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Man shot, killed in north St. Louis Sunday night

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was killed Sunday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of W. Florissant Ave., near the Bellefontaine Cemetery, in the city's Mark Twain neighborhood. When officers arrived on [...]
Nick Gladney

Childbirth left a Missouri mother paralyzed. Childcare access helped her heal

4 months 3 weeks ago
The birth of Danielle Stewart’s daughter thrust her into advocacy. She tells the story often. “Imagine walking into a hospital to have your first child,” Stewart said. “And leaving on a stretcher alone, paralyzed from your waist down.” Stewart says a failed epidural left her paralyzed from the waist down — a claim at the […]
Anna Spoerre

Mildly blue or a blue tsunami? 9 states will decide if Dems flip control of U.S. Senate

4 months 3 weeks ago
Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval ratings.  But they still need nearly everything to break their way against a map that put them at a starting disadvantage, analysts and campaign officials say. At the outset of this election cycle, Republicans […]
Jacob Fischler, Jonathan Shorman

How is America doing on her 250th birthday?

4 months 3 weeks ago
As we pause to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we should take the time to evaluate her well-being. All is not well in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Why isn’t it? The leaders whom we have entrusted with her care — her very lifeline — are not doing what it […]
Janice Ellis

Monday, Juneberry 22

4 months 3 weeks ago
This month, a native berry is ready to pick throughout the Midwest. Juneberries — also called serviceberries — have a sweet, nutty flavor. But most people have never tried them. St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke reports on a new push to get Juneberries onto plates.

Trailnet's annual report analyzes state of St. Louis' streets

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - For years, Trailnet, a non-profit focused on improving conditions for walking, biking, and public transit, has released an annual crash report. The data has been used to highlight traffic violence, identify areas that need to be addressed, and help shape transportation policies. On Monday, the agency released its annual report but with [...]
Jeff Bernthal

Cool and cloudy in the wake of Sunday’s storms, storm surveys Monday

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A batch of intense rainfall gave way to powerful and tornadic storms across Illinois Sunday afternoon and evening. NWS crews will be out Monday to survey storm damaged areas, especially in Jefferson and Marion Counties in IL. Monday dawns quieter and cooler, with breezy conditions early that will ease after sunup. Cloudy [...]
Angela Hutti

Dinoroarus

4 months 3 weeks ago

The Saint Louis Zoo presents Dinoroarus starting Friday, June 19th! The Saint Louis Zoo will transport guests millions of years back in time starting Friday, June 19, at Dinoroarus, a returning, temporary attraction for all-ages. […]

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Myranda Levins