Kirkwood renews contract with tech company despite questions about its role in $15.6M deficit
The council’s failure to get regular financial reports has been blamed on difficulties in implementing Tyler Technologies’ system.
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Lawyers wrangle over Syngenta settlement while families wait for justice
“It’s a shitty settlement. Spread that far and wide in case I get gagged.”
Failure to warn: How East St. Louis became a key battleground in the fight over paraquat
The federal court is weighing lawsuits against paraquat, a herbicide banned by much of the industrialized world but still legal in the U.S.
Hundreds of West County high school students walk out to protest ICE
Lafayette, Marquette, and Parkway South students took to the streets Friday.
Anti-ICE rally draws big crowd to Clayton on Sunday
More than 800 people protested Renee Nicole Good’s death in Minneapolis in Shaw Park.
400–plus people honor Renee Nicole Good at Brentwood vigil
The Minnesota woman was killed by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.
Kehoe’s veto of Parkinson’s disease registry frustrates advocates
The Missouri Parkinson’s Disease Registry, which state lawmakers approved in 2023, aims to help understanding of the disease’s environmental connection.
Parkinson’s disease patients and scientists alike worry about their future
The Trump administration’s cuts to biomedical funding could have big repercussions for people focused on a cure.
Paraquad celebrates 55 years as a top resource for people with disabilities
The St. Louis nonprofit has a new CEO and an ongoing mission of making life better for people with disabilities.
Hawley, Just Moms STL celebrate RECA’s passage in Hazelwood
“My philosophy from the beginning was, ‘I want RECA to be put on anything that’s moving,’” says Sen. Hawley of his vote for President Trump’s megabill.
“Just Moms” celebrate RECA passage that will compensate St. Louisans
Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel helped secure $3.5 billion for St. Louis-area victims of atomic weapons program after a 13-year battle.