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Environmental groups appeal federal court decision on EPA reporting requirements
Environmental groups are appealing a federal court’s decision to uphold a rule exempting livestock and poultry operations from reporting significant releases of air pollutants. The environmental groups allege the rule is unlawful and that exposure to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from these operations is responsible for more deaths annually than exposure to air pollution from […]
Missouri releases final proposal for federal broadband expansion program
The Office of Broadband Development, housed within the Missouri Department of Economic Development, released Missouri’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, a federal initiative established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The state plans to invest over $700 million to bring broadband to over 200,000 homes and businesses throughout Missouri. […]
Three injured in two separate downtown St. Louis shootings
Three people were injured in two separate shootings in downtown St. Louis, one of which involved a 14-year-old attempting to rob two men at gunpoint and the other a drive-by shooting that left a man injured.
Hotter temperatures mean more workplace injuries, study finds
With hotter temperatures come more heat-related workplace injuries — about 28,000 injuries each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Environmental Health. Scientists have long warned of climate change-driven extreme heat and its dangers to health. Studies have shown extreme heat can cause fatigue, poorer coordination and reduced attention. Put together, […]
Renata Cassiano Alvarez: Passage
Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen […]
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St. Louis Community College back to pre-pandemic enrollment with career training push
Enrollment at STLCC climbed by 10% this fall to 17,236 students across the four-campus system.
Who sells Bahn-Mi Bread?
MoDOT launches 'Heads Up St. Louis' amid deadly pedestrian crashes
MoDOT has launched the 'Heads Up St. Louis' campaign to raise awareness about pedestrian safety after a series of deadly pedestrian crashes this month.
New here…Metrolink
Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Vacant hospital has neighbors feeling frustrated
Drive down south Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis and you’ll notice the vacant St. Alexius Hospital, just south of Cherokee Street. Neighbors say the property has gone downhill quickly in the three years since it closed.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports – people living in the Gravois Park neighborhood want someone to take action and clean up the former medical campus.
MO Secretary of State, misleading ballot language
Eric Schmitt says Democrats 'grandstanding' on bill for police training and health services
Schmitt said Democrats refusal to OK bill is "sad commentary" on Democratic Party. Senate Democrats wants to re-open negotiations on health-care spending
Man injured in drive-by shooting in downtown St. Louis
A man was injured in a drive-by shooting in downtown St. Louis early Tuesday morning, and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Cooler air is here, but full fall may not yet be
ST. LOUIS - The front is through, and the cooler air is here. Clouds have cleared and we’ll have full sunshine on Wednesday. High temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-70s Wednesday. Out-the-door temperatures the next several mornings will be in the 40s for most with some upper 30s possible in rural [...]
Jerry Garcia’s art to take players on ‘Cosmic Journey’ with new dice game
Artwork by the late Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia is being highlighted in a new dice game.Jerry Garcia’s Cosmic Journey, a collaboration between Jerry Garcia's family and game designers Twogether Studios, is being…
Nail salons - best and worst?
Competing for Crumbs
While adding funding for historically Black colleges and universities, Trump’s Education Department is simultaneously cutting funding to colleges that primarily serve minorities.
Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis
In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.
BlackRock Just Bought a Minnesota Utility
On Friday, state regulators voted unanimously in favor of allowing private equity to take a Duluth-based utility holding company private. The Prospect takes you inside the room where it all went down.