Danny Wicentowski
@dtowski.bsky.social
Coincidence chaser. Producer STLPR "St Louis on the Air" @stlonair.bsky.social, "We Live Here," host "America Skyjacker", ex-staff writer Riverfront Times (RIP). Wi-sen-tau-skee. He/him.
email: dwicentowski@stlpr.org
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email: dwicentowski@stlpr.org
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Danny Wicentowski
@dtowski.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Getting to know the hijacker Martin McNally has been the wildest reporting experience of my life.
I'm amazed by the film that Eli and Josh put together -- there's really nothing I can say that can prepare you for the THINGS and THE OTHER THINGS.
Now out on Prime!
www.amazon.com/American-Sky...
I'm amazed by the film that Eli and Josh put together -- there's really nothing I can say that can prepare you for the THINGS and THE OTHER THINGS.
Now out on Prime!
www.amazon.com/American-Sky...
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"Instead, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement snatched him at 6:50 a.m. on his way to work that day.
"Alejandro Perez has no criminal record. He had a Social Security number and a valid work permit. He and his wife (who can trace her family’s ..." 2/X
"Alejandro Perez has no criminal record. He had a Social Security number and a valid work permit. He and his wife (who can trace her family’s ..." 2/X
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"Instead, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement snatched him at 6:50 a.m. on his way to work that day.
"Alejandro Perez has no criminal record. He had a Social Security number and a valid work permit. He and his wife (who can trace her family’s ..." 2/X
"Alejandro Perez has no criminal record. He had a Social Security number and a valid work permit. He and his wife (who can trace her family’s ..." 2/X
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"Her husband, Alejandro, was supposed to cook it on Oct. 23 for a men’s dinner at Covenant Presbyterian Church — the church Janie has attended since she was 2. Alejandro is a professional chef who’d been looking forward to preparing an al pastor taco feast for weeks." 1/X
Opinion: Cruelty on display as ICE deports a devoted St. Louis father
Forty pounds of marinated pork sits in Janie Perez’s freezer.
www.stltoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
"Her husband, Alejandro, was supposed to cook it on Oct. 23 for a men’s dinner at Covenant Presbyterian Church — the church Janie has attended since she was 2. Alejandro is a professional chef who’d been looking forward to preparing an al pastor taco feast for weeks." 1/X
More on the St. Louis tornado beat today from STLPR, this from Andrea Henderson @drebjournalist.bsky.social.
She breaks down how aid is being disbursed for mental health support (Better Family Life) legal support (Legal Services of Easter Missouri) and food assistance (HOSCO Shift Inc.)
She breaks down how aid is being disbursed for mental health support (Better Family Life) legal support (Legal Services of Easter Missouri) and food assistance (HOSCO Shift Inc.)
More legal services, mental health and food support are available for May tornado survivors
To help provide more relief for people affected by the May tornado, the City of St. Louis has allocated $1.45 million to the United Way for mental health, legal support and food assistance.
www.stlpr.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
More on the St. Louis tornado beat today from STLPR, this from Andrea Henderson @drebjournalist.bsky.social.
She breaks down how aid is being disbursed for mental health support (Better Family Life) legal support (Legal Services of Easter Missouri) and food assistance (HOSCO Shift Inc.)
She breaks down how aid is being disbursed for mental health support (Better Family Life) legal support (Legal Services of Easter Missouri) and food assistance (HOSCO Shift Inc.)
Important reporting out today from @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social:
One tornado-impacted St. Louis resident told him, “I'm not spending my precious time and my precious energy holding out hope for the city … I'm going to reserve that for my neighbors.”
One tornado-impacted St. Louis resident told him, “I'm not spending my precious time and my precious energy holding out hope for the city … I'm going to reserve that for my neighbors.”
Tornado victims lose hope as St. Louis programs deny relief to hundreds
Nearly nine months later, St. Louis programs aimed to help people impacted by the May 16 tornado are only getting started. City officials say they struggled to get the aid programs running.
www.stlpr.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Important reporting out today from @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social:
One tornado-impacted St. Louis resident told him, “I'm not spending my precious time and my precious energy holding out hope for the city … I'm going to reserve that for my neighbors.”
One tornado-impacted St. Louis resident told him, “I'm not spending my precious time and my precious energy holding out hope for the city … I'm going to reserve that for my neighbors.”
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
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Schmitt: "Your words that don’t mean anything aren't going to stop what’s coming, and I want you to take that back to Soros and all these ridiculous funders you have. Because justice is coming. And by the way, if I have it my way, we will be denaturalize all these fraudsters and send them home."
February 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Schmitt: "Your words that don’t mean anything aren't going to stop what’s coming, and I want you to take that back to Soros and all these ridiculous funders you have. Because justice is coming. And by the way, if I have it my way, we will be denaturalize all these fraudsters and send them home."
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I went to a thrift store in Harlem that sold modest clothes. The owner told me she offers street wear and cultural pieces that debunk stereotypes about Muslim women.
“Muslim women are some of the most fashionable people out there,” Kadjahtou Balde said.
