We knew winter was coming. We knew the lack of a safe haven homeless shelter was a huge problem in St. Louis last winter. So why did it again fall to volunteers operating without federal $ to keep people safe in the cold? Great reporting by Kayla Drake news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

STL officials have approved spending $836,000 in federal funds for a 'safe haven' homeless shelter that would be open to anyone. But the contract hasn't been finalized yet. Volunteers are using private donations to open their own — again — as temperatures drop into the teens.

Al Watkins live on St. Louis Public Radio ... Is anyone ready for this? news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

“If they succeed in accomplishing this wish list of changes, it will make it incredibly difficult and expensive for Missourians to get access to information about what their government is doing,” said David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri #moleg missouriindependent.com/2022/01/10/gov…

A huge staffing shortage has left over 500 Missourians with disabilities waiting on services. “You ask for help and it’s not there,” one mom told me. And the list keeps growing. My latest for @stlonair — news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

If you have some free time this weekend, you won’t regret listening to this pod. It’s audio gold. news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

#NewsYouCanUse: STL Edition #stlwx

“Governmental public health leaders are being chosen based on their political ideology rather than their scientific and leadership abilities.” Important read by @KHNews - news.stlpublicradio.org/politics-elect…

Today at noon, we're talking about how to unearth your house's history with a local archivist. Have you ever researched your house? What is something you learned — or something you want to know? news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

So many cool moments on today’s St. Louis on the Air show. You can find tips to research your home’s history here: news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

92-year-old Shirley Norris is a project manager for MoDOT. She’s the oldest full-time employee in the state of Missouri — and has no plans to retire. Hear her story today at noon. news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

What do you love most about St. Louis? Leave a voicemail at 314-516-6397 or share your thoughts here, and we may share them on air Monday as we celebrate 314 Day! #STL #StLouis #STLMade bit.ly/35QOsuX

🧵to read on how 211 fails to house people after regular business hours... (I’ll give you a pass on the username mishap 😅 Sarah Fenske)

Yesterday, the #STL Board of Aldermen rejected Mike Milton, founder of Freedom Community Center, from serving on the Detention Oversight Board to fix city jails. Here's what he had to say about that on today's show. (Darryl Gregory Gray's nomination was also scuttled.)

#STL Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (she/her) joins us at noon today. What issue are you most interested in talking about? (Don’t see the topic you want to address? Comment it below.)

Definitely ranks as one of my top favorite St. Louis on the Air convos.

Right now: We're talking to The International Institute of St. Louis' Arrey Obenson about resettling 594 Afghan refugees in permanent housing as of last Friday "It is worth celebrating," Obenson says. "We are thrilled." news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-…

A riveting account of Kander’s political rise contrasted w/ his mental health battles. “We think… PTSD is a terminal diagnosis from both a career and possibly a life perspective. I want people to understand that’s not the case.” A convo @jrosenbaum guides masterfully.

Kind of a historic day for St. Louis on the Air as I am hosting today’s show from the #rolla bureau. Guests include Allison Kite talking about lead water pipes and kim crossman on rural broadband access

For #rural Missourians trying to #workfromhome or attend #onlineschool, the lack of access to high-speed internet is a significant barrier. Missouri S&T grad Javier Valentin-Sivico made a toolkit to help people obtain #broadband access. Listen now: stlpr.org