
The Gateway
Essential news for the St. Louis region. Every weekday, in about 8 to 10 minutes, you can learn about the top stories of the day, while also hearing longer stories that bring context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the region.
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Friday, Oct. 17 - MIssouri's new Attorney General lays out her planIt’s been a little over a month since Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed Catherine Hanaway to be Missouri’s attorney general, replacing Andrew Baily, who left to work for the FBI. The Republican officeholder is laying out her priorities around fighting crime – and defending the state’s abortion laws.
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Thursday, Oct. 16 - The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra covers Chuck BerryChuck Berry famously sung for Beethoven to roll over and make way for rock and roll. But coming up on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the SLSO will pay tribute to the St. Louis musical icon in a pair of concerts this weekend. STLPR's Jeremy Goodwin talks to some of the rockers who will be playing with the orchestra.
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Wednesday, Oct. 15 - Data center pros and cons, with a proSt. Charles recently put a one-year moratorium on data centers after getting community pushback on a one-billion-dollar proposal. St. Louis residents are expressing their concerns about a data center proposed for the Armory building in Midtown. St. Louis Public Radio’s Kavahn Mansouri spoke with Oliver Roberts, co-director of the A-I Collaborative at Washington University, about what residents and policymakers should look for in data center projects.
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Tuesday, Oct. 14 - Farmers skeptical of bailout's promiseThe Trump administration is promising billions in a bailout for farmers, but will it really solve their economic woes? Harvest Public Media reports.
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Monday, Oct. 13 - The buzz on a school cell phone banMissouri has joined over 30 states in banning or limiting the use of cell phones in schools this year. St. Louis Public Radio’s Hiba Ahmad worked with student journalists at Rockwood Summit High School to learn how one school has been navigating the transition.
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Friday, Oct. 10 - St. Louis Sheriff under house arrestSt. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has been indicted on five new federal felony charges related to his order to handcuff then-acting Jail Commissioner Tammy Ross. STLPR's Chad Davis has the latest. Plus, a conversation with St. Louis native John O'Leary about “Soul On Fire,” the new movie about his life.
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Thursday, Oct. 9 - Local autistic community rejects "crisis" characterizationIt’s been a little over two weeks since President Donald Trump promoted a highly disputed link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism. And reaction remains strong. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports, the area’s autistic community contends the GOP president is rolling back progress that helped people with the neurological disorder better integrate into society.
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Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Vacant hospital has neighbors feeling frustratedDrive down south Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis and you’ll notice the vacant St. Alexius Hospital, just south of Cherokee Street. Neighbors say the property has gone downhill quickly in the three years since it closed. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports – people living in the Gravois Park neighborhood want someone to take action and clean up the former medical campus.
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Tuesday, Oct. 7 - An array of solutionsThe word "agrivoltaics" is a combination of the terms agriculture and photovoltaic and it refers to farming and producing energy simultaneously. Jana Rose Schleis reports how the technology is being deployed across the Midwest.
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Monday, Oct. 6 - Sheriff Alfred Montgomery explains himselfAlfred Montgomery became St. Louis sheriff in January, touting ambitions to make things better. But his tenure has been plagued with conflicts over spending, transporting detainees for medical care and a removal effort from the Missouri Attorney General. Montgomery sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz to explain himself.