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The St. Louis County Bipartisan Reapportionment Commission meets on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at the St. Louis County government building in Clayton.

Contention over appointments roils St. Louis County redistricting commission

St. Louis County redistricting commission running low on time to come up with a map for the county council's seven districts.

The southern half of Illinois will send three people to congress in the 2022 midterms. The revised maps passed by the Illinois General Assembly last week will likely produce two Republicans and one Democrat.

The Metro East won’t lose any U.S. House members under Illinois’ new maps

The number of downstate representatives is about the only thing that’s staying the same. The new boundary lines will likely swing the 13th District back to the Democrats.

A screenshot from the website on redistricting for the city of St. Louis showing a draft map of 14 wards on November 1, 2021

Proposed St. Louis ward map tries to keep neighborhoods together

A 2012 charter amendment cut the number of wards from 28 to 14. Public hearings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Get in the Halloween spirit with this recitation of Poe’s ‘The Masque of the Red Death’

Edgar Allan Poe is best known for works like “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” During the pandemic, we bring you another Poe classic that’s frightening and spooky.

Ari Blank got a comforting hand squeeze from his mom in May as he was vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of Pfizer's vaccine in even younger kids — ages 5-11.

FDA authorizes use of Pfizer's COVID vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds

The agency acted after an independent panel of scientists strongly supported the move. Kids could start getting vaccinated within the week.

Democrats introduced the final congressional map that passed the General Assembly after 7 p.m. Thursday, giving it final approval in the early hours of Friday morning.

Illinois Democrats push new congressional maps through the General Assembly

The final draft pits two incumbent Democrats in Chicago against each other and creates a downstate district that leans democratic.

State Rep. Robert Sauls, D-Independence, speaks earlier this year on the Missouri House floor.

Rep. Robert Sauls praises the formation of Missouri’s first Latino Caucus

The Independence Democrat also provided his thoughts on how the 2022 legislative session could shake out for his caucus.

Steve Smith and Monica R. Butler pose in front of Second Baptist Church near Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis. They plan to convert it into a national center for the celebration and study of gospel music. [8/13/21]

Fire damages historic church that may house gospel music center

St. Louis Firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday that engulfed part of a historic church in the Central West End. Developers plan to use the building for a gospel music museum and educational center.

FDA may soon authorize the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11. Teens, like the 17-year-old pictured, are already eligible for the vaccine.

FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11

After some debate, a group of scientists advising the FDA concluded that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks for young children.

Members of a commission tasked with drawing Missouri House districts listen to testimony on Oct. 21, 2021, at the Renaissance Hotel Ballroom near Berkeley, Missouri. Commissions for Missouri General Assembly redistricting often deadlock, because success requires buy in from Republicans and Democrats.

Why many say the group redrawing Missouri’s legislative districts is doomed to fail

But one veteran of the Missouri redistricting process says commissions have to defy tradition and succeed in order to prevent 2022 election headaches.

NFL’s removal of St. Louis attorney seems ‘a little bit like sandbagging,’ Legal Roundtable says

Nicole Gorovsky, Yinka Faleti and Dave Roland discuss litigation over the Rams’ departure from St. Louis and more during the Legal Roundtable on "St. Louis on the Air."

Emily Schwaegel, Behavioral Health Outreach coordinator for Chestnut Health Systems, rides MetroLink. Schwaegel engages with riders who are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, present as homeless, or possess symptoms of intoxication and links them to necessary services after identifying their needs.

Social workers are riding the MetroLink to help people in crisis

The program launched by the St. Clair County Transit District is meant to relieve pressure on local police and offer better care for riders who need it.

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