Bok bok! Crazy Rich Asians is so back.Eight years after the blockbuster film was released, HBO announced Thursday that it has greenlit a one-hour original drama series based on the…
While we won't see fall-like temperatures this weekend, it will still be a sunny and warm weekend to get outside to enjoy all the sporting events and fall festivities around St. Louis.
Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed hospital closures and […]
DES PERES, Mo. - Crews with Spire say an area in Des Peres is now safe after a gas leak Friday morning. The gas leak was reported just before 8:30 a.m. in the 13400 block of Manchester Rd. Officials say a contractor in the area hit a Spire line. As of 9:45, repairs are underway, [...]
Why People Enjoy Mystery A locked door can be more interesting than an open one—even when there is nothing remarkable behind it. The moment we are told we cannot see what is inside, an ordinary space becomes a question. We start imagining possibilities, searching for clues, and wanting an answer. Mystery changes how we pay attention. That pull helps explain why people read detective novels, follow strange news stories, solve escape-room puzzles, and keep watching a series long after the
A masked figure and a sweeping score began an extraordinary journey on Oct. 9, 1986, when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” premiered at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. The production would become Broadway’s longest-running show, demonstrating how a musical’s songs, characters and theatrical spectacle could sustain an international audience for decades. Forty years later, that opening stands among Oct. 9’s most consequential musical milestones.
This Day in History: October 9, 2026 On October 9, 1874, representatives of 22 countries signed the Treaty of Bern, creating the General Postal Union—the organization later renamed the Universal Postal Union. Before this agreement, sending a letter abroad often meant dealing with different fees and separate arrangements between countries. The treaty established a more coordinated international postal system, making communication across borders simpler and more predictable. That change
SPRINGFIELD — Melanie Stinnett and Betsy Fogle have more in common than their political affiliations might suggest. Both came to politics after careers helping Missourians navigate a complicated healthcare system. Both have made improving access to services for people with disabilities a priority. And both worked this year to restore proposed cuts to funding that […]
JENNINGS, Mo. - Authorities are responding after two people were killed in a crash Friday morning in Jennings. According to the St. Louis County Police department, the crash occurred at the intersection of Hord Ave & Lucas and Hunt Rd. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Details on the crash are unclear. An [...]
ST. LOUIS - City leaders are set to debate a proposed lease transfer for the Homer G. Phillips Senior Apartments in north St. Louis on Friday. Board Bill 80 was advanced by the city's Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee after more than four hours of discussion. The committee vote was a recommendation and not [...]
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