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The Gateway

Essential news for the St. Louis region. Every weekday, in about 8 to 10 minutes, you can learn about the top stories of the day, while also hearing longer stories that bring context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the region. Music by Ryan McNeely of Adult Fur.

Episodes

Monday, Aug. 17 - Fixin' to save

August 17, 2026 • 9 mins
Farming is expensive. And this year, it‘s gotten even pricier with the rising cost of fertilizer and fuel. Equipment prices have also reached historic highs. That’s why many farmers are choosing to fix their old tractors and combines instead of buying new.
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Friday, Aug. 14 - A scaly companion

August 14, 2026 • 10 mins
People love their pets. Dogs, cats, even smaller companions like rabbits and hamsters are a normal part of many people's everyday lives. But some in the St. Louis region have four-legged family members that aren’t so common. For Tony Jennings, who lives in south St. Louis, it’s his 4-year-old pet, Dior, an alligator.
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Thursday, Aug. 13 - To the dogs

August 13, 2026 • 10 mins
It was vaudeville star W-C Fields who warned, “never work with animals or children.” St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann set off to find out what happens when St. Louis Shakespeare Festival ignores that old axiom of show business.
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Wednesday, Aug. 12 - Fighting a weedkiller

August 12, 2026 • 11 mins
Exposure to a highly toxic weedkiller called paraquat is tied to a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Lawmakers in Missouri and other Midwestern states have tried to pass measures banning paraquat. But as the Midwest Newsroom’s Luke Nozicka reports, their efforts have stalled this year.
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Tuesday, August 11 - Scouting for silos

August 11, 2026 • 10 mins
Silos have dotted the landscape for 150 years. But the tower-like structures on farms that hold fermented feed for livestock are threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in Illinois has been tracking down her grandfather’s silos before they disappear.
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Monday, August 10 - A taste of life behind bars

August 10, 2026 • 11 mins
Some of the special menu items at a restaurant in north St. Louis called Stevie's Jailhouse Kitchen are made with commissary products that 40-year-old Steven Gilliam used while locked away in federal prison. The menu is packed with unique dishes like locked and loaded jailhouse pizza and other seasonal options, and it’s recently expanded to include traditional soul food. STLPR's Lacretia Wimbley pays a visit.
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Friday, August 7 - The rising cost of childcare

August 7, 2026 • 12 mins
Parents of young children know the reality — childcare can cost almost as much as a mortgage. In Missouri and Illinois, families are spending anywhere from 9 to 19 thousand dollars a year to have their child cared for during the day. However, a fix is in the works to update how childcare subsidies are granted.
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Thursday, August 6 - Votes and more for the formerly incarcerated

August 6, 2026 • 10 mins
More than 41,000 Missourians on probation or parole will have their voting rights restored this month. Advocates say the new law is a win, but officials should do even more.
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Wednesday, August 5 - Voters reject Amendments 4 + 5, choose Bell over Bush

August 5, 2026 • 11 mins
Voters weighed in on a measure to make it harder to pass ballot initiatives, an effort to remove the Missouri income tax, and a rematch between U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell and Cori Bush. We'll talk about the results and what's next.
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Tuesday, August 4 - Floating a good idea for local lakes

August 4, 2026 • 10 mins
Lakes and ponds are great places for recreation and enjoying nature. But in more urban areas they lack nearby wetlands that can help keep them healthy. As STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl reports, Rolla is the latest place in Missouri to adopt a cheap and easy way to remedy this – by bringing the wetlands to the water.
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Monday, August 3 - It's giving...away the farm?

August 3, 2026 • 10 mins
The next generation faces a difficult agricultural economy in its efforts to take over family farm operations: how steep costs and economic uncertainty are impacting farm succession plans.
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Friday, July 31 - Amendment 4

July 31, 2026 • 11 mins
Missourians will decide Tuesday whether to make it harder for some constitutional amendments to be enacted. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum reports on how backers say that the current process drowns out rural voices – but opponents counter that the amendment gives too much power to the state legislature.
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Thursday, July 30 - Amendment 5

July 30, 2026 • 11 mins
On Tuesday, Missourians will decide the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment that gives lawmakers the ability to expand sales and use taxes in order to eliminate the state income tax. While proponents of the measure say it would create growth for Missouri, opponents argue it will increase the cost of living in the state. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Kellogg reports.
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Wednesday, July 29 - "We were not notified"

July 29, 2026 • 16 mins
Overland’s mayor is speaking out about the federal enforcement action preceding the deaths of a couple who'd recently left the city due to federal immigration enforcement action there. Plus, a breakdown at what the outcome of the Bush-Bell matchup will say about the future of the Democratic Party.
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Tuesday, July 28 - Local teens take center stage

July 28, 2026 • 13 mins
Two high schoolers represented St. Louis on the national stage at the Jimmy Awards. Langston Casey, a recent graduate of Grand Center Arts Academy, and Julia Gerling, a rising senior at Union High School, headed to the National High School Musical Theatre Awards last month. There, high school actors and actresses are coached and trained by Broadway professionals for scholarships.
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Monday, July 27 - Housing protection may fall short

July 27, 2026 • 10 mins
A WashU professor says a bipartisan federal bill aiming to make it easier to build housing while targeting corporate landlords who buy up thousands of homes doesn't go far enough.
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Friday, July 24 - The dump next door

July 24, 2026 • 12 mins
South St. Louis County residents are speaking out against a proposal to fill a quarry that has sat empty for decades. They worry the project could have negative effects on flooding, traffic and air quality.
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Thursday, July 23 - A deluge of emergencies

July 23, 2026 • 11 mins
Extreme thunderstorms are happening more frequently in Missouri. These often lead to flash floods. Jana Rose Schleis reports on how the increased threat of rising water is changing the work of emergency responders.
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Wednesday, July 22 - Location, location, location!

July 22, 2026 • 13 mins
The so-called Midwest Exodus of the early 2020s may be over. As the Midwest Newsroom’s Holly Edgell reports, housing affordability and social ties play a major role in drawing people to the region.
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Tuesday, July 21 - Cleared for departure

July 21, 2026 • 13 mins
Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge will soon depart Lambert St. Louis International Airport for the last time as its director. She’s retiring after 16 years at the helm. She sat down with STLPR’s Abby Llorico to discuss her career and what’s next for Lambert.
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