In new legal filing, a Missouri disciplinary commission denies *ever* making an agreement to keep private the photos of a Missouri judge dressed up as Elvis. The photos were submitted as evidence disciplinary process brought against Matthew Thornhill.

Unrelated to the topic, but it pains to me see "McScuse Me" used this way -- Missouri comedian Libby Higgins made it up during the Vine renaissance, she remains one of the funniest people I've ever met. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrSs...

As Jones explains how the cards deal damage to other players [the officer] in the room begins to chuckle. “Yes, I am doing this, sir. I am doing it. It’s an awesome game,” Jones says. “I am not ashamed of my nerddom or the fact that I love this game.” via Emily Hays @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social

St. Louis County’s Pet Adoption Center will waive fees Tuesday and Wednesday as a way to encourage adoptions. It’s the county’s first fee-waived event since taking over the shelter earlier this year.

After her husband was deported, Oscarina gave birth alone and now fears leaving home with her kids. Community health workers say many undocumented mothers in Missouri are skipping care as ICE raids become more visible. From the Missouri Independent:

A truly wild legal filing by an Elvis-cosplaying judge in St. Charles, Missouri, includes a request to the state's Supreme Court to declare his previous agreement to resign "void" and to reduce his suspension from 6 months to 60 days.

This is really excellent science writing. A must read.

This was a an EXTREMELY fun hour of radio. This ongoing monthly series from @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social is a must-listen, excellent music and simply pristine vibes.

"For a story so wild, the film’s achievement lies in its restraint. American Skyjacker is gripping without being lurid, stylish without leaning on cliché, and genuinely gripping from start to finish." American Skyjacker is now on Apple TV! It's been magical watching the reviews start to come in

Axl Rose wore a "St. Louis Sucks" T-shirt on stage during Guns 'N Roses 1992 tour. 270 police officers responded to the chaos that ensued in St. Louis. It ended with 75 injured, with fans trampling fences, throwing seats at the stage, spraying fire hoses and uprooting trees.

This is an object lesson in storytelling.

STL magazine reports: "FBI director Kash Patel was in St. Louis today, but he was a no-show at a press conference at the bureau’s local field office, despite some journalists saying they were led to believe Patel would attend."

A fatal police shooting this morning at Lambert is under investigation. The initial reported details have an awful and tragic familiarity. "Officers said [a man with a knife] kept advancing toward them, and that’s when a second officer pulled out his gun and shot him. The man was pronounced dead."

St. Louis-area Boeing machinists ended their strike and returned to work after agreeing to a new contract. Labor experts say the financial strain of months on the picket line led members to accept a smaller deal.

6 months after a tornado struck her home, 13-year-old Dylan Nolan still hasn't slept in her bedroom. “The tornado hit the back of the house first and went forward, and my room is in the back of the house...[My brother’s] room didn’t get touched! It’s favoritism!" (via @hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social)

Will the Texas redistricting case affect the litigation in Missouri? Probably not. The MO cases are all in state court, and they will likely be decided by the MO Supreme Court at some point next year – not the SCOTUS. Still, the TX decision was a big blow to the national GOP redistricting push:

"A program St. Louis aimed to help thousands of tenants struggling with eviction. Documents show only a few hundred received legal defense from the program in its first year. According to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, 17 evictions are filed in the city each day."

Update: The State Department has once again changed the language back to saying transgender people's passports will be valid "until they are invalidated pursuant to federal regulations."

"A Korean War veteran from Nebraska named Russell Wood made 35 donations totaling $1,050 over the last year to Bill Eigel’s campaign for St. Charles County executive. The problem is, Wood, who is 92, has never heard of Eigel or set foot in St. Charles County."

“It's kids not wanting to go to school. Parents not wanting to send their kids to school — simple things,” said Suarez, whose town is roughly 70% Hispanic. “It’s going to the grocery store, going to church. People just don't know.” (Via @will-bauer.bsky.social)

Learned from @stlmag.bsky.social St. Louis Daily newsletter that health reporter @michelemunz.bsky.social is leaving Post-Dispatch. Her writing will be sorely missed but wishing her a fabulous new adventure full of dance, travel, and the outdoors.

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The 1997 Disney movie even made it to a Cole County courtroom this week.

. @sarahfenske.bsky.social takes a deep dive about how my obsession with the 'Air Bud Rule' seeped its way into the Missouri redistricting saga. Ain't no rule saying you can't read a story about the Air Bud Rule!!

At a St. Louis food pantry, visits are up 20% as thousands of Missouri immigrants lose access to SNAP benefits. A new federal law disqualifies refugees and asylees — leaving many scrambling to put food on the table. From the @missouriindependent.com: www.stlpr.org/government-p...

