Just as millions of Americans headed to the lake for Labor Day weekend, we woke up in a world without Jimmy Buffett in it. Buffett, the patron saint of leathery lime-fingered lake people everywhere, would have probably broken into that famous grin at the timing of it.
After weeks of speculation, The Rolling Stones have confirmed their new album will be called Hackney Diamonds. But fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the full details. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are…
RIPLEY COUNTY, Mo. - A five-year-old has died after the vehicle in which she was a passenger ran off the right side of the roadway, hit an embankment, and rolled over. The report from MSHP said the five-year-old girl was not wearing a safety device at the time of the crash. The MSHP report said [...]
Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer vacation season. On this holiday, we bring you a special from KCUR Studios that highlights the Lake of the Ozarks, a popular tourist destination in Missouri that’s just a three-hour drive west of St. Louis. Senior producer Suzanne Hogan looks at the story of how this man-made body of water came to be – a story that includes corruption, jail time, communities torn apart and displaced families.
But despite working long hours, help from her family and monthly visits to a food pantry, her family is barely scraping by on the wage that Amazon pays her.
Jeff Stein in the Washington Post has an alarming story about the federal deficit that comes with this chart: I was all ready to lay into this because the numbers seemed wrong. The CBO's most recent estimates for the federal deficit were $1.4 trillion in 2022 and $1.5 trillion in 2023. That's an increase of ...continue reading "Yes, the deficit really did double in 2023, but . . ."
The Wall Street Journal asked Republican voters what they thought of the economy over the past year: Here's the actual data for the past 12 months: Real GDP: Up 2.5% Inflation: CPI down from 8.4% to 3.3% Jobs: Up 3 million Stock Market: S&P 500 up 10% Housing: Median home price down 7% In fairness, ...continue reading "Republicans refuse to believe the economy has improved"
Tenants at the Ridgeview Apartments in north St. Louis County's Village of Riverview tell our I-Team they don't know where they'll live if they get kicked out.
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