Missouri leaders this week announced plans to build the largest entertainment production services and rehearsal facility of its kind in the nation. The 32-acre, $111 million Gateway Studios development near St. Louis will include ...
Read More »Missouri bicentennial gets own postage stamp
The U.S. Post Service will recognize the Missouri bicentennial with a commemorative stamp later this year. Gov. Mike Parson shared the design earlier this week, “The Missouri Times” reported. It depicts a photograph of ...
Read More »Mark and Patricia McCloskey plead guilty to misdemeanor over guns
In a surprise move, Mark and Patricia McCloskey on Thursday pleaded guilty for waving guns at protesters outside their St. Louis home last year. Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to a Class C ...
Read More »St. Louis is home to several historic churches to visit on summer getaways
Local residents don’t have to travel to Europe to visit historic churches this summer. St. Louis has several excellent examples of church architecture. The city’s history dates back to the mid-18th century ...
Read More »Federal Court blocks Missouri law that banned aborting babies with Down syndrome
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday blocked Missouri from banning abortions of children with Down syndrome. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis heard ...
Read More »Israel’s first tour group after Covid arrives from Missouri
Israel has reopened to international tourists for the first time in over a year. The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced that the flight arrived from Newark International Airport in New Jersey and ...
Read More »Submissions sought for Missouri Bicentennial time capsule
The Missouri Bicentennial time capsule is seeking submissions from clubs, schools, community groups, churches, businesses and government agencies to commemorate the state’s bicentennial this year. The deadline to submit to the time ...
Read More »Mark McCloskey, known for confronting protesters, enters Missouri Senate race
Mark McCloskey, who made national headlines last summer when he and his wife defended their St. Louis home against protestors, announced on Tuesday that he is entering the U.S. Senate race in ...
Read More »Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush supports Hamas in ‘fight’ against Israel
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush has come out on the House floor as publicly “in solidarity” with Hamas and the attacks on Israel. As of this week, more than 3,000 rockets have been ...
Read More »Bill providing tax credits for private school scholarships passes Missouri legislature
The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill that would allow donors to receive tax credits for donations to students to attend private K-12 schools in the state. The bill is awaiting Gov. ...
Read More »Missouri nurse attacked in New York returns home
A young nurse from St. Louis traveled to New York this week to be a Good Samaritan. Instead, she ended up being an assault victim. Taylor Dowling, who was planning on joining ...
Read More »St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner could lose law license
Kim Gardner, the controversial George Soros-backed St. Louis Circuit Attorney, acted unethically and faced disciplinary actions. That info was revealed in a case list (pdf) posted on a Missouri State website. Gardner ...
Read More »Here’s how the census will affect Missouri congressional seats
Census numbers released Tuesday show primarily Democrat states will lose seats in Congress while red states like Florida, Texas and Montana will gain seats. The numbers show that although much of the ...
Read More »Hundreds of events will celebrate Missouri bicentennial
Missouri Statehood Day on Aug. 10 will mark 200 years since the Missouri Territory became the 24th state of the union. More than 200 bicentennial events are taking place this year, with ...
Read More »St. Louis attorney who defended home from protestors may run for U.S. Senate
The St. Louis attorney who made national headlines last summer for using a gun to defend his home from protestors is thinking about running for the U.S. Senate next year. “I can ...
Read More »American cities will light up for Israeli Independence Day
America is honoring the Independence Day of its closest ally – Israel. Buildings across the United States will light up in the blue-and-white colors of the Israeli national flag to honor Yom ...
Read More »‘Turn Your Season Around’: Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry on winning the game of life
Few people understand the highs and lows of baseball – and of life itself – better than Darryl Strawberry. His storied career with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and New ...
Read More »St. Louis college professor: track students who take creationism courses?
A professor at Washington University in St. Louis wants to implement a what some fear would be a tracking program for students who take creationism classes. Joshua Swamidass, Ph.D., contends this “constructive ...
Read More »Missouri Covid rate drops to lowest in nation
Missouri has the lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in the nation, Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday. “Our seven-day positivity rate is below 4 percent, a long time since we’ve seen those kinds ...
Read More »Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces U.S. Senate run
Eric Greitens is back. The former Missouri governor, who resigned amid a scandal, announced on Monday that he will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Roy Blunt. “I ...
Read More »Race to replace Roy Blunt could be most crowded in years
No sooner did Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt announce that he will not seek reelection in 2022 than speculation began about might run replace him. “The Missouri Times” listed a number of potential ...
Read More »Missouri Senate bill penalizes protestors who block streets, deface monuments
Protestors who block streets would be penalized under legislation initially approved by the Missouri Senate this week. The bill also aims to prevent municipalities from decreasing budgets for law enforcement agencies in ...
Read More »Tim Tebow says he’s retiring from baseball
Tim Tebow announced this week that he is retiring from baseball’s New York Mets to focus on other priorities. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner returned to baseball in 2016 for the first ...
Read More »Study finds ‘vaccine deserts’ in urban areas
Across the nation, “vaccine deserts” are coming to light. While many of those remain in rural areas, the state of Missouri is addressing the issue in Kansas City and St. Louis, which ...
Read More »Missouri consolidates programs in new Office of Childhood
More details are emerging about the new Office of Childhood that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced last week. “Missouri families deserve the best early childhood system our state can provide,” Parson said. ...
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