Madison Holcomb
Newsroom InternMadison Holcomb is a Summer '24 newsroom intern at St. Louis Public Radio.
She currently attends the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in journalism with a minor in sustainability, energy and environment and a specialization in political science.
Madison began working in public radio in 2022, where she interned at WILL/Illinois Public Media News' student practicum Illinois Student Newsroom. She has continued this internship and serves as a reporter and student producer.
Previously, Madison was an intern at WGN Radio and the news director of UIUC's student-run radio station, WPGU. She enjoys reporting on climate change, environmental science, social justice, politics and general news.
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The survivors have accused the Archdiocese of St. Louis of enabling and covering up the sexual abuse of minors by its clergy members for decades. -
The funding from the EPA is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative, which promotes the use of low-carbon construction materials. -
Each step on the Pet Power walkway produces three joules of electricity that will be collected in batteries donated to the APA Adoption Center. -
Several shelters in the St. Louis area are at capacity because of the high number of animals being turned in. -
Mid-America Transplant hopes to use medical drones as a cheaper and faster alternative to current transportation methods like ground vehicles and aircraft. -
American red wolves were declared extinct in the wild in 1980, but conservation groups have since been working to repopulate the species. -
The St. Louis region is forecast to get two to four inches of rain from the storm, which is expected to continue throughout the day. -
Abortion-rights advocates are concerned Republicans will use the 1873 law that restricts the mailing of “obscene matter” to impose a national abortion ban. -
The artists, Dani Collette and Allora McCullough, object to the Craft Alliance's decision, saying their work is supportive of Palestinians. -
Bliss Restaurant allows only women over 30 and men over 35 to dine. Some experts are wary of the rule’s legality and ethics. -
Jefferson City Correctional Center’s warden was replaced last week without explanation following the investigation of an inmate’s death, causing activists to call for answers. -
Health care services in Missouri prisons are declining, according to a prison reform advocacy group. The nonprofit says providers are leaving, emergency care is getting denied and 66 residents have died this year.
