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'It looks like a warzone': Storms impact local businesses, some unable to reopen in north St. Louis County

3 months 2 weeks ago
Friday marks one week since tornadoes ripped through the St. Louis region. The storm impacted not only homes, but also the ability for many people to make a living. Some north St. Louis County businesses aren't sure when they'll be able to reopen. Business owners say one of the toughest parts is having people who work for them unable to get a paycheck right now. "Catastrophic … We will probably look at a total tear down and rebuild,” said Kurtis Barks of Hart Automotive. Employees were still…
Brent Solomon

Venezuelans deported to brutal El Salvador prison weren’t gang members, lawyers say

3 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — In new court briefings Thursday, attorneys for several Venezuelan immigrants say their clients either had no criminal record or had cases before an immigration judge when they were deported under the Trump administration’s wartime authority — despite a federal judge ordering the return of the flights to the United States. Attorneys for four […]
Ariana Figueroa

Friday, March 21 - Local educators respond to order to dismantle Dept. of Education

3 months 2 weeks ago
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday to further downsize the U.S. Department of Education, and as STLPR’s Hiba Ahmad reports, some St. Louis area education leaders are concerned about this change. Plus, a conversation between St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson and local artist Mee Jey about how the immigrant experience shaped her work in a new exhibit.

Former ISP agent pleads guilty to Shiloh hit-and-run

3 months 2 weeks ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - A former Illinois State Police (ISP) Special Agent pleaded guilty to a hit and run that occurred in Dec. 2024 in Shiloh. According to our partners at the Post Dispatch, former ISP Special Agent Julian Feix is accused of running a red light, crashing his car into a car and leaving [...]
Nick Gladney

Lawmakers shouldn’t undermine Missouri’s voter-approved paid sick leave law

3 months 2 weeks ago
In health care, we know the cost of a lack of access to care, we see the daily impacts people suffer from. We frequently see patients with illnesses that have progressed beyond simple interventions. We often wish we could have seen them sooner. When Missouri voted overwhelmingly in November to pass Proposition A, this was […]
Priya Pal

Police investigating suspicious death of woman in Fenton

3 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in Fenton Thursday afternoon. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, a woman was found dead next to a crashed car near a wooded area by South Old Highway 141. Investigators say the crash did not happen recently. The investigation [...]
Nick Gladney

Man rescued after a house fire near Pacific

3 months 2 weeks ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A man was sent to the hospital overnight Friday morning after being rescued from a fire in unincorporated Franklin County near Pacific. The fire took place around 1 a.m. overnight Friday morning on Camp Solidary Road. Fire crews helped the man inside the burning home get out safely and then quickly [...]
Nick Gladney