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Could Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map backfire and boost Democrats?

3 weeks 2 days ago
In American politics, we’re familiar with gerrymandering — when a political party redraws district lines to gain an electoral advantage. But what happens when that plan backfires and accidentally benefits the opposing party instead? Enter what politicos call the “dummymander.” Republicans in several states, including Missouri, followed President Donald Trump’s orders to redraw congressional maps […]
Jason Hancock

This is how much snow St. Louis is expecting Saturday

3 weeks 2 days ago
ST. LOUIS - Happy Thanksgiving! It will be a cold, but thankfully quiet holiday. The gusty winds of Wednesday have eased and overnight clouds are starting to clear. Sunny skies Thursday with highs in the low-40s. Staying quiet and cold overnight. We’ll wake up in the low to mid-20s on Black Friday and see highs [...]
Angela Hutti

Oldani, Louis

3 weeks 2 days ago
Fr. Louis J. Oldani, SJ, died Nov. 19, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 92 years old, a Jesuit for 74 years and a priest for 61 years. He taught at Rockhurst University for 45 years. Born in St. Louis…

Not Just Measles: Anti-Vaxxers Have Produced 3 Infant Deaths From Pertussis

3 weeks 3 days ago
In all of our conversations surrounding RFK Jr.’s appointment to lead HHS and the legitimization of his anti-vaxxer beliefs as a result, we have understandably been hyper-focused on measles. The reason for that is mostly that this is as stark an example of just how stupid and horrible anti-vaccination misinformation is combined with the horror […]
Timothy Geigner