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Travone “TJ” Mister Jr. died on July 20, 2022, at the Kennedy Recreation Complex in unincorporated south St. Louis County near Arnold. A police report detailing his death revealed there was only one lifeguard on duty and dozens of children.

David Broder has a good piece in the New York Times today about the extremist right-wing government that's now running Italy. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has certainly moderated her rhetoric since being elected, he says, but underneath you'll still find the same old animating radicalism. This is particularly true of her government's animus toward migrants, ...continue reading "Italy’s problem with migrants is everybody’s problem"

The dangerous heat is putting extra stress on those who have to work outdoors in it every day. Some of those workers are MoDOT employees and their contractors working on the numerous road construction projects across town.

More than 23,000 lost coverage in June because of “procedural reasons,” including nearly 11,000 kids. About 9,200 participants were dropped because of increased income or other change in their status.

St. Louis County just settled a lawsuit over a 6-year-old's drowning at his summer camp last July.

And here we go again. We have been talking about both the concept of video game preservation being lost to the copyright gods, as well as how copyright often prevents fan-made creations and content around game franchises, for years and years now. Both topics are quite frustrating and both serve as examples of how copyright […]

Against the backdrop of the new feature film “Joy Ride,” three St. Louis residents who grew up in Metro St. Louis and near Kansas City, Missouri, talk about their personal experiences as Asian American transracial adoptees navigating identity, family and belonging.

JERSEY - Bria Tuttle finished a tremendous athletic career recently at Jersey Community High School as a softball player. She had a batting average of nearly .400, 36 hits, according to Max Preps. She also had 15 RBI and scored 35 runs this past spring. Bria had a remarkable 24 stolen bases last year and 51 for her career with her remarkable speed. She had 107 hits in her career, according to Max Preps stats and batted nearly .400 for her career. Bria was an outstanding student at JCHS. She also was a golf and basketball star. She is the Sparklight Internet Female Athlete of the Month for JCHS. JCHS Head Girls Softball Coach Chelsea Crnokrak said she is a leader in every facet of the game on the field, in the dugout and in the huddle. "Bria always gave 100 percent in practice and in games and can create a spark that gets the team going," the coach said.

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Michael Grady, 68, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and money laundering in the death of Charles Harris III on Oct. 5, 2011.

PIASA - Collin Robinson has had an exceptional athletic career at Southwestern High School. He advanced to state this past spring in the 100 meters with a first-place sectional performance. He was a wide receiver/defensive back in football and a varsity guard in basketball. Collin and teammate Austin Stanton were one-two in the regional. Collin is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. Collin had a time of 11.37 at state. Collin returned to state after qualifying in the 400 meters a year before. "It was a real thrill to see Collin and Austin go one-two in the sectional," Coach Matt Hasquin said. "We've had a strong tradition and thanks to the help and inspiration of these boys, we also have some younger boys waiting in the wings."

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Health care facilities in states with abortion bans, like Missouri, find that fewer doctors consider coming to these states to complete their OB-GYN residencies. Washington University physicians Dr. David Eisenberg and Dr. Jeannie Kelly have witnessed this firsthand. In this episode, they also discuss the effects of Missouri’s abortion ban on maternal health outcomes.

The feds on Thursday revealed health care fraud charges against a well-known St. Louis urgent care operator.

On a triple-digit scorcher of a day this Thursday, Construction Forum and St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) staged a career event that 169 not-easily-impressed youth seemed to appreciate. The second annual Construction Forum “Yeah I Built That” was hosted in partnership with SLDC. It was held under a large pavilion at Sumner High School on […]

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has apologized for his response to Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus’ defense of his bandmate Slash. As previously reported, in a Planet Rock interview Bettencourt suggested “most guitar players I admire” wouldn’t be able to…

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Rockin it out at the museum in my KSHE top and fanny pac.

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After a Missouri Supreme Court ruling late last week, the proposed initiative petition to restore abortion rights hits another hurdle.