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Tuesday, August 11 - Scouting for silos

1 week 6 days ago
Silos have dotted the landscape for 150 years. But the tower-like structures on farms that hold fermented feed for livestock are threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in Illinois has been tracking down her grandfather’s silos before they disappear.

Missouri women have fought for abortion rights for decades. They’re still fighting

1 week 6 days ago
“I was 25 when I started. I can’t believe I still have to fight for women’s reproductive rights at 75,” Marlene Hammerman told me. Marlene notarized hundreds of signature sheets as a volunteer for the 2024 citizen-led ballot initiative that overturned Missouri’s criminal abortion ban. She’s one of the many women I met when I […]
Bridgette Dunlap

Very hot and humid, rain chances return Wednesday

1 week 6 days ago
ST. LOUIS - We continue with very hot and humid days followed by warm and muggy nights through Wednesday. Heat index values are expected to be above 100 F each afternoon, prompting heat warnings and advisories. Rain chances ramp back up into Wednesday evening and will linger through early Friday. The clouds and rain will [...]
Angela Hutti

Bail, Mark Andrew

2 weeks ago
Bail, Mark Andrew, 54, on 8/7. Visit 9:30-11 Sat. 8/15, Arlington United Methodist Church, 3770 McKelvey Rd. Bridgeton, 63044. Funeral Ser. at 11, with burial in Cold Water Cemetery. www.alexanderstlouis.com

Hamby, Bert H.

2 weeks ago
Hamby, Bert H.- Thursday, Aug 6, 2026. Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel, Thursday, Aug 13th, 4 to 8 pm. Funeral Mass Friday, Aug 14, 1:30 pm at St. Martin of Tours Church. Please see kutisfuneralhomes.com for more information.

Union Calls for Termination of Unnamed Edwardsville Elementary School Principal

2 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education meeting drew a crowd of Edwardsville Education Association (EEA) members, who called for the termination of an unnamed elementary school principal. On Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, the room was full for the Board of Education’s regular meeting, and seven EEA members spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting. All seven educators spoke about an unnamed administrator who, they say, displays “abusive”