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The growing global packaging company, based in Creve Coeur, has expanded its presence in Europe with the purchase of a United Kingdom business.

Missouri is on the verge of making abortion illegal in almost any instance except a medical emergency. The culmination of years of conservative activism is raising questions about whether it will strengthen the Republican grip on state politics.

A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth is “hanging on a thread,” its sponsor said, due to resistance from a Republican state senator in the legislative session’s final days. The provision, which would expand health care coverage from 60 days to a […]

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Every year, dozens of bills are filed in the Missouri General Assembly that target the LGBTQ+ community in one way or another, forcing queer legislative staff to sit quietly while our humanity is debated.  I am a gender non-conforming lesbian and a very visible member of this community. There are days I worry if it […]

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Three teenagers in a stolen Jeep crashed into a minivan and killed four people Friday night.

Bipartisan critics warned that enacting the proposal would lead to overregulation and micromanaging of public school teachers.

ST. LOUIS - You can take home furry friends named after the St. Louis Blues as they bring heat to the ice! Five Acres Animal Shelter is celebrating the St. Louis Blues' run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by naming animals after some players. The pets get the name of the player who scores first in [...]

These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics.

ST. LOUIS - Tuesday sees a clear and mild morning. Expect sunny, muggy, and hot conditions Tuesday through Thursday with temperatures in the low-90s. The area may tie or break records. Friday will be a touch cooler, but it will still be well above normal. It will be cooler this weekend with a chance of [...]

The Philippines lays out a plan for addressing climate change — and holding the biggest polluters accountable.

The Department of Transportation needs to be more aggressive in protecting consumers from price-gouging.

The oil and gas industry could jeopardize federal funding to clean up the state’s thousands of abandoned and leaking wells.

In Part 1, I introduced the tale of James and Gretchen Hetzel, a St. Louis couple who decided to spend their honeymoon bicycling around the world on a tandem bicycle. They made it all the way to India before having to turn back. Newspaper accounts of their journey mostly agree on the timeline; however, there …

Continue reading "Jim and Gretchen’s Excellent Adventure—Part 2"

Paul Mueller of Collinsville, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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I mentioned in the previous post that (a) national polls about abortion are useless, and (b) attitudes toward abortion have been very stable. So here's a set of (a) three national polls (b) showing that attitudes toward abortion have become more liberal over the past couple of decades: These three polls are all reliable and ...continue reading "Abortion attitudes have become more liberal since 2000, all thanks to Democrats"

The average of new daily cases in St. Louis County is17.3 cases per 100,000 per day, up 111% over two weeks, according to the county's Department of Public Health.

The historic Pop Myles pool has sat vacant for more than a decade. That’s expected to change with extra funds coming from the state.

People are so frustrated with potholes on St. Louis-area roadways, they've started filling the potholes themselves.