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St. Louis Public Radio
6 years
Four SLMPD officers were charged in connection with the assault of an undercover officer during a downtown protest related to the 2017 Jason Stockley ruling
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Cori Bush Becomes First Black Congresswoman In Missouri History
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Tishaura Jones Makes History By Winning Race For St. Louis Mayor
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On today’s @STLonAir , @ProjectLincoln ’s @ReedGalen joins us to explain why these longtime Republican operatives are making @HawleyMO “public enemy number one.”
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Today on @stlonair : Tigrayans from #STL and #KC reflect on Ethiopia’s deadly civil war almost a year after it began. The conflict has made it nearly impossible for them to stay in touch with family and friends in their home country.
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Running from tear gas Sunday two of our reporters found refuge at the Moore's: http://t.co/LfLpzQFrzF #Ferguson http://t.co/55RWYlAy2Z
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Parents as Teachers, a St. Louis-based early childhood development nonprofit, has received a $7 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest donation ever.
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St. Louis Public Radio
9 years
NEW: Grand juror sues McCulloch, says he mischaracterized the Darren Wilson case: http://t.co/l8YmGQT2qp #Ferguson
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
Former @WhiteHouse photographer @PeteSouza is among this year's @IPHF inductees. He'll join @STLonAir over the noon hour to reflect on his presidential photography career across administrations.📸
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
@tishaura is the new mayor of St. Louis, making her the first Black woman to hold the office. She won with 51% of the vote in the city’s first non-partisan election. Story to come.
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St. Louis Public Radio
10 months
"Black AF History" author @michaelharriot noted that the “myths” of American history often serve to downplay the impact of slavery and racism. "We usually learn history, especially American history, through a white perspective."
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St. Louis Public Radio
7 years
Current chant: "Get out of your car, and into the streets!" At least one woman left her car and joined the protest to much applause
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St. Louis Public Radio
5 years
Cahokia Mounds encompasses 70+ mounds built by the ancient Mississippians. At its peak in 1200 A.D., 100,000 people lived there. Native American tribes that trace their ancestry to the Mississippians want Congress to make Cahokia Mounds a national park
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Cori Bush, a nurse and political activist from Florissant, is the first Black woman from Missouri ever elected to Congress
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3 years
While all the attention in the race for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat has been focused on the crowded GOP primary, a Democrat quietly out-raised the field last quarter.
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St. Louis Public Radio
4 years
Charges Filed Against McCloskeys, St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns Toward Protesters via @ksdknews
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3 years
For the first time in #STL history, two women will compete head-to-head to be the city’s mayor #NewMayorSTL
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St. Louis Public Radio
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JUST IN: @RiverfrontTimes , St. Louis' alternative weekly newspaper, has been sold — and its editorial staff has been laid off. This is a developing story, stay tuned for further updates...
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott has donated $9 million to Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, the last remaining clinic in Missouri that offers abortions. It’s largest one-time donation the organization has ever received.
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St. Louis Public Radio
7 years
Missouri's @JasonKander will use national stage and 'bigger mic' to advance voting rights via @Let_AmericaVote :
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
Advocates are urging the federal government to issue visas to 380 more Afghan refugees who fled their country in 2021 and are now stranded in Albania. “These people are already St. Louisans, as far as the people here are concerned,” @JasonKander said.
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
U.S. Representative @CoriBush is launching a new initiative to incorporate feedback from local, young people in her decision-making. “Congress in your Classroom” would give students a chance to share their thoughts about issues facing young people.
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
On Oct.15, the family of the St. Louis school shooter had asked police to take the gun later used in the shooting from the home. The officers determined that the suspect was lawfully permitted to possess the firearm, police said.
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St. Louis Public Radio
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. @MoRepMackey wants to end school suspensions in grades K-3. He believes suspension serves no purpose in helping to improve a child’s behavior. Instead, schools need enough counselors and other resources to address discipline challenges.