The line from Bob Wyss' "Block Gold" that sticks with me, (describing the peak of St. Louis coal smog) is from an airplane pilot in 1937, looking down on the city during one of its frequent "daytime nights." "He described the air pollution at times as resembling huge, dirty, puffy dinner rolls."

Food insecurity is rising in St. Louis as prices climb and SNAP benefits lapse amid the federal shutdown. Groups like Operation Food Search and the UnGUN Institute are stepping up — offering services like free groceries to help families make ends meet.

“There was a delay in getting it off the ground" “They haven't been properly funded or properly set up." "Adam Pearson, the city’s director of human services, said the department plans to begin accepting applications for aid in two weeks." Oof.

The St. Louis County Council voted that it has no confidence in its public health director’s leadership of the county animal shelter. The vote follows a report recommending more transparency — and noting the county isn’t required to run a shelter.

When the May tornado hit St. Louis, court buildings were spared — but many in the justice system weren’t. Attorneys, judges and defendants alike lost homes, disrupting court cases across the region.

Food workers are being detained in armed ICE raids and deported. In St. Louis, a recent raid nabbed 12+ workers who lived together in several houses. Despite having work authorizations, almost all have been deported.

The most puzzling conservative/right-wing trend in the last few years is their fervent belief that ADHD isn't real. (That's clearly what the "Adderall-addicted dog mom diversity consultants" is referencing). Spoiler alert: It's definitely real.

On a spooky edition of the Politically Speaking Hour on @stlonair.bsky.social: 🎃 Missouri's most notable political curses 🎃 MO redistricting has become scary for Republicans 🎃 How a former STL County Councilwoman started Legal Witchcraft Listen at noon and 7 p.m. on @stlpublicradio.bsky.social

As a freeze on federal assistance programs looms, St. Louis County officials are asking residents to help affected families by donating diapers, formula and baby wipes.

Halloween is a time to celebrate creepy, crawly animals. This year, St. Louis scientists hope to inspire appreciation for Missouri’s largest spider: the tarantula.

Missouri's Josh Hawley in the NYTimes today (gift link) "Surely it is not hard to understand why SNAP is so essential to so many. The American economy has not been kind to working people in recent years. What cost $100 five years ago costs $125 today."

Ok, so an attorney (suspended) claims the St. Louis sheriff (in jail) ordered him (before the suspension and jail) to intimidate a local reporter (who was reporting accurately) and the attorney apparently did so in basically the clumsiest way possible. This is Coen brothers stuff

"SLM asked one lawyer if the worry was that the witnesses would get picked up by ICE if they were let out of jail. The lawyer retorted [that] they already were picked up by ICE."

"It was both far more miserable and far more enjoyable than I expected it." Highly recommend this fun, enlightening interview between @kgrumke.bsky.social and @phillips-nick.bsky.social -- it turns out paddling 340 miles across Missouri in 74 hours is pretty difficult, even with a partner.

When they kick you out of court, loiter in the lobby. www.stlmag.com/news/golden-...

Behind the Lemp ghost stories is a real epic of German immigrants building a beer empire in St. Louis. "Why do we need them to be ghosts?" said historian Amanda Clark. "Why can't it be a story exploring mental health issues and the challenges that people face no matter how much money they have?"

"Placing prohibitions on certain procedures for trans children in the [Missouri] constitution — would be unprecedented in the United States and likely impossible to reverse." -- via Annelise Hanshaw @missouriindependent.com missouriindependent.com/2025/10/15/h...

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety" Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime www.404media.co/police-said-...

Guess who's back? It's me as host of the podcast "American Skyjacker," bringing you a NEW EPISODE and something very special: A never-before-revealed memoir, authored by notorious escape artist, plane hijacker, and manipulator Garrett Trapnell. open.spotify.com/episode/6Qor...

Guess who's back? It's me as host the podcast "American Skyjacker," bringing you a NEW EPISODE and something very special: A never-before-revealed memoir, authored by notorious escape artist, plane hijacker, and manipulator Garrett Trapnell. open.spotify.com/episode/6Qor...

Loved this interview. I started watching this doc over the weekend I can confirm that these are among chillest smoke sesh dudes who have ever seshed. On bong-rip clouds they have ascended to the levels Bill & Ted, Cheech & Chong, but with more birds and vanlife.

To explain: At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?” Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

Interested in a career in journalism and/or public media? STLPR (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) is accepting applications for spring internships re: talk show production, marketing, development, events (all #STL based), and a #moleg statehouse internship (in Jeff City). Apply now, or spread the word!

"ProPublica’s mission is impact. I don’t think any of us expected we’d help bring it about with my video. The question now is what will the government do the next time something like this happens." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

This week, one Franklin County town is a training ground for photojournalists from around the world. Union is hosting the Missouri Photo Workshop for its 77th anniversary.