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Naughty and Nice

2 hours 8 minutes hence

Santa's checking his list, and so are we! This holiday season, we’re finding out who's been naughty and who's been nice under the sea. Will our Sharks splash their way onto […]

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Myranda Levins

Friday, Dec. 19 - Kris Kringle is ready to rock

37 minutes ago
St. Louis musicians have historically made their mark on the holidays — now Kris Kringle and the Jolly Jingles are putting their ‘North Pole Rock’ twist on Christmas classics. St. Louis Public Radio’s Brian Munoz hoped to speak with band founder Joe Bubenick about their unique sound, new song, and pandemic-era beginnings. But he wasn’t free. So here’s Kris Kringle instead.

Federal education cutbacks cause problems for Missouri school funding formula

51 minutes 18 seconds ago
The process of drafting a new formula to calculate state aid for Missouri’s public schools became more challenging this week as state officials discovered some federal data sources are likely to disappear. Kari Monsees, the state education department’s semi-retired chief of finance, told working groups tasked with revamping the formula that he hopes to find […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri is on notice about Lincoln University funding. Will lawmakers act?

56 minutes 55 seconds ago
In 2023, the U.S. secretaries of Education and Agriculture did something Missouri can’t shrug off: they wrote Gov. Mike Parson that from 1987 to 2020 the state underfunded Lincoln University by about $361 million in per-student support compared with the University of Missouri. It was a figure highlighted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and […]
Emir Phillips

Gaslight Dreams

6 hours 52 minutes ago

Saint Louis Dance Theatre’s holiday tradition is set against the backdrop of the historic Gaslight Square entertainment district. Infused with jazz rhythms by Jazz St. Louis, the vibrant production transforms […]

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Rachel Huffman