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
A new St. Louis greenway will honor Mill Creek Valley, a Black neighborhood demolished in the 1950s
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1 year
What a night for soccer in STL!! ⚽️ Our @stlcitysc defeats cross-state rivals @sportingkc , 4-0, in the inaugural Clásico Capital. If you watched the match, what departing words do you have for our KC guests? 😉
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
Sheena Greitens said she agreed break her silence about her marriage because of repeated accusations by her ex-husband that she is lying in their ongoing child custody case — and because of fear rekindled by the “RINO Hunt” video. via @MO_Independent
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St. Louis Public Radio
6 years
@jrosenbaum @clairecmc #STL County Prosecutor race update: With ~90 percent of the precincts reporting, Wesley Bell holds a nearly 10-point lead over incumbent Bob McCulloch in what could prove to be the night’s biggest upset.
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St. Louis Public Radio
5 years
sharing here because we can't say it on the radio
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Holy. Shit. All you can say. #STLBLUES
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St. Louis Public Radio
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. @WUSTL is getting rid of federal student loans for all undergrad students. The university already has “no-loan” program for students whose families make less than $75,000 annually. Now it's extending it to all undergraduates who receive a financial aid.
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
JUST IN: Rep. @CoriBush easily wins her first reelection bid in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which is heavily Democratic and includes St. Louis and parts of St. Louis County.
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3 years
St. Louis seniors can soon request non-emergency transportation to grocery stores, doctor’s appointments and social activities through a new electric car-sharing service.
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
A mask mandate in St. Louis and St. Louis County goes into effect today. It requires all residents over the age of 5 (even those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine) to wear masks in indoor public places to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
"As I've said many times, [Trump] is not new. He was a culmination, not an aberration." @sarahkendzior 's latest book, "They Knew: How A Culture of Conspiracy Kept America Complacent," takes a wide-ranging look at America’s relationship with conspiracies:
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St. Louis Public Radio
1 year
In addition to restoring the library funding removed by the House Budget Chair, the Senate Appropriations Committee also removed anti-DEI language the House had added to every budget bill.
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St. Louis Public Radio
9 years
A #MichaelBrown / #DarrenWilson case grand juror is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch: http://t.co/l8YmGQT2qp
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St. Louis Public Radio
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MetroLink will soon get $223 million from the federal government to replace aging light rail cars and repair damage from flooding, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in East St. Louis on Monday.
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
Tina Pamintuan will serve as the next CEO of St. Louis Public Radio. Pamintuan brings 20+ years of experience in public service journalism.
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. @MO_Independent learned that the governor’s office planned for a secret signing of the gender-affirming care and trans athletes bills, and ignored questions about the date the legislation was up for Gov. Parson's signature.
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
JUST IN: St. Louis 15th Ward Alderwoman @MeganEllyia wins special election for president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
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Webster Groves native and fashion icon @karliekloss helped gather signatures in Creve Coeur to help legalize abortion in Missouri. "So you don't have to leave Missouri to receive just the vital care that I believe every woman deserves." ✍️: @jrosenbaum
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
Rep. Cori Bush Co-Sponsors $1 Trillion Green New Deal For Cities
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St. Louis Public Radio
4 years
Michael Shreves died of #COVID19 on Nov. 28. He's most notably known by his drag alter-ego Michelle McCausland, who helped overturn St. Louis’ masquerading laws that prohibited drag and crossdressing. @STLonAir remembers his remarkable life today at noon.
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4 years
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney @WesleyBell4STL says he will not reopen the investigation into Michael Brown’s death: “This is one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do as an elected official.” Story to come
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St. Louis Public Radio
6 years
Dentists predict tooth decay after southern Missouri town stops adding fluoride to water
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St. Louis Public Radio
6 months
Janitors at @AnheuserBusch InBev have unionized. "This is a big day for working people ... These folks, they were looking for the pay benefits and respect they deserve, and they understood that unionizing would be the best way to go about that.”
