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Pedestrians walk through a Saint Louis University gate on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at the SLU campus in St. Louis, Missouri.

Gardner under fire for taking SLU nursing classes while office faces turmoil

The news that Gardner is taking nursing classes could buttress Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s efforts to oust the Democratic official.

An Amtrak train rolls into Gateway Station on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri. According to historian Vivian Gibson, the train track is laid on the former bed of the Mill Creek and runs alongside the former 454-acre community in the heart of downtown St. Louis. The predominately-Black neighborhood was designated as “blighted” by city officials was torn down to make way for new development.

Amtrak’s trains between St. Louis and Chicago are moving faster

Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation received federal approval for the trains traveling between Chicago and St. Louis to have a maximum speed of 110 mph, up from 90 mph.

During the three-day amnesty period, participants can resolve warrants at the City Municipal Court and reschedule a court date for free.

Legal advice at St. Louis County libraries helping keep people out of jail

The Tap In Center has helped close to 800 people with legal issues since it was launched in 2020.

The conviction of four people in the ComEd bribery scheme could impact the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan, scheduled for April next year, but it could also ignite reforms.

What the ComEd trial guilty verdicts means for Illinois politics

The convictions could impact the bribery trial next year of one-time House Speaker Michael Madigan, but could also ignite new ethics reforms and questions about how politicians are lobbied.

Aiden Johnson looks left at an aluminum block Lemola Mason is holding in front of the panel of a CNC milling machine.

St. Louis’ economic future requires a lot more trained workers and fast

“If you want to attract economic development to the area, one of the selling points is that we have talent for you to bring whatever your respective business, industry here,” one expert said.

The farm bill is a big deal if you produce, or eat, food — but it may face a tough time in Congress

Every five years, Congress has to renew the farm bill — a gigantic piece of legislation that supports and protects food production, natural resources and provides food benefits to low-income families.

At least 6 deaths, dozens hurt in dust storm pile-up on I-55 south of Springfield

The accidents happened Monday morning over a two mile span between Divernon and Farmersville.

Local activist Gene Triefenbach protests water and sewer rate hikes at a Marissa Village Board meeting in 2017, when he still lived in the village. He later moved to New Athens.

New Athens man goes after local and state officials who blocked him on Facebook

Gene Triefenbach, a well known activist in small-town St. Clair County, won a $30,000 settlement with the village of New Athens after Triefenbach's Facebook post was removed.

Emma Seitz, 23, of the Central West End, receives a COVID-19 test on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, in Grand Center. The testing site is open to the public and is run with support from the Kranzberg Arts Foundation and Grand Center, Inc.

COVID-19 helps sink Missouri life expectancy to four-decade low

In Missouri, the average person born in 2021 could expect to live to be 74.6 years old, a whole three years younger than the average age ten years ago. The state’s drop is part of a nationwide decline, though the life expectancy in Missouri is lower than the United States average.

St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon waves to the crowd

Mike Shannon, hometown star athlete who became voice of the Cardinals, dies

Shannon was known for entertaining listeners with his baseball insight and confounding them with his singular remarks, known as Shannonisms.

Hollis Moore, a 30-year-old teacher in the Kirkwood School District, hugs their student Maggie McCoy, 10, on Monday, April 17, 2023, before a school board meeting outside North Kirkwood Middle School in Kirkwood. Moore alleges they have been discriminated against by district officials due to their gender identity.

Kirkwood ‘sexualized my identity’: 3 trans educators claim discrimination, say they were forced out

Three openly transgender educators in the school district say discrimination has forced them out of their jobs.

Kayla Marmaud pretends to eat a snack from the hand of her 16-month-old son, Finn, causing him to giggle on Monday, April 24, 2023, in St. Joseph, MO.

Missouri child care deserts include nearly half of kids 5 and under, new data shows

An investigation by The Missouri Independent and MuckRock found that despite hundreds of millions in federal pandemic relief money pouring into the state, child care facilities are facing huge staffing shortages and parents are struggling with long waitlists for care.

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