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Watchdog agency says Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds

3 months 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services Program. The finding is the sixth time this year the GAO has […]
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri House Democrat faces ethics inquiry, loses committee seats over obscene text

3 months 3 weeks ago
A Democratic legislator from Springfield faces a Missouri House ethics investigation because of an obscene text message sent to a Republican colleague during debate over the new congressional district map. State Rep. Jeremy Dean of Springfield sent the text message on Sept. 4 to Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams of Dittmer. Dean and other Democrats […]
Rudi Keller

Police seek suspects, van used in mail theft in downtown St. Louis

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are searching for four unknown suspects and a van that was used to steal mail last week from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in downtown St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police department (SLMPD), the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the USPS building, located [...]
Nick Gladney

CBS/Paramount And The Ellisons Look To Buy Time Warner In Latest Destructive Major Media Megadeal

3 months 3 weeks ago
Fresh off of kissing Trump’s ass to gain regulatory approval for Skydance’s merger with CBS and Paramount, the billionaire Ellison family is cooking up another terrible idea: quickly merging with whatever’s left of Time Warner. You might recall that the AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery mergers were some of the most destructive and pointless “business” efforts ever conceived, […]
Karl Bode

‘And that’s all gone’: Rural health centers in Missouri close, end continuous local care

3 months 3 weeks ago
MEXICO, Mo. — It’s been more than three years since the closure of Audrain Community Hospital, ending more than a century of continuous local care in the mid-Missouri community. Once a cornerstone of rural health care in the region and the first community cancer center in the state, the hospital shuttered in March 2022 after […]
Jonah Foster, Xander Lundblad, Seth Schwartzberg

No injuries reported after fire in East St. Louis

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - No injuries were reported after an overnight fire Tuesday morning in East St. Louis. The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. on North 27th Street. The house appeared to be vacant at the time of the fire and no injuries have been reported.
Nick Gladney

Tuesday, Sept. 16 - Can Missouri handle sports betting?

3 months 3 weeks ago
Sports betting was legalized in Missouri last November, but it won’t be active until December 1 due to licensing and regulation requirements. St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle reports that some mental health advocates are concerned about the impact its impending availability will have on gambling addiction in the state.

The summer feels rolls on, rain and a cool down expected late week

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - In St. Louis, the average last date for a 90+ day is September 16. We will go past that this year. The heat will continue through Thursday with high temperatures in the 90s. Despite the chance of a few very isolated pop showers, mainly west and south, no rain is expected in [...]
Angela Hutti