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
Justice Department Says Missouri New 2nd Amendment Law Is ‘Legally Invalid’ via @kcur
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St. Louis Public Radio
10 months
More than 10 neighborhoods in north St. Louis will see vacant lots assessed and cleaned up thanks to a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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St. Louis Public Radio
9 months
A program that put social workers in five St. Louis County Library branches has helped connect nearly 200 people to services since it started in June. Now the county is looking to make the Community Resource Initiative permanent:
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
You’ll soon get to hoop in St. Louis’ two biggest parks
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St. Louis Public Radio
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. @WUSTL students set up an encampment today to protest their university's ties to @Boeing amid the war in Gaza, and community members and activists gathered to support. Law enforcement officers later arrested dozens of protestors at the campus:
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St. Louis Public Radio
1 year
. @oheysteenz has only been drawing "Heart of the City" for a few years. Now, the comic has replaced “Dilbert” in the @washingtonpost after its creator Scott Adams made racist remarks on his YouTube channel. Via @STLonAir
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St. Louis Public Radio
10 years
"Never has the president of the United States got involved" when a black man was killed by police, says Dr. Michael Baden. #Ferguson
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St. Louis Public Radio
6 years
Best known for his official portrait of Barack Obama, Kehinde Wiley has a free show up at @StlArtMuseum featuring of portraits of people from #STL and #Ferguson
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St. Louis Public Radio
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. @DollyParton 's Imagination Library is coming to Missouri. Starting Nov. 8, parents can sign up for the program, which mails a free book a month for children ages 0-5. 📚 If you're signing up for the program, what do you hope your child gets out of it?
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St. Louis Public Radio
10 years
So why wasn't Officer Wilson arrested? Some answers: http://t.co/o2lX4AYvvu #MichaelBrown #Ferguson
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St. Louis Public Radio
6 years
Breaking: Gov. @EricGreitens has been indicted by a grand jury on one felony count of invasion of privacy. More to come.
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St. Louis Public Radio
5 years
Cahokia Mounds encompasses 70+ mounds built by the ancient Mississippians. At its peak in 1200 A.D., 100,000 people lived here. Native American tribes that trace their ancestry to the Mississippians want Congress to make Cahokia Mounds a national park
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St. Louis Public Radio
4 years
Cori Bush Becomes First Black Congresswoman In Missouri History
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2 years
Wentzville Superintendent Curtis Cain has been awarded the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year — the first from Missouri to receive the award. He'll join the Rockwood School District in July after leading the Wentzville district for nearly a decade.
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The sale of the @RiverfrontTimes and layoff of its news staff signals the end of its 46-year era. “It’s devastating for St. Louis. We were breaking a lot of news and that goes away as of today,” said Sarah Fenske, RFT's former executive editor.
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10 years
More than a thousand march for Michael Brown in Downtown St. Louis #FergusonOctober http://t.co/TLcmWSd1yn http://t.co/krny7hdo2A
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Missouri is now offering a second option to adults without high school diplomas. New workforce diplomas are awarded for online coursework, rather than for passing an exam. Courses are available to residents older than 21 at no charge:
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St. Louis Public Radio
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BREAKING: AG Hawley says he has uncovered a potential felony violation by Gov. Greitens and turned evidence over to @stlcao . The violation is related to his nonprofit, The Mission Continues.
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is still suing St. Louis and St. Louis County to block their mask mandates, despite evidence the state's health department found that mandates work to decrease coronavirus infections. via @MO_Independent
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At least six people were taken to the hospital around 9:25 a.m. today after a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts. The police have the suspect in custody. Parents can reunite with their children at Gateway STEM, located at 5101 McRee Ave.
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St. Louis Public Radio
4 years
Groups Offer Free COVID-19 Tests and Flu Shots in Black St. Louis Communities
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3 years
St. Louis is one of 19 locations the federal government designated as destinations for Afghans with Special Immigration Visas. “They worked alongside of our troops to help keep them safe. This is a debt we should repay to them.”
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7 years
For background on one of the events marked by today's @GoogleDoodles , see our coverage: #SilentParade
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Today's Google Doodle is an homage to resistance, the NAACP's Silent Parade of 1917.
