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St. Louis Scores Major League Soccer Expansion Team For 2022 Season
publicbroadcasting.net - Corinne Ruff, Wayne Pratt
St. Louis soon will be home to a top-tier professional soccer team. Major League Soccer officially awarded St. Louis an expansion team on Tuesday. The …
Change In Policies On Main Street St. Charles Reduces Violence. But Business For Bars Is Down, Too
publicbroadcasting.net - Nicolas Telep
Friday and Saturday nights don’t draw nearly as many people to St. Charles’ North Main Street as they did a year or so ago. Eric Sohn, general manager …
Medicaid
Missouri Speaker Says Scrutiny Of Medicaid Recipients' Incomes Led To Enrollment Drop
publicbroadcasting.net - Sarah Fentem
When Missouri officials announced earlier this year that more than 100,000 people, many of them children, had been dropped from the state Medicaid …
Medical Marijuana
Applications For Medical Marijuana Facilities Pour In At Deadline
publicbroadcasting.net - Jaclyn Driscoll
With the deadline to submit an application for a medical marijuana business closed, more than 1,700 were received, bringing in more than $5.3 million …
Transit
Metro Transit Riders Experience Delays, Union Denies Work Stoppage
publicbroadcasting.net - Nicolas Telep
In a statement, Metro said "an unusually high number of MetroBus operators" were not on the job Monday and others did not accept additional duties. …
University of Illinois
The Reason Why Hundreds Of Books Were Removed From An Illinois Prison Library
publicbroadcasting.net - Lee V. Gaines
Lance Pittman arrived at the Danville Correctional Center on Jan. 10 with multiple boxes of books, and bound printouts of articles and book chapters. …
Illinois
Illinois Gambling Expansion Poised To Revive Fairmount Track
publicbroadcasting.net - Eric Schmid
Fairmount Park Racetrack is filled with spectators on most Tuesdays and Saturdays, eager to watch horses fly down the dirt track. But with just 41 …
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand Vows To Fight Missouri’s Eight-Week Abortion Ban
publicbroadcasting.net - Kae M. Petrin
Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand is promising to fight a Missouri law that bans most abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy. At a …
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand Vows To Fight Missouri’s 8-Week Abortion Ban
publicbroadcasting.net - Kae M. Petrin
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic presidential candidate, is promising to fight a Missouri law that bans most abortions at eight weeks of …
Missouri Politics
Missouri Democrats Rally Behind Galloway’s Gubernatorial Bid At Truman Dinner
publicbroadcasting.net - Jason Rosenbaum
State Auditor Nicole Galloway is promising to take the fight to Gov. Mike Parson in next year’s gubernatorial contest, contending that Missouri …
Missouri Politics
Missouri Democrats Rally Behind Galloway’s Gubernatorial Bid At Truman Day Dinner
publicbroadcasting.net - Jason Rosenbaum
State Auditor Nicole Galloway is promising to take the fight to Gov. Mike Parson in next year’s gubernatorial contest, contending that Missouri …
High School Football
Scammers Target Small-Town Missouri Businesses For Their Love Of High School Football
publicbroadcasting.net - Jonathan Ahl
So much so, that every year around this time there are scam artists who try to prey upon that pride to get money from local businesses. The scam works …
Former Economic Development CEO Gets 3 Years Probation, $20K Fine For Stenger Scheme
publicbroadcasting.net - Jason Rosenbaum, Rachel Lippmann
Sheila Sweeney, the former chief executive of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership has been sentenced to 3 years probation and fined …
St. Louis, MO
Obituary: Beloved St. Louis Stage Veteran Linda Kennedy Dies At 68
publicbroadcasting.net - Kenya Vaughn | St. Louis American
Linda Alton Randall Kennedy, a staple of the St. Louis theater scene for more than four decades, passed away this morning (Friday, August 16) after a …
Schools
Rolling With The Punches During First Week Of A New St. Louis Charter School
publicbroadcasting.net - Ryan Delaney
Gavin Schiffres pulls caffeinated hard candy wrappers out of the pocket of his dress slacks, admitting he’s only been sleeping a few hours a …
