© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofHundreds rally at the Missouri Capitol to "Reopen Missouri" on Tuesday.Jaclyn Driscoll | St. Louis Public RadioofHundreds of protesters opposed to stay-at-home orders came to the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday.Jaclyn Driscoll | St. Louis Public RadioofA protester using a megaphone shouted for Sam Page to ease restrictions and reopen businesses and churches at a rally Tuesday in Clayton.David Kovaluk | St. Louis Public RadioofProtesters hold signs calling for Missouri to ease the restrictions put in place to prevent...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsofHundreds rally at the Missouri Capitol to "Reopen Missouri" on Tuesday.Jaclyn Driscoll | St. Louis Public RadioofHundreds of protesters opposed to stay-at-home orders came to the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday.Jaclyn Driscoll | St. Louis Public RadioofA protester using a megaphone shouted for Sam Page to ease restrictions and reopen businesses and churches at a rally Tuesday in Clayton.David Kovaluk | St. Louis Public RadioofProtesters hold signs calling for Missouri to ease the restrictions put in place to prevent...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsApplications for unemployment benefits are spiking in Missouri. The increase reflects and comes as droves of businesses close across the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, more than 42,000 Missourians filed for unemployment. That’s more than 10 times as many people as in the previous week. The application numbers rival those of the Great Recession in the late-2000s.Loading...In St. Louis, scores of restaurants and entertainment venues have shuttered, and the tourism industry has taken...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsApplications for unemployment benefits are spiking in Missouri. The increase reflects and comes as droves of businesses close across the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, more than 42,000 Missourians filed for unemployment. That’s more than 10 times as many people as in the previous week. The application numbers rival those of the Great Recession in the late-2000s.Loading...In St. Louis, scores of restaurants and entertainment venues have shuttered, and the tourism industry has taken...WW…