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Put on your headphones: One Year in #Ferguson : How it sounded. How it looked. How it felt: http://t.co/y35gMIji7K http://t.co/UirVJ6DnWG
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers at St. Louis hospitals has not sparked a mass exodus, as most employees chose to get vaccinated.
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4 years
Over 100,000 St. Louisans Have Already Cast Ballots In Missouri; Election Officials Predict Record Turnout
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How do you feel about the end of the @RiverfrontTimes in St. Louis, and what does this loss mean for our region? Share your thoughts, favorite stories, questions by commenting here, send a DM or email us at social @stlpr .org.
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JUST IN: @RiverfrontTimes , St. Louis' alternative weekly newspaper, has been sold — and its editorial staff has been laid off. This is a developing story, stay tuned for further updates...
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“My name is Tishaura Oneda Jones. I use the she/her pronouns. And I am the mayor of the city of St. Louis.”
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Politically Speaking: Jason Kander On Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
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@WesleyBell4STL Bell says his office reexamined the case 1) because of its national importance and 2) because the family asked
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5 years
Michael Brown Sr. Calls For Reopening The Investigation Of His Son’s Death
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Two local organizations are partnering to distribute free copies of books deemed controversial in response to the recent increase in attempts to remove titles from school libraries — including “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morisson.
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St. Louis Public Radio
10 years
"You have broken our hearts, but you have not broken our backs." - @TheRevAl #FergusonDecision
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10 years
With school canceled, parents give children a life lesson: http://t.co/STqOmdDRdg #Ferguson http://t.co/l3gzML9Qhb
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4 years
Politically Speaking: St. Louis-Based Author Sarah Kendzior Talks Trump
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Mobile grocery store sees interest grow after 1 year in St. Louis food deserts:
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10 years
All three children in the family of #MichaelBrown will receive free scholarship to go to college.
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2 years
Teacher Jean Kuczka is one of the victims of the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School this morning. She is being remembered as a passionate teacher who loved helping kids take care of themselves and their health:
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STLPR is very excited to welcome @AbbyLlorico as the new morning newscaster and host of “The Gateway” podcast. Listeners can look forward to hearing Llorico on their early morning drives in May. Read more:
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Progressives Secure Majority On St. Louis Board Of Aldermen In #FlipTheBoard Effort
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The @XFLBattlehawks play their home opener Sunday — and many are ready to rally behind a football team again in St. Louis. 🏈 “No other city has a story like us around the love affair with football. No other city has lost two teams. No, lost three teams.”
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Missouri House Democrats had their best election night in years, adding three seats to increase their caucus to its highest total in a decade. They beat well-funded Republicans in the suburbs of Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield. via @MO_Independent
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St. Louis Public Radio
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St. Louis had more homicides in 2020 than in the past 30 years. Yet, the city's police department refuses to tell the public which cases it has solved. St. Louis Public Radio's reporting partner, @apmreports is suing the police to get that information.
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Before Neighbors' Market opened its doors, local access to healthy food and produce was slim to none. The store is in the middle of a food desert
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3 years
St. Louis MLS Team Aims To Make Soccer More Equitable With Youth Academy
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Starting today, St. Louis city employees must wear masks indoors. St. Louis health officials are again recommending that residents wear masks as cases of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses rise throughout the region.
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In this episode of @STLonAir : Trans journalists Erin Reed and Evan Urquhart discuss how Missouri is embracing, and influencing, the national anti-trans movement. ✍️: @D_Towski
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St. Louis Public Radio
2 years
Albert Pujols joins the 700 home run club! With back-to-back homers in Dodger Stadium he enters the exclusive company of Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
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St. Louis Public Radio
3 years
Survivors of Cold War-era experiments on Black St. Louisans speak out in documentary
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. @SLU_Official students plan to protest the university’s ties to Boeing on Wednesday. St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green is urging police to stand down, following the recent mass arrests protestors faced at a @WUSTL . ✍️: @Will_Bauer_
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Black Wall Street STL wants to buy 283 vacant lots in north St. Louis to attract Black businesses and developers
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