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This weekend's Weather: Cool with a breeze, showers Saturday, then cold Sunday

1 month 2 weeks ago
Friday will be a mostly sunny day with a brisk breeze in the morning. Expect a high near 70 with a low around 40. Winds will gust up to 25 mph from the west-northwest. It will feel pleasant during the day but chilly in the early morning and overnight hours. Rain chances remain at zero. The day starts with a cool, breezy morning under partly cloudy skies. By afternoon, the sun breaks through, warming things up comfortably before the evening brings intermittent clouds. Overnight, skies will be partly

Trump Cybersecurity Policy Is Indistinguishable From A Foreign Attack

1 month 2 weeks ago
Last year almost a dozen major U.S. ISPs were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year. The “Salt Typhoon” hack was so severe, the intruders spent much of the last year rooting around the ISP networks even after discovery. AT&T and Verizon, […]
Karl Bode

State death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions

1 month 2 weeks ago
States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely. Lawmakers in more than half of the states have introduced over 100 bills this year to either expand or limit capital punishment, to […]
Amanda Watford

Friday, Nov. 7 - A Tarantino favorite brings St. Louisan's story to the screen

1 month 2 weeks ago
The new film “Mr. Wonderful” makes its St. Louis premiere on Tuesday at the St. Louis International Film Festival. It’s the work of St. Louis-based writer Daniel Blake Smith, who adapted the screenplay from his 2018 novel of the same name. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with Smith about the film. It features the late Michael Madsen, of Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill fame, in one of his final leading roles, playing a fictionalized version of Smith.

Bodycam shows heroic rescue of boy from near drowning in St. Charles County

1 month 2 weeks ago
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Bodycam footage captured the dramatic rescue when a 10-year-old boy was saved from a near drowning by a quick-acting police officer. The incident unfolded on Sept. 7 at the Old South Shore Marina in St. Charles County. After Hunter Carroll went under water, his brother, Lucas, screamed for help, prompting [...]
Laura Simon

States, donors and schools scramble to keep Head Start centers open — for now

1 month 2 weeks ago
With some early childhood education centers already closing their doors because of the federal government shutdown, local leaders are scrambling to find money to keep Head Start programs available to some of the country’s most vulnerable children. Head Start programs, which serve more than 700,000 low-income children across the country, are almost entirely federally funded. […]
Kevin Hardy, Nada Hassanein

Dramatic changes in temperatures on track for the weekend

1 month 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis region has seen some clouds and a few spots of light rain overnight, but the bulk of the rain has stayed just north of the area. Clouds will clear towards sunrise. Sunny, mild, and occasionally breezy Friday, with highs around 70 F. Enjoy! Clear skies this evening will give [...]
Angela Hutti