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Policies lacking for new trans athlete law
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A year has passed since a state law required Missouri schools to have athletes compete based on their sex assigned at birth, yet few student manuals and school board policies
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on Sep 5
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Competing casino projects rekindle age-old fight for Osage land in Missouri
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“I mean, people gotta show respect,” says Osage Nation Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear.
on Sep 26
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1980: I-55 bombing sets off St. Louis' last big-time gang war
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On Sept. 17, 1980, Jimmy Michaels got into his Chrysler Cordoba after lunch downtown and headed home to Mehlville. A bomb shattered his car on Interstate 55 near the Reavis
on Sep 17
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How much did they earn in 2023? Here’s our pay database for teachers, government
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Find out how much St. Louis-area mayors, teachers, police and other public servants make with the Post-Dispatch's 2024 Public Pay database.
on Sep 16
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Editorial: Hide your pets! Trump’s crazy talk should be a bigger issue than it is
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Editorial: Trump's lifelong habit of publicly describing (and apparently believing) scenarios that are not merely false but objectively deranged seems to have worsened.
on Sep 13
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Archaeologists dig up St. Louis-area town, hope to get its history on the map
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Brooklyn, Illinois, is the oldest, and one of the few surviving, majority-Black incorporated towns in the U.S. Archaeologists want to help get it on the map.
on Sep 12
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Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments ahead of today’s ruling on abortion ballot measure
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After Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft moved to take the measure off the ballot Monday, attorneys asked that he be held in contempt of court.
on Sep 11
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CityPark in St. Louis aims for sustainable, 'zero-waste' games. Here's how they do it.
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Since the soccer stadium opened last year, City SC has claimed to have one of the most sustainable sporting venues in the country.
on Sep 4
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Your ZIP code may determine your dementia diagnosis, study finds
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Depending on your ZIP code, you may be twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia in some areas of the country as others, a new study found.
on Sep 1
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Bald eagle thought to be hurt was really just ‘too fat to fly,’ Missouri officials say
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An X-ray revealed the bird had eaten a raccoon.
on Aug 30
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What's fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week
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Heading to the farmers markets this weekend? Here's what you'll find. Plus our interactive map on where to shop.
on Aug 30
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Illinois state flag redesign contest opens Sept. 3
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The Illinois Flag Commission will accept submissions for a new state flag design Sept. 3 through Oct. 18, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Wednesday.
on Aug 30
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St. Louis rec center to add locker room for transgender users. But funding is stuck at City Hall.
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A St. Louis University researcher has secured a grant to pay for construction at the Cherokee Recreation Center to better accommodate transgender residents.
on Aug 16
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Francis Howell board to again take up transgender bathroom, locker room policy
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The policy is almost certain to pass Thursday night as the board's conservative majority gears up to vote on multiple policies about gender and the "appropriateness" of learning materials.
on Aug 14
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Letter: If Biden's age was so concerning, why isn't Trump's age?
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Letter: If the current version of Donald Trump is the best Republicans can offer now, what can we expect by January of 2029?
on Aug 6
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Trash piles, green fields: Region still marked by extremes 10 years after Ferguson unrest
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Overzealous courts and policing, Ferguson showed, were symptoms of more lethal illnesses that run deep here.
on Aug 4
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Private money paid outsider to handle PR for St. Louis police. The records are secret.
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The St. Louis Police Foundation, a private nonprofit controlled by leaders of some of the region's most notable companies, increasingly is in the business of funding employees at the department.
on Jul 26
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WashU Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital closing, whistleblower says
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Washington University did not dispute Reed’s assertion that the pediatric center was shutting down.
on Jul 18
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Lake Saint Louis dad forms clothing line inspired by his transgender daughter
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'Gender-blurring' clothing choices are becoming more common, at big-box stores and small startups.
on Jul 12
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After chaotic July 4 in St. Louis, Missouri governor set to ban celebratory gunfire
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Gov. Mike Parson is set to sign at least 10 bills this week.
on Jul 8
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St. Louis mayor backs US Rep. Cori Bush in heated Democratic primary
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Jones called Bush “a proven leader, partner, and coalition builder who is always putting the needs of St. Louis first.”
on Jul 4
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Editorial: The hell on Earth of slave pens sat below Busch Stadium. It must be recognized.
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Not far below where baseball fans today cheer the Cardinals was once an earthly hell. Under what is now the South Broadway and Clark Avenue area, bordering the current Busch
on Jun 30
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Advocacy group sounding alarm about health care in Mo. prisons
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JEFFERSON CITY — An advocacy group for prison inmates in Missouri is raising alarms about medical care in the state's 20 correctional facilities.
on Jun 14
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St. Francois County deputy, wife charged with plotting to sexually abuse girl
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A St. Francois County deputy and his wife were charged Friday with attempting to sexually abuse a child under the age of 12.
on Jun 2
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Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say
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Defense experts say the bombs used were likely GBU-39s made by Boeing in St. Charles.
on May 31
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Letter: Higher prices are driving hunger in America. You can help.
