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Built in 1848, the house has been feature in This Old House and awarded the McReynolds award by the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation.

Two Newton County sheriff deputies were dispatched to a trailer park north of Neosho to evict a man and his wife on Nov. 13, 2017. According to the deputies, the man refused to leave, fought off the deputies and stole a patrol car that he would later crash in town. The local prosecutor would go […]

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Civil rights advocates, surviving families, and local organizations are planning a rally and press conference for Monday after six detainees died in the St. Louis Justice Center in the last six months.

Editor’s note: The following is a condensed excerpt from “Using My Word Power” by columnist Janice Ellis. The book is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books and other major online booksellers. It’s also available at the author’s website, Real Advocacy Journalism. I have been an advocate journalist for nearly four decades, which is nothing […]

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In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts.

Talking Heads guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison is preparing to play a special concert and Q&A event with ex-King Crimson singer/guitarist Adrian Belew on September 29 at the famed Los Angeles theater…

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St. Louis officials want to build a new $3 billion terminal at Lambert airport. But a message sent last year raises questions about whether the facility's airlines will ultimately agree to pay for it.

The facility in 2021 had been purchased out of bankruptcy for about $17 million. Now, its owners said they're in the process of selling it, as another company operates it "under an Interim Management Agreement."

Incarcerated people described filthy conditions and harsh treatment in San Quentin’s medical quarantine unit.

Another antitrust lawsuit tracks with an ingenious line of argument showing how the company famous for ensuring the lowest prices is actually increasing them elsewhere.

For conservatives, defenseless refugees are something to abuse and exploit.

In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s was filled with spectacle.

GILLESPIE - I know there are massive numbers of coffee drinkers in the world. After crude oil, coffee is the most sought commodity in the world. My parents are coffee drinkers. They start - and end- each day with coffee. They drink it with breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert... or just because. And they drink it black. According to the website for Gotcha Latte Cafe in Gillespie, no one knows exactly how or when coffee was discovered, though there are many legends about its origin. Coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau. Legend says the goat herder Kaldi first discovered the potential of these beloved beans when he noticed that after eating the berries from a certain tree, his goats became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night. Kaldi reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery, who made a drink with the berries and found that it kept him alert through the long hours of evening prayer.

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The greatest risk is north and east of the metro St. Louis area.

Bob Hudzik of Gillespie, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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