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Ten candidates are looking to unseat or join incumbent Antionette “Toni” Cousins, the president of the board for St. Louis Public Schools who is running for reelection.

Anne Schweitzer, Shane Cohn, Alisha Sonnier and Laura Keys all led their opponents in initial returns from absentee votes.

The race is expected to be a close one. Baringer, a former Democratic state representative and alderwoman from St. Louis Hills, won the March primary by just 532 votes out of more than 41,000 cast.

The bill’s sponsor has sought to give schools more ‘room for innovation’ for over a decade.

Forecasters originally called for the crest around 31 feet in Valley Park, but they dialed that back.

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Car design influenced the other visual arts, and the other visual arts influenced car design.

Contemporary Productions President Steve Schankman discusses the importance of St. Louis concerts including historic appearances from the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones, and the upcoming Evolution Fest.

The Missouri Secretary of State is investigating St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's use of taxpayer dollars for an informational campaign.

Washington University students say they were told to leave the university’s campus after working on a collaborative art piece that included pro-Palestine messages.

Kairos Academies charter school has fewer than 500 students compared to a budgeted enrollment of 702 students in fifth through 11th grades.

School reported the teen missing in February. Law enforcement officials traced her to Eastland County, Texas, and the home of another exotic wildlife collector.

Top leaders have signaled there is little appetite among the 34 members of the Missouri Senate for an expansion of gambling this year.

The money from the National Endowment for the Humanities was to have helped preserve artifacts with “national and international significance,” the leader of the Missouri Historical Society said.

Some worry the anti-discrimination legislation could be used against protesters on college campuses.

A friendly food discussion devolves into a bitterly fought cooking contest.

January 9, 1938 - April 4, 2025

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Jansen-Brunk, Belinda Lou — St. Louis, MO

(nee Szczepanik) SERVICES: Funeral at KUTIS AFFTON CHAPEL (10151 Gravois Rd., 63123) on Thursday, April 10, at 10 AM. Interment at Gullick Cemetery (Highland, IL). Visitation Wednesday, April 9, from 4 – 8 PM.