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Missouri Supreme Court to review controversial photo ID law

1 week 5 days ago
Missouri's Supreme Court is set to review a controversial photo ID law on Wednesday, which could affect how thousands of voters cast their ballots, with advocacy groups arguing that it violates Missourians' right to vote and state officials defending it as essential for election security.
Nick Gladney

Trump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom.   Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of […]
Shauneen Miranda

One Killed In Early Morning I-64 Crash In O'Fallon, IL.

1 week 5 days ago
O'FALLON, IL. - One person died Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 2025, in a multi-vehicle crash in a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 64 near O’Fallon, IL., the Illinois State Police has reported. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025, and involved two tractor-trailers, a utility work truck, and a Ford Bronco. Authorities have not released the identity of the deceased pending an ongoing investigation. The right lane of eastbound I-64 remained open during the investigation.

Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says

1 week 5 days ago
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a report released Monday. The nonprofit Commonwealth Fund based its analysis on federal health workforce data. Its report comes just days after states applied for portions of a $50 billion rural […]
Nada Hassanein

Wednesday, Nov. 19 - Online sales tax may be boosting Metro East towns

1 week 5 days ago
Towns in the Metro East have seen increased sales tax revenue this year. That’s after Illinois started collecting tax on online sales from out-of-state, as STLPR's Will Bauer reports. Plus: The Trump administration has cut National Science Research grants by more than a billion dollars. STLPR's Jonathan Ahl finds Missouri S&T is doing ok with theirs, for now.

Cloudy but dry day Wednesday, rain returns for Thursday, Friday

1 week 5 days ago
ST. LOUIS - The threat for rain and storms is gone for now, but a lot of cloud cover will be hanging around the region Wednesday. We’ll watch for areas of fog Wednesday morning. We will be cooler, with top temperatures in the upper 50s to 60 F. A storm lifting north out of Texas [...]
Angela Hutti