Publication: Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
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BS Score: 1.4%.
Articles analyzed: 404.
Words analyzed: 1,142,871.
Analyzed articles
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- By Rachel Lippmann
- 7/2/2026, 10:40 PM
Negativity Bias 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 20.2% - Optimism Bias 17.7%
The City of St. Louis is finally set to spend the money it won after the Rams left for Los Angeles in 2016. The Board of Aldermen on Thursday voted 12-3 to send a plan for the $255 million to Mayor Cara Spencer, who is expected to sign it. “While this bill is not considered perfect by any stakeholder or anybody on the planet, I think... more
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- By Chad Davis
- 7/2/2026, 6:24 PM
Self-Serving Bias 12.5% - Framing Effect 11.1% - Negativity Bias 9%
St. Louis’ new summerlong curfew for teens in the city’s downtown neighborhoods should be judged by whether residents see less teen-involved violence there, Mayor Cara Spencer said. The mayor said the curfew, which begins Friday night and runs from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Labor Day, will help keep young people safe this summer. “I think... more
STLPR
- By Brian Munoz, Sarah Fentem, Charlotte Keene
- 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 36.3% - Anecdotal 18.8% - In-Group Bias 11.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s historic run in the FIFA World Cup came to a close Wednesday as the team fell to the United States, 2-0, in a physical match at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Yet, in St. Louis, Bosnia fans were grateful for the opportunity to be competitive on the world’s biggest stage. In fact, their deepest run in... more
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- By Sarah Fentem
- 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 23.1% - Appeal to Authority 21.6% - Optimism Bias 19.5%
Washington University researchers have found evidence that an mRNA flu vaccine could offer stronger protections against influenza than a traditional flu shot. The research, which appears in the journal Nature Immunology, is part of a larger set of studies investigating a flu shot made with mRNA technology. Instead of using a weakened or... more
STLPR
- By Sarah Kellogg
- 7/1/2026, 7:15 PM
Optimism Bias 14.8% - Pessimism Bias 10.1% - Hasty Generalization 10.1%
Several St. Louis-area organizations are in state funding limbo after Gov. Mike Kehoe restricted spending in signing the state budget. On Tuesday, Kehoe issued 65 line-item vetoes.<b> </b>They totaled over $52 million, with more than $30 million of that being general revenue dollars. Kehoe also restricted over $440 million in funding,... more
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- By Rachel Lippmann
- 7/1/2026, 6:20 PM
Optimism Bias 29.3% - Biased Writer Voice 29.3% - Unattributed Quote 19.4%
The City of St. Louis will implement a summer curfew for teens starting on Friday. Officials announced Wednesday that from Friday through Sept. 8, those 17 and under cannot be in the Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless they are accompanied by an adult. The curfew will not apply to teens traveling to or... more
STLPR
- By Emily Woodbury
- 7/1/2026, 5:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 18% - Negativity Bias 16.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.1%
Gravois Avenue continues to be one of the most dangerous streets in St. Louis. Last year, there were 23 crashes, 19 injuries and four fatalities on the route. There have been nearly 1,000 injuries and 22 deaths on Gravois since 2020, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. “It's pretty dangerous,” said Boris Neely as he... more
STLPR
- By Sarah Kellogg
- 6/30/2026, 11:53 PM
Framing Effect 26.3% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 19.4% - Unattributed Quote 19.4%
Missouri officially has a budget for the new fiscal year. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that he signed the bills that make up the $50.7 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins Wednesday. The state operating budget is around $49.8 billion. Of that amount, $15.7 billion is made up of general revenue. more
STLPR
- By Will Bauer
- 6/30/2026, 9:17 PM
Negativity Bias 17.3% - Framing Effect 15.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 8.4%
The Cahokia Federation of Teachers voted down a tentative agreement that the union’s bargaining team and the school district reached earlier this month. Nearly two-thirds of the union that’s made up of teachers, service employees and secretaries rejected the terms of the four-year contract, said Ray Roskos, the field service director at... more
STLPR
- By Annisyn Krebs-Carr
- 6/30/2026, 10:00 AM
Hasty Generalization 19.3% - Availability Heuristic 16.1% - Appeal to Authority 12.2%
As the Fourth of July approaches, the Kirkwood Police Department has come up with a new way to deal with fireworks violations: a drone. Police get complaints every year about residential fireworks—which are illegal in Kirkwood—being discharged, said Gary Baldridge, the department’s community service officer. Responding to all of them... more