Ameren Missouri customers’ bills could go up by $13 a month in 2027 ^19.7%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 6/30/2026, 10:00 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 25.5% - Self-Serving Bias 18.3% - Negativity Bias 17.1%

Customers of Ameren Missouri may see their electric bills go up again next year — though a newly proposed program could offer relief to some ratepayers. The increase would net Ameren Missouri an additional $343 million, which the utility says will pay for investments it’s already made to the power grid. To take effect, rate increases for... more

Ravi Coltrane got to know his late father through music. Now he’s searching for something new. ^11.7%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 6/5/2026, 10:00 AM

Indoctrination 13.7% - False Dilemma 9.9% - Halo Effect 9.8%

Miles Davis had already authored an enviable body of work when he hired tenor saxophonist John Coltrane to play in his new quintet in 1955. Coltrane was only four months younger than his new bandleader but was still an up-and-comer on the jazz scene. In later work, Coltrane and Davis found new musical worlds to conquer, much further from... more

A tuneful 'The Tempest' in Forest Park sings a Shakespearean song of rage and redemption ^10.9%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 5/29/2026, 10:00 AM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 19.4% - Optimism Bias 10.9% - Negativity Bias 9.9%

William Shakespeare stuffed “The Tempest” with memorable words and phrases that hadn’t been published before. “Fair play” and “foul play,” “Into thin air” and “sea change” are among the coinages from the play that have become lodged in everyday speech. He also dotted the play with references to something future theater troupes would need... more

After closing in 2024, St. Louis club BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups rehearses for a revival ^12.5%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 5/21/2026, 10:00 AM

Appeal to Emotion 22.2% - Anecdotal 10.1% - Indoctrination 10.1%

St. Louis bluesman Marquise Knox stood center stage at BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups, tightly gripping a microphone as he belted out the words to a soul classic that vocalist James Carr made famous in 1966. “Won’t you show a little mercy? Can’t you understand? You’re pouring water on a drowning man,” Knox sang, as members of an appreciative... more

St. Louis Symphony’s IN UNISON Chorus will debut a piece wrapped in ‘Family’ ties ^38.4%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 5/8/2026, 10:00 AM

Anecdotal 24.2% - Negativity Bias 14.3% - Appeal to Emotion 14.2%

When many people were learning to use video calls to stay in touch with friends and family during the coronavirus pandemic, composer Nathalie Joachim used the technology to meet new people. In spring 2020, the Brooklyn-born musician with family roots in Haiti had dozens of conversations with members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s... more

From Xerox machines to AI, WashU’s Carmon Colangelo mixes old and new technologies in his artwork ^16.8%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 4/28/2026, 10:00 AM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 9.2% - Self-Serving Bias 8.1% - Optimism Bias 8.1%

To create his fine art prints, Carmon Colangelo combines centuries-old technologies with the latest digital tools. Colangelo draws from a palette that includes woodcuts, stone etchings and generative AI. He started working with Xerox copy machines to transfer existing images into newly conceived prints. Colangelo became an early adopter... more

Kansas City soccer fans can take selfies with the World Cup trophy this weekend ^34.3%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 4/17/2026, 9:00 AM

Anecdotal 12.8% - In-Group Bias 11.6% - Appeal to Emotion 10.4%

The FIFA World Cup trophy isn't like hockey's Stanley Cup — winning teams don't get to take it home for a year. The team's victorious status is engraved onto the trophy and it takes home a replica. So the trophy that soccer fans can get an up-close look at on Friday has seen a lot of soccer history. The World Cup trophy is available for... more

Soccer fans can take selfies with the World Cup trophy Friday in Maryland Heights ^22.6%

STLPR - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 4/16/2026, 9:20 PM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14.1% - Negativity Bias 9.1% - Availability Heuristic 7.7%

The FIFA World Cup trophy isn't like hockey's Stanley Cup — winning teams don't get to take it home for a year. The team's victorious status is engraved onto the trophy; the team takes home a replica. So the trophy that St. Louis-area soccer fans can get an up-close look at on Friday has seen a lot of soccer history. The World Cup trophy... more

Photos: Busch Stadium turns into a sea of red for St. Louis Cardinals' Opening Day ^3.1%

STLPR - By Brian Munoz, Jeremy D. Goodwin - 3/26/2026, 10:13 PM

Optimism Bias 7.6% - Confirmation Bias 6.2% - Anecdotal 5.7%

Thursday was Opening Day at Busch Stadium, and the St. Louis Cardinals have different expectations than in many past years. The club's focus is more on developing young talent than fighting for a playoff spot. The Cardinals started the season last year with second-year ace Sonny Gray on the mound. With Gray and other veterans gone... more

KDHX: How a community radio station in St. Louis unraveled ^80.3%

STLPR (St. Louis Public Radio) - By Jeremy D. Goodwin - 2/10/2026, 1:33 PM

88.1 FM KDHX had a special role in the St. Louis music ecosystem for nearly 40 years. Facing $2 million in organizational debt, station leaders pushed through a controversial sale of its assets to a Christian broadcasting network for $8.75 million. Leaders of the former station wouldn't say what it will do with the surplus, or if... more