MORE: religionnews.com/2026/02/02/a...
“Muslim women are some of the most fashionable people out there,” Kadjahtou Balde said.
MORE: religionnews.com/2026/02/02/a...
A Muslim-owned thrift shop blends modest fashion, faith and sustainability
NEW YORK (RNS) — Modify Thrift, which opened last May, aims to offer modest, stylish outfits while debunking stereotypes about Muslim women.
religionnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I went to a thrift store in Harlem that sold modest clothes. The owner told me she offers street wear and cultural pieces that debunk stereotypes about Muslim women.
“Muslim women are some of the most fashionable people out there,” Kadjahtou Balde said.
MORE: religionnews.com/2026/02/02/a...
“Muslim women are some of the most fashionable people out there,” Kadjahtou Balde said.
MORE: religionnews.com/2026/02/02/a...
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In a court filing this week that surprised advocates for a statewide vote on the new map, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ attorney wrote that accusations the original ballot language was “argumentative and likely to create prejudice” were true. #moleg #mogov
Missouri secretary of state wants chance to rewrite biased ballot language for referendum • Missouri Independent
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants another chance to write ballot language for a vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered redistricting map.
missouriindependent.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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A Missouri man fighting a calculation that could keep him in state prison for more than 40 years on a 23-year sentence lost the first round of a court battle seeking to be released. #moleg #mogov
Court rules against Missouri man serving 40+ years on a 23-year prison sentence • Missouri Independent
A Missouri man fighting a calculation that could keep him in prison for more than 40 years on a 23-year sentence lost the first round of a court battle.
missouriindependent.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Just incredible images here from @brianmunoz.bsky.social and others at STLPR
St. Louis-area officials are warning that dangerously cold weather will pose health and safety risks this week.
Wind chill values at the start of the work week could go as low as 25 degrees below zero, with wind gusts approaching 10 miles per hour.
Wind chill values at the start of the work week could go as low as 25 degrees below zero, with wind gusts approaching 10 miles per hour.
Dangerously cold temperatures will hit St. Louis and keep snow around
Wind chill readings will drop well below zero degrees as extreme cold sets in after a record-breaking snowfall.
www.stlpr.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Just incredible images here from @brianmunoz.bsky.social and others at STLPR
[In a November ruling, a federal judge wrote] that federal officials “cannot simply create their own narrative of what happened, misrepresenting the evidence to justify their actions,” and that the violence used by federal agents “shocks the conscience." via @stateline.org
Footage, documents at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents • Missouri Independent
As a growing number of encounters between civilians and Department of Homeland Security agents — including the widely scrutinized fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis — are scrutinized in court...
missouriindependent.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
[In a November ruling, a federal judge wrote] that federal officials “cannot simply create their own narrative of what happened, misrepresenting the evidence to justify their actions,” and that the violence used by federal agents “shocks the conscience." via @stateline.org
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Amazingly, women in Missouri still cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant.
Another effort to change the law has been launched now that the 2026 legislative session is underway, led by State Senator Maggie Nurrenbern
www.missourinet.com/2026/01/22/s...
Another effort to change the law has been launched now that the 2026 legislative session is underway, led by State Senator Maggie Nurrenbern
www.missourinet.com/2026/01/22/s...
State Senator renews effort to allow pregnant women in Missouri to finalize divorces (LISTEN) - Missourinet
Women in Missouri still cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant. Another effort to change the law has been launched now that the 2026 legislative session is underway. Democratic State Senator Maggie ...
www.missourinet.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Amazingly, women in Missouri still cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant.
Another effort to change the law has been launched now that the 2026 legislative session is underway, led by State Senator Maggie Nurrenbern
www.missourinet.com/2026/01/22/s...
Another effort to change the law has been launched now that the 2026 legislative session is underway, led by State Senator Maggie Nurrenbern
www.missourinet.com/2026/01/22/s...
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In this "St. Louis on the Air" episode: Matt Lesch shares how his relationship with blues legends and the emerging generation of blues musicians has inspired him — and his latest album, “Blues Cut Like Glass.”
Matt ‘the Rattlesnake’ Lesch shows how the blues touch his soul in new album ‘Blues Cut Like Glass’
‘The Rattlesnake’ toured with blues great Big George Brock while still in high school.
www.stlpr.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In this "St. Louis on the Air" episode: Matt Lesch shares how his relationship with blues legends and the emerging generation of blues musicians has inspired him — and his latest album, “Blues Cut Like Glass.”
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"St. Louis on the Air" may have taken a break coming into the new year, but St. Louis artists kept releasing absolute bangers.
Take a listen to January's new music roundup:
Take a listen to January's new music roundup:
New year, new music – here are some recent releases from St. Louis artists you need to hear
Start the year off right with new music releases from St. Louis artists.
www.stlpr.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"St. Louis on the Air" may have taken a break coming into the new year, but St. Louis artists kept releasing absolute bangers.
Take a listen to January's new music roundup:
Take a listen to January's new music roundup:
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Missouri lawmakers debated bills to permanently extend bans on gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes after hours of testimony.
