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Post-Dispatch Sees More High-Profile Departures as Currier, O’Dea Depart

2 years 9 months ago
Two Post-Dispatch reporters have said they will be leaving the city's paper of record. Longtime courts and policing reporter Joel Currier is leaving the Post to take a media liaison role for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in the city. Reporter and data specialist Janelle O'Dea will be joining the staff of the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom.
Ryan Krull

August calls from Missouri to new 988 crisis hotline up 34% from last year

2 years 9 months ago

A revamped national hotline that aims to aid people in a mental health crisis saw a 34% increase in calls from Missouri in August from a year prior. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned nationwide July 16 to the new three-digit 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which aims to assist callers in moments of crisis […]

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Tessa Weinberg

Pumpkin Picking at Eckert's Is Basically the Best

2 years 9 months ago
When it comes to fall in St. Louis, we're all pretty basic — and that's OK. Autumn here is spectacular. The temperatures fall in the previously smoking hot city to a just-crisp-enough mid-60s, the fall color bursts into brilliant existence and we pick up coffee drinks infused by warming spices (that are surely from local cafes, not that unfortunate Seattle behemoth).
Jessica Rogen

Starlink Service Starts To Slow Down As Limited Capacity Rears Its Head

2 years 9 months ago
We’ve noted a few times that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband service is great if you have no other options. It’s also great if you’ve spent an eternity stuck on an expensive 3 Mbps DSL line straight out of 2003, or a traditional, capped, expensive satellite broadband connection. Being able to get 100 Mbps in the […]
Karl Bode

Expect big delays this weekend. I-44 will be fully closed downtown for roadwork

2 years 9 months ago
Drivers who take Interstate 44 downtown will need to take an alternate route starting Friday, Sept. 23, as crews work to replace ramps. Starting 7 p.m. Friday, both the eastbound and westbound sides of I-44 will be closed between the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge and the I-44/Interstate 55 split, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Ramps from I-44/I-55 to eastbound Interstate 64 and from westbound I-64 to westbound I-44/southbound I-55 will also be closed at the Mississippi…
Jennifer Somers, KSDK

Pep Zone: Alton High School

2 years 9 months ago
ALTON, Ill. - The Pep Zone was in Alton, Illinois Friday, September 23 at Alton High School. FOX 2's Chris Regnier hung out with the Redbirds. FOX 2's newest anchor/reporter Laura Simon joined him. They both did a few t-shirt tosses out to the crowd. The cheerleaders, dance team, football team, band, and spirited students [...]
Chris Regnier

3 vehicle crash closes Highway 100 in Wildwood

2 years 9 months ago
WILDWOOD, Mo. - A three vehicle crash in Wildwood sent multiple people to the hospital Friday morning. The crash happened before 6:45 a.m. on Highway 100 at Meadow Forest Drive. Everyone involved was taken to the hospital. One of the cars involved flipped. Both directions of Highway 100 are blocked off in this area. Traffic [...]
Amelia Mugavero

Hyundai and Kia refuse St. Louis mayor's demand to install anti-theft technology

2 years 9 months ago
The deadline for Hyundai Motor America and Kia is up. The automakers had 30 days to respond to a demand letter from the city of St. Louis to recall their vehicles and install anti-theft devices to stop a theft epidemic involving their cars or face a lawsuit. In their responses, the companies refused to recall their vehicles, disagreed with Mayor Tishaura Jones’ characterization of their products and said they are taking some steps to address the problem. Kia’s attorney suggested a new type…
Christine Byers, KSDK