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New Trump administration rule could override state medical debt protections

1 week 2 days ago
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month could override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans. In recent years, more than a dozen states have taken steps to keep medical debt from hurting residents’ credit scores, passing laws with bipartisan support. […]
Anna Claire Vollers

YouTube TV Customers Lose Access To ABC Channels, DVR Recordings Due To Annoying, Avoidable Disney Contract Dispute

1 week 2 days ago
For the last decade or so, U.S. cable TV customers have been plagued by a steady parade of content blackouts as cable providers and broadcasters bicker over new programming contracts. For the end user, so-called “retransmission feuds” usually go something like this: a TV broadcaster demands a cable company pay significantly more money to carry […]
Karl Bode

Three people injured in propane tank explosion in Calhoun County

1 week 2 days ago
CALHOUN COUNTY, Ill. - Three people were left injured Sunday morning after a propane tank explosion in Calhoun County. The explosion happened Sunday morning near the Calhoun Point Hunting Area, east of Brussels. Two of the three people injured in the explosion were taken to a hospital for treatment. The condition of the third individual [...]
Nick Gladney

Today's Weather: Mostly Sunny and Brisk

1 week 2 days ago
Expect a mostly sunny and brisk day, high will reach 38 degrees with a low of 23. Northwesterly winds will blow around 15 mph, gusting up to 30 mph, making it feel colder than the actual temperature at times. The morning starts chilly, and the wind chill will keep things feeling near 20 degrees. As the day progresses, skies will stay mostly sunny with only a few clouds moving in. The wind will maintain its brisk pace, so bundle up if you're heading outdoors. Evening will bring mainly clear skies

St. Louis City expands emergency shelter beds amid cold weather

1 week 2 days ago
The City of St. Louis has added 100 emergency shelter beds to protect its most vulnerable residents from the cold, in collaboration with several organizations, and the Biddle Housing Opportunities Center is one of the main shelters expanding its capacity to accommodate the increased demand.
Nick Gladney

Monday, Nov. 10 - Local nonprofit focusing on a different kind of trauma

1 week 2 days ago
As the government shutdown lingers and the future of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains uncertain for two-and-a-half-million people in Missouri and Illinois, the UnGUN Institute in St. Louis is providing free groceries and other essential items to local residents. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports on rising food prices and how the nonprofit’s founder partnered with Operation Food Search to meet people’s needs.

‘Blood, sweat and tears’: Missouri cannabis microbusiness owners begin to see light

1 week 2 days ago
Samantha Blum hasn’t been able to secure investors for her small-scale marijuana cultivation facility in the two years since Missouri awarded her a microbusiness license. So she and her longtime partner, Anthony La Pietra, decided to give up and fund the entire operation themselves, cashing in La Pietra’s retirement to build a greenhouse in Adrian, […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri GOP using incest victims, miscarrying women as bait to re-ban abortion

1 week 2 days ago
Most Missourians, like most Americans, do not want abortion to be a crime.  This is a problem for Missouri Republicans, who demonstrated last legislative session that their top priority is not the business of the state and attending to Missourians’ needs, but the reinstatement of the abortion ban that voters just rejected.  Because they know […]
Bridgette Dunlap

Schaub Projects Acquires Metheny Architects; Founder Jon Metheny Joins as Junior Partner and Director of Design Acquisition

1 week 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS, MO. — Schaub Projects, a leading St. Louis–based residential architecture firm, today announced the acquisition of Metheny Architects. As part of the agreement, founder Jon Metheny will join Schaub Projects as Junior Partner and Director of Design, working alongside Founder and Managing Partner David (Dave) Schaub and CEO/Partner Andrew (Drew) Schaub at the firm’s headquarters at 6651 Dale Avenue in St. Louis. The acquisition, made official on November 1, 2025, positions

Blast of cold air to start, but it doesn’t last all week

1 week 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS - Clouds and snow flurries overnight, plus the big gusty winds and cold. It is a reality check kind of morning, winter is, indeed, coming. With lows in the 20s the last two days, we have now had a hard freeze, ending the growing season for all. On Monday, skies clear early so [...]
Angela Hutti