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A WashU professor says a bipartisan federal bill aiming to make it easier to build housing while targeting corporate landlords who buy up thousands of homes doesn't go far enough.

South St. Louis County residents are speaking out against a proposal to fill a quarry that has sat empty for decades. They worry the project could have negative effects on flooding, traffic and air quality.

Extreme thunderstorms are happening more frequently in Missouri. These often lead to flash floods.

Jana Rose Schleis reports on how the increased threat of rising water is changing the work of emergency responders.

The so-called Midwest Exodus of the early 2020s may be over. As the Midwest Newsroom’s Holly Edgell reports, housing affordability and social ties play a major role in drawing people to the region.

Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge will soon depart Lambert St. Louis International Airport for the last time as its director. She’s retiring after 16 years at the helm. She sat down with STLPR’s Abby Llorico to discuss her career and what’s next for Lambert.

Dogs in St. Louis’ Holly Hills neighborhood have a place they must go on their walks. It’s a water fountain set up by a resident to help take care of furry friends on hot days, and also bring the neighborhood together. But the reach goes even farther thanks to a camera that puts the good boys and girls online. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson brings us to the hottest spot on Haven street.

The MATI festival — also known as Music at the Intersection —is presenting one hundred artists this weekend across five stages in Grand Center. Hip hop performer and producer Wyclef Jean headlines on Sunday at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

St. Louis Public Radio's Aaron Doerr asked him if he had a specific message for his St. Louis audience.

Ten million dollars of the city’s Rams settlement funds will help tackle St. Louis’ more than 24-thousand vacant properties. St. Louis Public Radio Economic Development reporter Kavahn Mansouri spoke with Ward 3 Alderman and Recorder of Deeds candidate Shane Cohn about why he pushed to secure the funding to address the city’s vacant property problem.

This morning, stories of new territory: how a Grammy-winning artist is reimagining classics at a local festival, the hurdles South Grand business owners face as they work to rebuild, the foreign countries where people without legal status are being sent, and the new perspective on the universe at the Science Center.

The Environmental Protection Agency released new rules regulating the controversial herbicide dicamba earlier this year. While it can be an effective tool for farmers to control weeds, it can also drift in the wind and kill other plants.

As St. Louis Public Radio’s Will Bauer reports, experts don’t expect the new rules to solve all the underlying issues with dicamba.