Gov. Mike Parson’s statewide stay-at-home order to fight coronavirus that began Monday includes few additional restrictions compared to a social distancing order issued more than two weeks ago. According to Parson, that’s the way he intended it to be.  “The first order I done in the state of Missouri was the most strict order we have done,” he said in Monday’s virtual press briefing. “It was no more than 10 people could ever be grouped up together, and six feet apart.”  Parson directed the head of the Department of Health and Senior Services, Dr. Randall Williams, to The order...…Gov. Mike Parson’s statewide stay-at-home order to fight coronavirus that began Monday includes few additional restrictions compared to a social distancing order issued more than two weeks ago. According to Parson, that’s the way he intended it to be.  “The first order I done in the state of Missouri was the most strict order we have done,” he said in Monday’s virtual press briefing. “It was no more than 10 people could ever be grouped up together, and six feet apart.”  Parson directed the head of the Department of Health and Senior Services, Dr. Randall Williams, to The order...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn the Trail, an occasional column by St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum, takes an analytical look at politics and policy across Missouri.To keep things simple: Missouri Republicans had a banner night.And Missouri Democrats are still in the political wilderness.Buoyed by President Donald Trump’s popularity in the state, GOP candidates up and down the ballot won pivotal races. They also emerged victorious on Amendment 3, which repealed the Clean Missouri redistricting system.To delve a bit...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn the Trail, an occasional column by St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum, takes an analytical look at politics and policy across Missouri.To keep things simple: Missouri Republicans had a banner night.And Missouri Democrats are still in the political wilderness.Buoyed by President Donald Trump’s popularity in the state, GOP candidates up and down the ballot won pivotal races. They also emerged victorious on Amendment 3, which repealed the Clean Missouri redistricting system.To delve a bit...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMissouri is taking a hard-line approach to tackle a troubling increase in the state’s black vulture population.It’s part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot program allowing some livestock owners to kill the birds, which have been moving north in recent years and causing problems.”The birds have been basically killing young calves as they are born,” said Kelly Smith, of the Missouri Farm Bureau.The vultures also prey on other animals like lambs and sheep when they are having babies.“They’re just a very...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsMissouri is taking a hard-line approach to tackle a troubling increase in the state’s black vulture population.It’s part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pilot program allowing some livestock owners to kill the birds, which have been moving north in recent years and causing problems.”The birds have been basically killing young calves as they are born,” said Kelly Smith, of the Missouri Farm Bureau.The vultures also prey on other animals like lambs and sheep when they are having babies.“They’re just a very...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn the Trail, an occasional column by St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum, takes an analytical look at politics and policy across Missouri.While the historically Republican stronghold of Eureka isn’t expected to transform into a Democratic haven anytime soon, area resident Sally Sandy said she’s noticed a lot more Democrats around her are getting energized and organized ahead of the Nov. 3 election.“Immediately after Trump’s election, I thought I was alone in a sea of fish that were not like...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsOn the Trail, an occasional column by St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum, takes an analytical look at politics and policy across Missouri.While the historically Republican stronghold of Eureka isn’t expected to transform into a Democratic haven anytime soon, area resident Sally Sandy said she’s noticed a lot more Democrats around her are getting energized and organized ahead of the Nov. 3 election.“Immediately after Trump’s election, I thought I was alone in a sea of fish that were not like...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIn a year full of high-stakes Election Day choices, St. Louis city voters will be asked to decide if they want to raise taxes to benefit early childhood education.Proposition R, an initiative the ballot by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, looks to secure the funds by increasing the property tax rate by 6 cents. The increase would raise roughly $2.3 million annually.St. Louis suffers from two combined forces: not enough spots for children who are eligible to receive early child care and for the spots that do...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIn a year full of high-stakes Election Day choices, St. Louis city voters will be asked to decide if they want to raise taxes to benefit early childhood education.Proposition R, an initiative the ballot by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, looks to secure the funds by increasing the property tax rate by 6 cents. The increase would raise roughly $2.3 million annually.St. Louis suffers from two combined forces: not enough spots for children who are eligible to receive early child care and for the spots that do...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe National Parks Service formally dedicated the on Monday, recognizing the town’s cluster of historic buildings.The step fulfills a of people in the small town about an hour south of St. Louis.Advocates for the federal designation say it will raise the town’s profile, potentially boosting tourism. The National Parks Service plans to add interpretive signs detailing the history of the district.“This is something that the Ste. Genevieve community has been working toward for many years,” said Toby Carrig, director...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsThe National Parks Service formally dedicated the on Monday, recognizing the town’s cluster of historic buildings.The step fulfills a of people in the small town about an hour south of St. Louis.Advocates for the federal designation say it will raise the town’s profile, potentially boosting tourism. The National Parks Service plans to add interpretive signs detailing the history of the district.“This is something that the Ste. Genevieve community has been working toward for many years,” said Toby Carrig, director...WW…

© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA wind energy facility in northwestern Missouri will allow Ameren Missouri to provide more clean energy to its customers.Ameren purchased the Atchison Renewable Energy Center as part of its $1.1 billion investment in wind energy in the state. Ameren officials said the 300-megawatt project will be completed this year, but the facility is already producing energy.Ameren officials said the site will provide energy to 90,000 customers this year.“Missouri is starting to take a leadership position in developing local...…© 2022 St. Louis Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsA wind energy facility in northwestern Missouri will allow Ameren Missouri to provide more clean energy to its customers.Ameren purchased the Atchison Renewable Energy Center as part of its $1.1 billion investment in wind energy in the state. Ameren officials said the 300-megawatt project will be completed this year, but the facility is already producing energy.Ameren officials said the site will provide energy to 90,000 customers this year.“Missouri is starting to take a leadership position in developing local...WW…

ROLLA — Like most small businesses in the U.S., those in college towns are trying to find a way to stay afloat amid stay-at-home orders and social distancing because of the coronavirus. But they often face a double whammy, with a sizable amount of the population leaving as dorms are closed and classes are moved online. That’s what’s happening in Rolla, home to Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rolla is a town of about 20,000, and that includes about 8,000 students at Missouri S&T. While an exact count isn’t known, many of those students left campus and the city to return...…ROLLA — Like most small businesses in the U.S., those in college towns are trying to find a way to stay afloat amid stay-at-home orders and social distancing because of the coronavirus. But they often face a double whammy, with a sizable amount of the population leaving as dorms are closed and classes are moved online. That’s what’s happening in Rolla, home to Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rolla is a town of about 20,000, and that includes about 8,000 students at Missouri S&T. While an exact count isn’t known, many of those students left campus and the city to return...WW…