Charter Schools
First Week For New St. Louis Charter School Is A ‘Roller Coaster’ Of Surprises, Nerves
publicbroadcasting.net - Ryan Delaney
Gavin Schiffres pulls caffeinated hard candy wrappers out of the pocket of his dress slacks, admitting he’s only been sleeping a few hours a …
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Kid Entrepreneur Wants To Inspire Young Black Boys Through Business
publicbroadcasting.net - Marissanne Lewis-Thompson
Joshua Danrich is like most kids his age. He’s energetic, has a big personality and loves cars. “I always loved Hot Wheels,” Joshua said. “I love …
Cake
Kruta’s Bakery Marks 100 Years As A Family-Run Business
publicbroadcasting.net - Eric Schmid
Jennifer Hammond knows exactly what to do when there’s a birthday at her office. She immediately picks up a cake from Kruta’s Bakery in …
Missouri General Assembly
Rasheen Aldridge Captures Democratic Nomination For 78th District House Seat
publicbroadcasting.net - Jason Rosenbaum
St. Louis Democratic Committeeman Rasheen Aldridge will likely succeed Bruce Franks in the Missouri House next year. Democratic committee members who …
Mike Parson
Ham Breakfast Kicks Off Unofficial Start To Missouri's 2020 Governor's Race
publicbroadcasting.net - Jaclyn Driscoll
Missouri’s two likely candidates for the 2020 governor’s race have similar stances on gun reform measures needed in the state, but are on opposite …
Mike Parson
Ham Breakfast Kicks Off Unofficial Start To 2020 Governor's Race
publicbroadcasting.net - Jaclyn Driscoll
Missouri’s two likely candidates for the 2020 governor’s race have similar stances on gun reform measures needed in the state, but are on opposite …
Missouri General Assembly
Politically Speaking: Councilwoman-Elect Rita Days On Her Priorities For St. Louis County
publicbroadcasting.net - Jason Rosenbaum, Julie O'Donoghue
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Rita Days talks with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Julie O’Donoghue about her impending …
Chess
On Chess: St. Louis' Summer Of Chess
publicbroadcasting.net - Tatev Abrahamyan
The summer season may be nearing a close, but the “Summer of Chess” at the St. Louis Chess Club is in full force. For the next three weeks, the …
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi Wants 'Spark' Of Illinois Democrats
publicbroadcasting.net - Brian Mackey
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi rallied with Illinois Democrats Wednesday in Springfield. She was the keynote speaker at one of the party’s …
Missouri
Film Connects A Physical Barrier Between Kinloch And Ferguson With The Legacy Of Segregation
publicbroadcasting.net - Andrea Y. Henderson
As a child, filmmaker and artist Jane Gillooly was oblivious to the fact that Ferguson was an all-white town during the Jim Crow era. Gillooly did …
Ferguson, MO
Michael Person Wins Democratic Nomination For Missouri House Seat In Ferguson Area
publicbroadcasting.net - Julie O'Donoghue
Michael Person is likely to be the next state representative from the Ferguson area after local Democratic officials unanimously nominated him to …
Hepatitis
Prison Inmates Want Treatment For Hepatitis C While Waiting For Lawsuit To Be Heard
publicbroadcasting.net - Jaclyn Driscoll
The ACLU and the MacArthur Justice Center of Missouri are asking a judge to order the expedited treatment of prison inmates infected with the …
Research
New Missouri S&T Chancellor Wants To Build On Strengths, Pursue More State Funding
publicbroadcasting.net - Jonathan Ahl
Mo Dehghani looked at Missouri University of Science and Technology (then known as the University of Missouri-Rolla) when he was picking a school for …
Missouri
Ashcroft’s Delay Makes Vote On Missouri’s 8-Week Ban 'Impossible,' Abortion-Rights Group Says
publicbroadcasting.net - Sarah Fentem
The pro-abortion rights group No Bans on Choice plans to abandon its efforts to collect signatures on a petition that would give voters the option to …
Schools
Ferguson-Florissant Students Will Carry Clear Backpacks, See More Police
publicbroadcasting.net - Ryan Delaney
Middle and high school students in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will have to shove books, binders and calculators into clear backpacks as …