Author: Rebecca Thiele
Rebecca Thiele
has 21.8% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 8.
Words analyzed: 11,264.
Analyzed articles
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 6/26/2026, 10:00 AM
Pessimism Bias 13.5% - Unattributed Quote 8.4% - Loss Aversion 7.2%
It’s been about nine months since St. Louis pivoted from building a MetroLink rail line that would run from north to south St. Louis to a bus line instead. This week, East-West Gateway Council of Governments — a group of lawmakers who gather to solve regional issues — approved the final route for the bus rapid transit Green Line. The... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele, Abby Llorico
- 6/15/2026, 9:36 PM
Halo Effect 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 28.9% - Appeal to Authority 24.6%
Loryn Nalic, the chef-owner at Balkan Treat Box and Telva at the Ridge in Webster Groves, has won a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest, marking the first win by a St. Louis-area chef in the category in nearly a decade. The culinary organization’s annual awards are considered among the most prestigious in the industry. St.... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele, Rob Edwards
- 6/9/2026, 12:45 PM
Unattributed Quote 44.3% - Appeal to Emotion 22.8% - Framing Effect 21.5%
Merah, the second-oldest Sumatran orangutan in North America and a longtime resident of the St. Louis Zoo, has died. The zoo announced on social media that it made the decision to humanely euthanize Merah, 57, last week, saying she was suffering from health issues and her quality of life was declining. "Merah was a curious, gentle and... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 6/8/2026, 10:00 AM
Optimism Bias 21.9% - Confirmation Bias 19% - Framing Effect 17%
East St. Louis wants to turn a polluted property once owned by the aluminum company Alcoa into a community solar project that could save residents money on their electric bills. Under this model, residents would pay a $50 yearly subscription fee to receive credits on their electric bills, said City Manager Robert Betts. Betts said the... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 5/22/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 43.1% - Halo Effect 35.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 29.7%
Tuition for undergraduates on all University of Missouri campuses will go up 4% this fall. The Board of Curators unanimously approved the increase Thursday. Graduate student tuition will go up 3%. Undergrads attending the University of Missouri-St. Louis will pay $315 more per semester. At the system’s flagship campus in Columbia,... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 5/19/2026, 8:24 PM
Unattributed Quote 45.3% - Negativity Bias 38.4% - Confirmation Bias 25.7%
Police shot and killed a man in downtown St. Louis on Tuesday morning after, investigators said, he threatened officers with a pipe and a chef's knife. Police responded to calls just before 11 a.m. to reports of a man swinging a metal pipe near Locust Street and Broadway, near the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Police said the pipe... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 5/18/2026, 7:53 PM
Anchoring Bias 16.2% - Loss Aversion 7.5% - Pessimism Bias 7.5%
The City of St. Louis wants residents’ thoughts on how to spend the money from the Rams settlement. The city is considering a bill to spend $230 million from the settlement, with $110 million going to north city, to support residents whose homes were damaged in last year’s devastating tornado. The other $120 million would be split... more
STLPR
- By Rebecca Thiele
- 4/7/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 19.9% - Confirmation Bias 11.9% - Hasty Generalization 11.9%
RSV season in the U.S. started later and is expected to stick around longer than usual this spring. That’s prompting most states to continue to offer the vaccine to eligible babies and toddlers through the end of this month. But Missouri won’t extend that immunization window. Instead, the state will consider orders from providers on a... more