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TOPEKA, Kansas — An estimated 650,000 visitors will flood the Kansas City area over the course of the monthlong FIFA World Cup, which chose Kansas and Missouri as the home for four teams and at least six matches. The event catalyzed a major transportation expansion, created temporary diplomatic offices and established dedicated health care infrastructure […]

WASHINGTON — The head of the Social Security Administration testified before Congress on Wednesday that customer service has drastically improved during the last year, though he declined to offer ways to address the program’s dire financial situation.  Commissioner Frank Bisignano instead deferred to lawmakers, who will need to make changes to the safety net program […]

For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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George Pace, 63, of Ladue, was charged in November 2024 with using the nonprofit circus’s credit account to charge thousands of dollars in personal expenses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led 27 members in a letter to the Office of Head Start, urging them to withdraw the proposed rule that would eliminate the wage and benefit standards finalized in 2024. These standards were designed to stabilize the Head Start workforce and improve program quality for children and families. The members wrote, “At its core, this proposal asks the American people to accept

A Missouri man drowned Wednesday afternoon in the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

On This Day, June 11, 1988 …Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits were among the artists who performed at the 70th birthday tribute concert for anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson…

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Come Face-to-Fin with Earth’s Largest Creature through The Blue Whale Story at the Saint Louis Science Center! The life story of the largest creatures on Earth will come alive at […]

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Officers were called around 2:10 a.m. to the 4400 block of Marcus Avenue near Carter Avenue in the city's Penrose neighborhood.

Adventure is not the opposite of safety. For many people, it is the thing that makes life feel fully awake. That may sound odd in a world built around comfort and routine. We use maps instead of getting lost. We order food without leaving home. We can talk to people across the world while sitting on the couch. Yet even with all that ease, people still climb mountains, book one-way trips, start new careers, try foods they cannot pronounce, and say yes to plans that make their heart race a little.

The man's partial remains were found near Green Park Road and Union Road in South St. Louis County on Nov. 27, 2021.

On June 11, one of the most consequential events in modern global history is the 1963 address in which U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that he would soon ask Congress to pass sweeping civil rights legislation. He spoke after years of protest, court battles, and violent resistance to racial desegregation in the United States, and on the same day federal action forced the University of Alabama to admit two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood. At the time, the speech mattered becaus

Celebrate the strength of the human spirit and rediscover the ways we are all connected! Meditative paintings and poetry by St. Louis artist Angela L. Chostner invite viewers to journey […]

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The upcoming special exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum explores the myriad ways that different cultures represent plants and gardens through literary media, such as herbals, novels, poems, […]

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The geometric and glowing art of HYBYCOZO is coming to St. Louis this spring and summer, on display for daytime visitors of the Missouri Botanical Garden and during special illuminated […]

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The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open […]

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