PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem
In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject to too little oversight....
Jun 13, 2026Open source
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Coal train derails in St. Clair County, no injuries reported
A Facebook post from the emergency management agency said 13 coal cars derailed.
May 6, 2026Open source
Derailed train cars blocking roadway near East Carondelet
The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency is responding to a trail derailment near East Carondelet.
May 6, 2026Open source
'No mom should ever have to go through what I went through': Postpartum support expands in St. Louis area
Lawson launched Elephant Baby in 2021. It is a postpartum care agency focused on supporting moms beyond the beginning stages.
May 6, 2026Open source
MoDOT wants feedback on plans to close eastbound Interstate 64 in Midtown for a year
The agency has preliminary plans to close all eastbound lanes between Vandeventer and Compton avenues in St. Louis starting in fall 2027.
May 2, 2026Open source
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Missouri Food Assistance Applicants Hit ‘Bottleneck’
Imagine you have just been evicted, and that any documentation you had regarding income, health care expenses, utility costs, or other relevant paperwork got...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
St. Louis nonprofits' new database tracks local immigration enforcement
Users can explore information on detention locations, pathways into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and other data on the immigration enfor...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Cole County judge rejects Megan Green’s challenge to state takeover of St. Louis police
The case brought by St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green argued the legislation that included the state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan P...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Childcare centers across Missouri grapple with staff retention issues
As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Bet...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri vape recall exposes dispute over cannabis testing rules
Local Cannabis said it was adapting to evolving requirements, but regulators say products were not properly tested in the form consumers buy them.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Republican attorneys general urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and 13 other Republican attorneys general want to ban mifepristone as a threat to clean water.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri AG reaches agreement to stop sales of kratom-derived opioid products
Hanaway halts the sale and distribution of several kratom-derived products in Missouri, alleging deceptive marketing practices.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Potential new Missouri law would track tick-borne meat allergy affecting thousands
Health experts believe Missouri may have one the highest populations of people with a tick-borne meat allergy in the country.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
Jun 13, 2026Open source
In loving memory of Velma Helling: 1930-2026
Velma Rose Helling left us on May 28, 2026 at the age of 95. She was born in 1930 in Bolivar, Missouri, to Henry and Lucille Sterling. In 1935, her family mo...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Focus on sex offender registration in KC metro ahead of World Cup
KANSAS CITY —As the Kansas City metro area prepares for an influx of people attending the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Jackson County, Missouri
Jun 12, 2026Open source
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt makes diving catch in Congressional baseball game
Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt made a diving catch, got a bloody nose and earned MVP honors in the Congressional baseball game.
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Flooding closes multiple routes in northeast Missouri
HANNIBAL -—Several routes have closed in the Northeast District due to flooding. Current closures include: Adair County: MO 11 - CLOSED at Steer Creek, bet...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri higher education officials feel pressure to overhaul funding formula
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has until Dec. 1 to craft a new formula for distributing state aid among public college...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri libraries see increased demand as inflation strains household budgets
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported in April that the current inflation rate is at a three-year high of 3.8 percent, up from March's rate of 3.5 percent...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Missouri municpalities, Ameren lock horns in Rush Island case
Representation for the city of Fulton and four other Missouri municipalities appeared before the Missouri Public Service Commission on Thursday in a case aga...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Classic theme takes center stage at Miss Missouri opening night
Vogue is back. In a stunning display where modern meets vintage, Miss Missouri and Miss Missouri’s Teen delegates performed Vogue-inspired routines to kick...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
Miss Missouri’s ‘Music Man’
Everything you hear on stage at the Miss Missouri pageant is on a laptop controlled by Bill Wolfe. Wolfe spends every show perched in the tech booth behind t...
Jun 12, 2026Open source
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Missouri Food Assistance Applicants Hit ‘Bottleneck’
Imagine you have just been evicted, and that any documentation you had regarding income, health care expenses, utility costs, or other relevant paperwork got...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
St. Louis nonprofits' new database tracks local immigration enforcement
Users can explore information on detention locations, pathways into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, and other data on the immigration enfor...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Cole County judge rejects Megan Green’s challenge to state takeover of St. Louis police
The case brought by St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green argued the legislation that included the state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan P...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Childcare centers across Missouri grapple with staff retention issues
As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable childcare are had across the state, childcare centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Bet...
Jun 13, 2026Open source
PortKC’s oversight failures are now Missouri lawmakers’ problem
In June 2025, I wrote that PortKC, Kansas City’s ubiquitous subsidy-granting agency, was too powerful, too poorly run, and subject to too little oversight....
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri vape recall exposes dispute over cannabis testing rules
Local Cannabis said it was adapting to evolving requirements, but regulators say products were not properly tested in the form consumers buy them.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri AG reaches agreement to stop sales of kratom-derived opioid products
Hanaway halts the sale and distribution of several kratom-derived products in Missouri, alleging deceptive marketing practices.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Potential new Missouri law would track tick-borne meat allergy affecting thousands
Health experts believe Missouri may have one the highest populations of people with a tick-borne meat allergy in the country.
Jun 13, 2026Open source
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
Missouri courts keep rewriting ballot language as fights over direct democracy intensify
Jun 13, 2026Open source
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