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  • New book explains why Missouri and Illinois prairies vanished

    New book explains why Missouri and Illinois prairies vanished
    Aug 13 2025
    The American prairie once stretched across Missouri and Illinois, a vast grassland teeming with wildlife and rich biodiversity. Today, less than 1% of that prairie remains — disappearing even faster than the Amazon rainforest. Environmental journalists Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty discuss how prairies were destroyed, why their loss is one of the world’s greatest ecological disasters, and what it will take to bring it back. Hage and Marcotty are authors of the new book, “Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie.”
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    50 m
  • Demographer warns St. Louis could face early consequences of America’s falling birth rate

    Demographer warns St. Louis could face early consequences of America’s falling birth rate
    Aug 12 2025
    The U.S. birth rate has dropped to a historic low — and demographer Ness Sándoval warns St. Louis will be one of the first major cities to feel the economic and social fallout. He shares what needs to happen for St. Louis to avoid more loss and why the city should take cues from Detroit to incentivize young families to live and work in the region. Action St. Louis Executive Director Kayla Reed also joins the conversation to discuss the May 16 tornado’s displacement of north St. Louis residents and why temporary housing programs are so important to keep affected families as close to their homes and communities as possible.
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    49 m
  • The hidden toll of unsolved homicides in St. Louis

    The hidden toll of unsolved homicides in St. Louis
    Aug 11 2025
    When a murder is committed in the City of St. Louis, it usually doesn’t get solved. An investigation by St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and the Marshall Project found that detectives solved fewer than half of the nearly 2,000 homicides committed in the past decade. While these cases are unsolved, the victims of these crimes should not be forgotten. Ivy Scott, engagement reporter for The Marshall Project-St.Louis, discusses her findings from multiple interviews with the families of homicide victims. We also meet Erica Jones, mother of Whitney Brown, who was shot and killed on August 13, 2015 in an unsolved homicide.
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    20 m
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