Officials concede that the city initially failed to grasp the gravity of the record-breaking storm, and took too long to abandon policy of letting side streets melt on their own. stltoday.com/news/local/gov…

MLK Unity Gathering in St. Louis honors the legacy of civil rights leader stltoday.com/news/local/met…

The front page of today’s Times-Picayune, which was, in fact, delivered today.

Not one but two legends in a photo made by a third.

Cuteness alert: Twin, 2-yr-old polar bears make their public debut at the St. Louis Zoo. 📸Laurie Skrivan stltoday.com/news/local/met…

Come for the amazing video, stay for the amazing story! "Over bacon and eggs, St. Louis grandma helped teens grieve. They’re ready to graduate now." The dynamic duo of Allie Schallert and Colleen Schrappen captured the essence of this so well stltoday.com/news/local/met… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MUST READ for St. Louisans: New Pope Leo XIV started his career right here. Great work by steph kukuljan and Ethan Colbert on this stltoday.com/news/local/met…

A shocking story from southern Missouri, told deeply - (and in very little time) - by Laurie Skrivan and Katie Kull

Our friends over at St. Louis Public Radio had a nice conversation on the air with Robert Cohen about his photojournalism career. It was so nice we had to run it twice, on both the Post-Dispatch and STL PR websites stltoday.com/news/local/met…

Simone Biles stepped up to the podium again, this time on a riser at WashU Commencement ceremonies. With photos by Allie Schallert

Here's our St. Louis Post-Dispatch visual team coverage by Laurie Skrivan Allie Schallert, Christian Gooden, and myself of today's (currently unofficial) tornado. stltoday.com/news/local/met…

The St. Louis tornado path affected some of St. Louis' most impoverished neighborhoods, where people wtih no insurance, little money, and fear of looting are now hunkering down in their damaged houses. Story by Colleen Schrappen, photos by Laurie Skrivan stltoday.com/news/local/met…

St. Louis tornado storm warning siren test complete. It can be heard by doges.

This is the actual order to free slaves that was delivered in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, now celebrated as Juneteenth. This is the only known copy to exist; it is from the collection of newspaperman G.B. Dealey. The original handwritten version is in the National Archives

Super interesting drone video by Allie Schallert of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, comparing tornado damage in St. Louis then and now. What has changed six weeks after the May 16 storm? stltoday.com/news/multimedi… via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

That time that Jayden Daniels of the NHL Florida Panthers landed in a Brentwood, Mo jail cell but it was with the The Stanley Cup . Photos by Laurie Skrivan Story Matthew DeFranks stltoday.com/sports/profess…

Lovely twist on a fall photo by Laurie Skrivan Art imitates life; as life imitates art

Journalism in the news. Dallas News merges with Hearst. Hearst ignores workers’ union contract, plans to eliminate 26 jobs. I stand with my former colleagues at Dallas News Guild 🌟 in the fight ahead. dmagazine.com/micropost/hear…