In June 2022, minutes after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Missouri led the nation as the first state in the U.S. to enact an abortion ban. A new lawsuit, filed by faith leaders in Missouri, is challenging that ban, arguing that it not only violates the separation of church and state, but also the beliefs of other religions. Discussing the lawsuit, and their religious objections to Missouri's abortion ban, are Moharat Rori Picker Neiss, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis; Democratic state Representative Barbara Phifer, and Bishop Deon Johnson of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.
A drag performance last week at a diversity event attended by Columbia middle schoolers was “high-brow and innocent,” not the salacious sexual display alleged by Missouri Republicans, the marketing director for the group behind the performance said Sunday. At the annual Columbia Values Diversity Breakfast, timed to be near the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, […]
Roger Dierberg, scion of the Dierberg family and former executive vice president of Dierbergs Markets grocery stores, died Wednesday, a few days shy of what would have been his 89th birthday.
Billy Idol is hitting the road this spring. The rocker, who earlier this month received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just announced a new set of tour dates, kicking…
For more than a quarter-century, Robert Matonis has attended a concert in St. Louis every day, dancing his way into the fabric of local lore as "Beatle Bob."
The members of Yes are the latest artists to sell their catalog. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have made a deal with Warner Music Group’s Global Catalog Division to sell the rights to their music and…
A breakdown in the federal aviation system earlier this month threw a spotlight on the absence of a Senate-confirmed leader of the Federal Aviation Administration, prompting Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to push for the chamber to confirm President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the agency. But key Senate Republicans have raised concerns about that nominee, […]
Here in St. Louis we’re always getting jerked around by weather predictions. Ask anyone in town, and they’ll tell you that it seems like trained meteorologists only have a 50/50 chance of guessing local weather accurately. Just earlier today we reported their prediction of 3 to 6 inches of snow for the St. Louis area, but now the National Weather Service is saying that we could get anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of snow by Wednesday.
The founder of an organization supporting unhoused people in St. Louis says she’s dissolving her nonprofit after becoming the victim of “online targeting.” But other advocates for homeless people in St. Louis say the story is much more complicated. Ramona Curtis, a former journalist who became a prominent local advocate under the name Unhoused STL, says online harassment she’s received will make it impossible for her to raise money, so she’s calling it quits.
The ACLU said at least 27 anti-LGBTQ bills have already been introduced by Missouri Republicans, as of Jan. 12, accounting for roughly 21% of legislation introduced nationwide in state legislatures that target the community.
By Kacen Bayless, Jonathan Shorman and Maia Bond | The Kansas City Star (TNS)
EDWARDSVILLE - In 2019, District 7 partnered with the Edwardsville Public Library and First Student Bus Transportation Company to increase student access to books and awareness of the power of reading in hopes to grow enthusiastic readers. Stories on the Move, a program that puts books donated from the Edwardsville Public Library on 15 District 7 buses, emerged out of this collaborative effort. The concept is simple. Children are offered a book as they enter the bus. They can choose to read it on the bus, put it back at the end of their trip, or take it home to help build their home libraries. The book does not need to be returned. Unfortunately, Stories on the Move was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with support through a donation from Dieterich Bank, this initiative comes alive again this week. This collaboration between community entities such as Dieterich Bank, the Edwardsville Public Library, First Student Bus Transportation Company, and District 7 is just
Editor’s Note: The following story is for mature audiences and contains potentially strong, inappropriate language. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The state of Missouri rejected nearly 500 vanity or personalized license plates in 2022. According to the state's Department of Revenue, the plates were rejected on the grounds of being obscene or profane in RSMo 301.144.3 and [...]
Dan McLaughlin got caught recently by a speed camera and then, a few days later, received a citation in the mail. Normally, that would just be one of those things: What is obnoxious, however, is that the pretext for this particular ticket is “speeding in a school zone” even though it was based on a ...continue reading "How come no one knows how to drive in a school zone?"
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