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Gov. Kehoe considering Trump request to embed the Missouri National Guard into ICE, efforts to make Missouri more red begins Wednesday, Missouri Progress says Kehoe caved, Gov. Pritzker hearing nothing from Trump about troops to Chicago, Freedom Caucus rallying for troops, Cardinal Dolan in town for Little Flower parish 100th

Clock is ticking for governor to call special session to make Missouri more Republican, Co. Exec. Page pleads not guilty to election offenses, city sheriff indicted on federal charges, city changes family and medical leave program, MODOT takes back funds for county projects because they waited too long, Lufthansa to pause STL flight in February

Gov. Kehoe hasn’t said when he will call special session to redistrict at Trump’s behest, several new laws take effect in Missouri today, hearing on Ameren IL gas hikes, Sheriff Montgomery wants nepotism charge dropped, how AI could “save” healthcare, COVID vaccine changes

Natural gas thought to be cause of massive explosion in North County, Steve Ehlmann is rethinking decision not to run again for St. Charles county executive, downtown residents want answers about open-air drug park, some of city’s worst roads controlled by MODOT,

Deadline today for FEMA assistance and mayor unveiling new policies to help rebuild, damage assessment continues in Black Jack explosion, tariffs hurting Festus beer can company, Pope Leo brings Cardinal Raymond Burke back into the fold

Unchecked executive power now means other presidents can do it too, back to school means more exposure to illegal drugs, no confidence in superintendent says union president, JeffCo’s Ken Waller dies, Festival of Nations packed Tower Grove Park, Cong. Bell weighs in on Sam Page federal charges

Mayor Spencer got a briefing on what new FBI agents assigned to St. Louis will focus on, personnel shuffles in county and city lock-ups, Gov. Kehoe plays coy about Trump’s redistricting demand, huge number of St. Louisans could qualify for money from RECA money, no end in sight for Boeing strike

Groundbreaking today in Cortex for life sciences company headquarters, voter protection organization holding redistricting info sessions, city’s emergency management director fired, more FBI agents coming to St. Louis office, St. Ann police shoot/kill man after chase, man with brain-eating amoeba dies

The mysterious data center project was pulled but hundreds turned out in St. Charles to sound off against it, new data center moves into Downtown St. Louis, Chesterfield buys office building to get a parking garage, Mayor Spencer talks about no sirens the day of the tornado

Major cash infusion in St. Louis by AB, St. Charles data center project appears dead for now, Boeing workers remain on strike, Meta criticized for AI’s sexy talk with kids, report about city’s performance day of May 16th tornado, new rules for warehouses in Illinois after deadly tornado

First day of school for many districts, schools across Missouri must now enforce cell phone ban, Illinois lowers proficiency standards to match surrounding states, Trump budget could increase taxes for gamblers, proposed St. Charles data center faces vote, high electric bills in IL

Hundreds of concerned citizens show up to hear about proposed data center and EPA water clean-up, Southwest cutting six destinations at Lambert, St. Louis city officially ending alley recycling pick-up, St. Louis Public Library still down two branches due to tornado damage, Collinsville district reports no problems with high school cell phone ban

Rare brain-eating amoeba possibly contracted at Lake of the Ozarks, St. Louis teachers union discussing no confidence vote in new superintendent, another baby dropped in Safe Have Box, Festus woman who killed her children won’t face criminal prosecution, Amanda Jones case still open 20 years after her disappearance, striking Boeing workers take their fight to DC

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the AG should not have “gone to the top” and abortions can continue, St. Louis county executive speaks publicly for first time since indictment, update on latest death at city jail, Francis Howell on hot seat over superintendent payout, props to MoLeg for antisemitism fight

Call to change juvenile point system so cops can detain violent teens, shortage of radiologists shuts Anderson Hospital services, neighbors sue owner of former St. Alexius hospital to force clean up, MO Legislative Black caucus pushes back on redistricting, state cuts force MTC to pause programs, county councilman throws hat in for county executive race

City sheriff threatens to sue if aldermen spell out his job requirements, RECA website down allegedly because of too much traffic, fire department water rescues in Sunday flash floods, IL Cong. Enyart doubtful on Trump/Putin peace talks, Billy Long shortest tenured IRS head, William Webster dies, former Card Mitch Harris talks challenges/book

Mayor Spencer’s transition team with report on changing St. Louis, Boeing says it’s new offer to St. Louis machinists is most generous ever, time to pay your city water bill, Chiefs CEO talks about stadium plans, number of Kindergartners getting vaccinated declines, Cardinals trade deals

County council members react to indictment of Co. Exec. Sam Page, Humane Society rescues up to 150 dogs from hoarder, complaints that Ameren bills are higher than promised, IL secretary of state wants auto insurers to change how they set rates, Wheel Park at Union Station almost ready

Boeing’s St. Louis unit may be walking the picket line, Co. Executive Sam Page faces County Council as investigation questions swirl, two lawsuits challenging state control of St. Louis police to be heard in November, metal detectors at Gateway Transportation Center on hold, SLPS security director resigns, Shroud of Turin conference in St. Louis

Campaign mailer on Prop B prompts investigation of STL County Executive’s office, Mayor Spencer addresses transparency complaints, St. Charles county executive race heating up, Ameren bill increases shock some, Hot Tamales and public transit

Boeing workers poised to strike after rejecting contract offer, Cong. Onder in favor of redistricting to take another GOP seat, flooding over the weekend in Elsberry area, West Nile Virus-positive bird found in St. Louis County, grape growers worried about spotted lanternfly, Benton Park’s lake is draining due to sinkholes so anglers are encouraged to get the fish, Bissinger’s expanded HQ and reta...

Mayor Cara Spencer reflects on first 100 days, family of man who died in city jail will sue, Chimp Crazy’s Tonia Haddix found with another chimp and has bond revoked, St. Louis man guilty of pointing laser at helicopter, Missouri Republicans may not heed Trump’s call to redistrict

Board members sound off about plan to close half of city schools, Missouri AG goes after Planned Parenthood again, former McKee property back in city hands after lawsuit, St. Peters resident complain about cell tower in subdivision, St. Peters woman pleads guilty to torching a bar in Puerto Rico, official count of trees destroyed/damaged in Forest Park by tornado

Counties may have to refund marijuana taxes paid after Supreme Court ruling, trial begins for oversight board member arrested trying to get into city jail, the Wall That Heals at Jefferson Barracks, Boeing’s final offer hopes to ward off strike, Cong. Bost gets earful at virtual town hall

Recommendation to close three dozen city schools, family wants answers about inmate death in city jail, state auditor looking into Pine Lawn, St. Louis county upgrades warning sirens, county using mapping technology, mental health merger, more Rivian-related jobs in Illinois