Route 66 turns 100 this year. One of the prominent features on the mother road that made car travel from Chicago to California possible was the small motels people would stop at along the way. Most of them are long gone, but one of them has been rescued, and is back open. St. Louis Public Radio’s Jonathan Ahl takes us to the Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan.
There's a headstone in the central Illinois town of El Paso for the first Black man to cast a ballot in the state, but historians aren't sure if that's where David Strother is actually buried.
Since Missouri streamlined enrollment in its full-time virtual learning program for K-through-12 students following the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment has quadrupled. Growth in demand for online education comes at a time when more teachers appear frustrated with being in a classroom.
One of the world’s great migrations has begun.
The eastern monarch butterfly is flying south, through the central U.S., to overwinter in Mexico. A decade ago, a federal task force laid out a plan to help monarchs along their journey by returning roadsides to native habitat, including Interstate 35 that goes through part of Missouri. Harvest Public Media’s Rachel Cramer explores what happened to the “Monarch Highway.”
The Black Rep is celebrating 50 years. Founder and producing director Ron Himes says each season he’s just surviving, but the theater’s mission to expose communities to Black stories will be its continued legacy.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Andrea Henderson takes us behind the scenes of one of the largest African American professional theater companies in the country.
St. Louis Development Corporation CEO Stephen Westbrooks says for downtown St. Louis to feel like a neighborhood, it needs nearly double its current population. He says new incentives can get it there.
For most people, Walt Disney's name evokes cartoons, castles and the sprawling theme parks in California and Florida. But for a group of students from Western Michigan University, understanding Disney's imagination meant starting somewhere much smaller: a town of roughly 2,000 people in north-central Missouri.
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a new Congressional Map that would have made it more difficult for Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to be re-elected is subject to a vote. That means that a Donald Trump-backed effort to oust the Kansas City Democrat may have failed. STLPR’s Jonathan Ahl talks with St. Louis Public Radio’s political correspondent Jason Rosenbaum about the decision’s impact.
Of the more than one million animal-related car accidents across the country each year, more than 3,000 of them happen in Missouri. As Trevor Grandin reports, a recent study by the Missouri Department of Transportation aims to stem the problem with wildlife-friendly infrastructure.
There are nine data centers operating in Missouri today, with another 52 in the works. Illinois already has more than 90.
The growth of these facilities is pitting voters against big tech – often with elected leaders caught in the middle.
The Trump administration has eliminated thousands of federal jobs for experts who help farmers with conservation efforts. It's having a negative impact on farmers and their land.
The Trump administration has eliminated thousands of federal jobs for experts who help farmers with conservation efforts. It's having a negative impact on farmers and their land.
A gnarly looking corn infection that Midwestern farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, more chefs are introducing it to St. Louisans.
St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke dove into the local world of corn smut to understand this emerging menu trend.
St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, also known as “The Rock” officially welcomed its newest priest this month. One of the few majority-Black Catholic parishes still in existence now has its first Black priest in over 20 years. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Andrea Henderson reports, Father Royce Thomas says he has big plans to revitalize the church.
A program known as the Housing Eviction Law Project, has struggled to meet the high demand for legal representation and fallen far short of the goals set for it by city legislators several years ago. But a new injection of funds could make a massive difference for renters in the city.
Breeding has been a debate for decades, and with shelters overflowing, there’s even more of a reason to adopt a dog rather than buying. But some dog breeders in St. Louis say that they breed ethically, and that buying a dog might not always be a bad thing.
A trip to the grocery store has gotten a lot more expensive in recent years. Ground beef, tomatoes, and coffee have all seen big spikes. Those higher prices can be especially hard on older adults on fixed incomes.
Getting to the dentist or doctor is necessary, but often inconvenient for us humans. Now imagine if you lived at the zoo. From dental X-rays, ultrasounds to CT scans, St. Louis zoo experts work to not only ensure the health of an individual animal, but also its entire species.
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