In 2017, plant scientist, Nadia Shakoor developed the PheNode device, a solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops. Sensors and cameras on the tool take real-time measurements of everything from humidity to soil pH. And this past summer, she won a $1.4 million federal grant to enhance the platform by adding an autonomous drone. It’s called FieldDock. And it just might be a game-changer.

The St. Louis-based band dropped a new single Nov. 13 — the same day the group announced its forthcoming sophomore record, titled “Cattle In The Sky.” Frontman Jordan Slone and bassist/vocalist Jack McCoy joined "St. Louis on the Air" to talk about their musical evolution and share some tunes.

Westminster Christian Academy in suburban St. Louis may have landed on the perfect 2020 parody video: A knockoff of "LaLa Land's "Another Day in the Sun" titled “Another Day of Masks.” The school’s director of marketing and communications and its student co-star discussed the video on St. Louis on the Air.

Missouri health officials say nursing homes can allow visitors to see family members. But relatives of nursing home residents fear those visits will be few this winter. They also worry that people aren’t taking the virus seriously and wearing masks, leaving the most vulnerable at risk and isolated.

In spring, the region's largest hospital systems put a moratorium on elective procedures and surgeries. But another freeze could prove financially devastating for hospitals overwhelmed with coronavirus patients and short-staffed.

If approved by the Missouri State Board of Education, the Leadership School will open next fall as the first charter school outside St. Louis or Kansas City.