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Garden named for tornado victim continues Mrs. Pat's legacy of feeding, cultivating community
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1276+ words) Green radishes burst through the soil this April in a garden dedicated to Patricia Penelton at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves. The leaves of the tiny plants formed letters that spelled "AMEN" " a sentiment fitting for Penelton's life of…...
12 takeaways from a year reporting on the May 16 tornado
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (432+ words) Blue tarps, many of them shredded by a year of Missouri weather, still dot roofs throughout north St. Louis, where an EF3 tornado cut a wide swath of destruction on May 16, 2025. For the past year, St. Louis Public Radio has been…...
6 takeaways from a less contentious 2026 Missouri legislative session
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1006+ words) Missouri legislators experienced something unusual during the final week of their 2026 session, which ended Friday: a relatively drama-free experience. Instead of being mired in the rancor and discord of last year, Republicans and Democrats finished work on wide-ranging bills dealing…...
Missouri legislature ends drama-reduced week with key agenda items now up to voters
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (976+ words) The Missouri legislature finished its work on Friday without the contention or dramatic standoffs that have highlighted the final weeks of session in recent years. But with lawmakers returning home, the fate of some key GOP agenda items will be…...
Organizers, tornado survivors demand $150 M for north St. Louis recovery
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (341+ words) Over a hundred people rallied on the steps of City Hall in downtown St. Louis on Friday and demanded $150 million in Rams settlement funds for tornado recovery. The demands come after Mayor Cara Spencer and Board of Aldermen President Megan…...
Missourians will not be able to enshrine St. Louis sheriff elections in constitution
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (533+ words) An effort to ask Missouri voters if the St. Louis sheriff should be elected failed to make it across the finish line in the legislative session that ended Friday. Because the St. Louis sheriff is already an elected position, there…...
Missouri legislature passes wide-ranging crime bill including easier expungements
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (246+ words) The Missouri House finished work Friday on a wide-ranging public safety bill that includes an automatic expungement program for some misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies. The House voted 110-25 to send SB 1421 to Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk. Among the provisions is what's…...
After space, Tom Akers returned to Missouri. Now he's entering the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (483+ words) Veteran astronaut Tom Akers was born in St. Louis, grew up in Eminence, Missouri, and attended Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. Then, he went to space " an experience he calls "an honor of a lifetime." On Saturday,…...
Missouri clerks say they still can't update voter rolls for gerrymandered map
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1122+ words) The head of the state clerks association says local election officials still lack access to the voter database needed to finalize new district assignments....
May 16 tornado in St. Louis reached 1. 8 miles wide, NWS report says
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (261+ words) The deadly EF3 tornado that tore through St. Louis last May was even larger and more complex than first believed. The National Weather Service released a newly updated assessment of the May 16, 2025 storm that killed five people on Friday. The NWS…...