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Letter: Elevated food prices and overall inflation are making hunger in America worse.
on May 23
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St. Louis alt-weekly Riverfront Times sold, lays off all staff
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"I like to think we helped a lot of people... and did a lot to, not only to inform people, but challenge the status quo," said the RFT's founder.
on May 22
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WashU bristles at St. Louis plan to condemn its protest response
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The school says a resolution proposed by Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier inaccurately describes an April 27 protest as peaceful.
on May 18
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BenFred: As Cardinals and Red Sox clash, what should we make of Chaim Bloom’s dud in Boston?
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The former top baseball operations boss of the Red Sox is quietly learning the Cardinals from top to bottom while the team foreshadows an eventual transition in front-office leadership.
on May 17
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Busch relative settles squabble with Clayton investors over real estate trust
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The case involved a Clayton-based private equity group that buys up Walmart-adjacent properties in strip malls.
on May 16
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UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid
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The renewed push for full Palestinian membership in the U.N. comes as the war in Gaza has put the more than 75-year-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict at center stage.
on May 10
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Pro-Palestinian protests block traffic outside Washington University
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About 30 minutes after the protest began at 5 p.m. in Forest Park, most in the group began blocking rush-hour traffic in the intersection of Skinker and Forest Park Parkway.
on May 4
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Man charged with beating teen girl in St. Louis County says he was defending his sister
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The man accused of beating a 15-year-old McDonald's employee said Thursday he was defending his sister from an attack by the fast food employee.
on Apr 26
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Russell Bliss, waste oil hauler at center of the Times Beach dioxin saga, dies at 90
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In the 1980s, Bliss drew heavy news coverage after it was found that his company had sprayed contaminated oil at Times Beach on unpaved streets to keep down the dust.
on Apr 20
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Messenger: Andrew Bailey wants voters to have a say on Trump but not on a Missouri sheriff
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Iron County's sheriff resigns rather than face a trial to remove him. But like Trump, he hasn't been convicted of a crime.
on Apr 15
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See where the wild things go in Forest Park with this animated map
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The Forest Park Living Lab has been studying the travels of the park's animals using tracking data collected since 2021.
on Apr 14
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Court rules Missouri AG entitled to certain Planned Parenthood transgender care records
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A St. Louis judge has ordered Planned Parenthood to turn over certain documents to Attorney General Andrew Bailey in his ongoing investigation of transgender health care providers.
on Apr 13
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Scientists want to know why coyotes are in Forest Park. The wily animals have other plans.
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Scientists, on the hunt for a new predator in town, have quietly probed a corner of Forest Park in St. Louis. “Keep your eyes open. You might see a coyote.”
on Apr 12
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First lady Jill Biden headlines Ladue fundraiser
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The Biden campaign has made a point of out-raising Trump this year in hopes of converting a cash advantage into an edge at the polls.
on Apr 10
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UN human rights body calls for halt to weapons shipments to Israel. The US votes no.
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The 47-member-country Human Rights Council on Friday voted 28-6 in favor of the resolution, with 13 abstentions.
on Apr 5
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José Andrés’ food charity says it’s halting Gaza operations after Israeli airstrike
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World Central Kitchen aid group says six of its international workers and their Palestinian driver were killed.
on Apr 2
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Messenger: Missouri lawmakers try to take over St. Louis police ... and defund them, too
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Two bills in the Missouri Legislature offer interesting views on battling crime in St. Louis. Gut the police department ... but take it over at the same time?
on Mar 29
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Palestinians describe bodies and ambulances crushed in Israel’s ongoing raid at Gaza’s main hospital
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Now in its sixth month, the war between Israel and Hamas has killed at least 32,226 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel says it has killed over 13,000 militants,
on Mar 24
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2001: Jackie-mania led Southwest Missouri State to the Final Four in St. Louis
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On March 24, 2001, Jackie Stiles led the Bears to an upset of top-seeded Duke and captured the imagination of the world of college basketball.
on Mar 24
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Letter: Trump has said what he'd do in a 2nd term. Believe him.
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Letter: If Trump is reelected, we will tell our grandchildren — quietly — what freedom was once like, and how we let it slip away.
on Mar 19
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Olivette man shoots mother, thought she was an intruder, lawyer says
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Jaylen Johnson, 25, shot his mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson, as she was trying to get in the back door of their home in the 9600 block of Huron Drive.
on Mar 11
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Bread is expensive, beer is cheap at St. Louis’ most dangerous gas station
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The station still known as the ‘Murder Mobil’ had the highest number of aggravated assaults and robberies between 2005 and 2020. Victims included the owner.
on Mar 9
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Never say die: MSD won’t give up on unpaid sewer bills, even on vacant properties
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Hidden in the titles of hundreds of vacant properties across the region are unpaid MSD bills that can be more than what the real estate is worth.
on Mar 8
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Joe’s Cafe to reopen after St. Louis grants exception for beloved hangout
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More than a dozen people spoke in support at the Board of Adjustment hearing, including musicians, patrons and a former Washington University student who lived in the area.
on Mar 8
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St. Louis Monopoly game in works. Makers want public’s help designing it.
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The game is scheduled to be released this fall.
on Mar 7