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Mid-60s highs expected; rain set to ring in Christmas day

2 years 10 months ago
Patchy, dense fog has developed, especially along the Mississippi River and eastward into Illinois. This fog and any drizzle will diminish by mid-morning. Ahead of our next system, today will be mild and breezy, with highs climbing into the mid 60s.
Jaime Travers

NORAD Santa tracker

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) runs the annual Christmas-themed NORAD Santa Tracker program. NORAD is a joint organization between the United States and Canada responsible for aerospace warning and defense. The NORAD Santa Tracker has evolved into a high-tech operation. NORAD uses radar, satellites, jet fighters, and Santa Cams to [...]
Laura Simon

Here’s the legal issue at stake in the Wisconsin redistricting decision

2 years 10 months ago
As you probably know, a Democrat recently won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, giving them a majority. They immediately took up a lawsuit challenging the state's infamously gerrymandered legislative maps and ruled yesterday that the maps had to be redrawn. Bob Somerby is confused by what happened, and that naturally got me curious. It ...continue reading "Here’s the legal issue at stake in the Wisconsin redistricting decision"
Kevin Drum