Eric Schmid
Eric Schmid covers the Metro East area in Illinois for St. Louis Public Radio. He joins the news team as its first Report for America corps member and is tasked with expanding KWMU's coverage east from the Mississippi. Before joining St. Louis Public Radio, Eric held competitive internships at Fox News Channel, NPR-affiliate WSHU Public Radio and AccuWeather. As a news fellow at WSHU's Long Island Bureau, he covered governments and environmental issues as well as other general assignments. Eric grew up in Northern Colorado but attended Stony Brook University, in New York where he earned his degree in journalism in 2018. He is an expert skier, avid reader and lifelong musician-he plays saxophone and clarinet.
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“Devastating for St. Louis,” says former editor Sarah Fenske. Big Lou Media, which acquired the RFT in 2023, has sold the publication to an undisclosed buyer. -
Supporters of the legislation say it would help companies with the potential for high growth to more easily access early funding and help keep their innovations rooted in Missouri. -
Regularly updated codes can also aid with disaster resilience. The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates adopting current building codes can avoid hundreds of billions of dollars in damages. -
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan Tuesday to add 200 Missouri National Guard members and 22 state highway patrol troopers to the 250 guardsmen already deployed to southern border by next month. -
The industry has sold more than $715 million of marijuana in the nearly 7 months since recreational sales began in February. Adult-use products account for almost $550 million of that total. -
Strong demand has led to a tighter cannabis supply as growers in the state adjust to meet consumers' needs. -
Parson said he hopes the significant pay increase will mean a lower turnover rate for state workers. -
People living near a company that did work for the Navy had no idea that a toxic solvent, disposed of improperly, had made its way into their drinking water – until a public apology from the state in 2019. -
The historic rainfall broke the single-day record set in 1915. -
Annual physical fitness assessments are a cornerstone of military life. The military's newest branch, the Space Force, is ditching that model and switching to the more high-tech fitness trackers.