Supporters call it protection; opponents say it’s driving families out of the state.
Supporters call it protection; opponents say it’s driving families out of the state.
Missouri House hears bills to permanently extend restrictions on transgender people
Gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors and participating on sports teams that align with trans athletes’ gender identity are currently prohibited in Missouri. Those bans are set to expire…
www.stlpr.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Missouri lawmakers debated bills to permanently extend bans on gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes after hours of testimony.
Supporters call it protection; opponents say it’s driving families out of the state.
Supporters call it protection; opponents say it’s driving families out of the state.
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Roughly 1% of the more than 53,000 Missourians who received abortions over the last 10 years in Illinois and Kansas experienced complications, ranging from infection to incomplete abortions to hemorrhaging. #moleg #mogov
Abortion safety takes center stage as Missouri trial enters second week • Missouri Independent
The second week of a trial to determine what abortions regulations will stand under Missouri's new reproductive rights amendment continues in Kansas City.
missouriindependent.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Up until its very last months in operation, churches in Missouri and across the U.S. were getting glowing reports about the good things they were funding at the Niños de México orphanage.
It turned out Niños had abuse cases going back 58 years.
Now closed, its leaders have seemingly vanished.
It turned out Niños had abuse cases going back 58 years.
Now closed, its leaders have seemingly vanished.
Critics of orphanage with Missouri ties say leaders shirked answering for abuse
A Mexican orphanage relied on churches in Missouri and other states. Abuse allegations turned its supporters into whistleblowers.
www.stlpr.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Up until its very last months in operation, churches in Missouri and across the U.S. were getting glowing reports about the good things they were funding at the Niños de México orphanage.
It turned out Niños had abuse cases going back 58 years.
Now closed, its leaders have seemingly vanished.
It turned out Niños had abuse cases going back 58 years.
Now closed, its leaders have seemingly vanished.
Morrissey avoids costal town they forgot to close down
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Morrissey avoids costal town they forgot to close down
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I think people impacted by the tornado deserve a more thorough explanation as to the delay in spending the state funds.
January 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I think people impacted by the tornado deserve a more thorough explanation as to the delay in spending the state funds.
After 37 years in prison, Martin McNally has a particularly blunt and evocative vocabulary -- I still remember him telling me that he had to "pump up his nuts" before jumping out of the plane in 1972.
He's a treasure. Here he is on Inside Edition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDq...
He's a treasure. Here he is on Inside Edition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDq...
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
After 37 years in prison, Martin McNally has a particularly blunt and evocative vocabulary -- I still remember him telling me that he had to "pump up his nuts" before jumping out of the plane in 1972.
He's a treasure. Here he is on Inside Edition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDq...
He's a treasure. Here he is on Inside Edition!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDq...
Reposted by Danny Wicentowski
The Missouri Cybersecurity Commission has never met
Missouri's DOGE effort targets cybersecurity as state recovers from hack
The Missouri Cybersecurity Commission has never met
www.stltoday.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Missouri Cybersecurity Commission has never met
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Interfaith leaders stood in solidarity with Muslims against hateful rhetoric spewed at public hearings in recent weeks such as:
“I don’t want somebody trying to behead me when suddenly there’s an Islamic majority," and "They are here to conquer and kill us."
CAIR-OK says lawsuit is possible.
“I don’t want somebody trying to behead me when suddenly there’s an Islamic majority," and "They are here to conquer and kill us."
CAIR-OK says lawsuit is possible.
Via @ulaakuzi.bsky.social: Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate —> religionnews.com/2026/01/13/o...
Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate
(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
religionnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Interfaith leaders stood in solidarity with Muslims against hateful rhetoric spewed at public hearings in recent weeks such as:
“I don’t want somebody trying to behead me when suddenly there’s an Islamic majority," and "They are here to conquer and kill us."
CAIR-OK says lawsuit is possible.
“I don’t want somebody trying to behead me when suddenly there’s an Islamic majority," and "They are here to conquer and kill us."
CAIR-OK says lawsuit is possible.
"Very fancy to be here" -- how I'm going be signing off on all my interviews going forward, fyi
Photos: Pigeon fanciers flock to St. Louis to showcase rare and award-winning birds
Show rollers, frillbacks and hundreds of other pigeons competed in St. Louis on Saturday to stand out for the judges.
www.stlpr.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"Very fancy to be here" -- how I'm going be signing off on all my interviews going forward, fyi
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Planned Parenthood in Rolla has closed its Rolla offices, citing attacks on health care access and funding, including Missouri lawmakers blocking Medicaid patients from accessing care.
It will now only serve patients online.
It will now only serve patients online.
Planned Parenthood closes Rolla facility, shifts entirely to telehealth
Citing attacks on funding and access to care, the health care provider is closing its brick-and-mortar location.
www.stlpr.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Planned Parenthood in Rolla has closed its Rolla offices, citing attacks on health care access and funding, including Missouri lawmakers blocking Medicaid patients from accessing care.
It will now only serve patients online.
It will now only serve patients online.