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STLPR: Mrs. Pat fed her neighborhood. Now a community garden carries her legacy forward
Don’t Let the Bastards Win!
City residents can file an appeal to stop the hyperscale data center in Midtown. The deadline is this Thursday.
Trial scheduled to begin for getaway driver in Collinsville murder plot
Marty Shaw is set to go on trial Monday for allegedly driving the getaway car in a Collinsville murder-for-hire plot that left 32-year-old Portia Rowland dead.
Vehicle crashes into building in downtown St. Louis
A vehicle crashed into a building in downtown St. Louis early Monday morning, resulting in no injuries and an ongoing investigation.
St. Louis marijuana workers win union vote after two-year ballot fight
It’s been about two years since Will Braddum was fired from his position at Sinse marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility in south St. Louis, along with more than a dozen others. For him, the marijuana industry had been a career, but he’d seen how “cutthroat” the corporate side can be, he said, and how vulnerable […]
Man killed in overnight shooting in south St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting overnight Monday in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. in the 1800 block of Arsenal Street, off Interstate 55 near Anheuser Busch Brewery. When officers arrived, they found a [...]
Missouri’s new anti-abortion law will hurt families in medical crisis
It takes a special kind of cruelty to meddle in end of life care for political reasons. The so-called “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” passed last week does just that. It is part of a longstanding strategy of abortion opponents using the tragedies of aspiring parents who have to end wanted pregnancies in order […]
As property insurance crisis worsens, some states target Big Oil
Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a new line of attack in the effort to force oil companies to bear the cost of climate change effects. In three states, Democratic lawmakers introduced bills this session that would allow insurance companies or […]
Monday, May 18 - Pressing on
One year after the tornado that devastated parts of the St. Louis Region, especially north St. Louis, survivors of the storm and people remembering loved ones talk about moving forward. STLPR's Lacretia Wimbley joins a family on their first trip to a garden named in honor of one of the tornado's victims. Plus: Takeaways from the 2026 Missouri Legislative Session
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Rain, storms Monday and Tuesday, Temps cool back midweek
ST. LOUIS - We are tracking a line of thunderstorms early Monday morning that has moved into mid-Missouri and is bringing heavy rain and frequent lightning. Some of the stronger storms may produce wind gusts up to 50 mph as they continue to move east. Small hail also can’t be ruled out. This line of [...]
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Spanish try to rule a town tempted by 'the world, the flesh and the devil': Revisiting St. Louis' history
During Spanish rule of St. Louis, townfolk remained French by blood and inclination. Spanish commanders were often frustrated by the carefree ways of the residents.
Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
The post Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help. appeared first on ProPublica.
Queen’s Brian May contributes to ‘Masters of the Universe’ song
Queen’s Brian May has lent his guitar chops to a new song that will be featured in the upcoming movie Masters of the Universe.The rocker appears on the track "Eternia"…
Learn to Fry (wings): Foo Fighters to appear on ’Hot Ones Versus’
Foo Fighters will be turning on the heat on Hot Ones Versus.Dave Grohl and company are making an appearance on the Hot Ones spinoff, in which participants compete against each other by…
Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency
The post Tiny Footprints, a Blue Blanket: What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died of Vitamin K Deficiency appeared first on ProPublica.
See the May 18, 1926, front page: $30,000 taken in holdup of North St. Louis Trust Co.
Headlines from the May 18, 1926, front page include: Plan to relieve downtown traffic includes extensive system of one-way streets.
Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
The Great Salt Lake is drying up. What happens when a data center as large as a city sits next to it?
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