More than nine years have passed since the mobile game Pokémon Go was released, allowing people to spend time outside while playing a video game. And some are still going outside. Finnegan Belleau caught up with a group organizing regular meetups to play the game.

As the government shutdown lingers and the future of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains uncertain for two-and-a-half-million people in Missouri and Illinois, the UnGUN Institute in St. Louis is providing free groceries and other essential items to local residents. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley reports on rising food prices and how the nonprofit’s founder partnered with Operation Food Search to meet people’s needs.

The new film “Mr. Wonderful” makes its St. Louis premiere on Tuesday at the St. Louis International Film Festival. It’s the work of St. Louis-based writer Daniel Blake Smith, who adapted the screenplay from his 2018 novel of the same name. St. Louis Public Radio’s Chad Davis spoke with Smith about the film. It features the late Michael Madsen, of Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill fame, in one of his final leading roles, playing a fictionalized version of Smith.

St. Louis-area Boeing machinists have been on strike since August 4th. The local union members recently rejected a contract from the company for the fourth time, but it was by the narrowest margin so far: 51% to 49%. St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle has been following the strike, and she sat down with STLPR’s Brian Moline to discuss where it stands entering month four.

The May 16 tornado left court buildings in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County untouched. But hundreds of people associated with the criminal legal system – attorneys, defendants, judges and court personnel alike – suffered damage to their homes or offices. St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann has more on what the aftermath has looked like.

The reduced and delayed November SNAP payments are putting pressure on people who already struggle to make ends meet. It’s also challenging private organizations that help people with food insecurity. St. Louis On The Air’s Elaine Cha spoke with Kristen Wild, CEO of Operation Food Search, an agency that provides nutrition support in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.

A small Illinois town is rallying for a prominent community member who is currently in ICE detention in Missouri. Plus, Rebecca Smith reports on a tickborne allergy believed to be prevalent here in Missouri.

This morning, two very different deep dives on stories with a lot of legs: STLPR's Brian Munoz talks to Missouri's Attorney General about the latest on the St. Louis sheriff saga, and Kate Grumke goes exploring for native tarantulas.

A horror film isn’t a horror film without blood curdling screams, werewolves howling, or zombies munching on human flesh. They sound scarier than they actually are. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson shows us how those spooky sounds are brought to life through the invisible world of foley art.

Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri has a new foster care director. Herman Thomas Junior has over 20 years of experience serving vulnerable youth and families and most recently spent a decade at the Family Juvenile Court of St. Louis. Thomas sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley to discuss how the May 16th tornado impacted foster families and why kids are staying in the system longer than they should.