madness.
After four rounds of voting, two companies remain in this year’s contest: No. 1 Arcadian Infracom and No. 15 GiftAMeal will square off in our Inno Madness championship matchup. As a reminder, seeding in the bracket was determined based on the amount of funding raised by each company and name recognition of the businesses nominated.
Nearly 3,000 votes were cast in the semifinal round of Inno Madness, which included Arcadian Infracom besting…
1 dead, 2 injured in crash near Washington, Missouri
2 of 3 candidates for Mehlville School Board disqualified
Peggy Hassler, the school board president, and Jean Pretto, a board member, failed to turn in personal financial disclosure reports before the deadline.
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