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St. Louis County police investigators are requesting help from any witnesses of a wrong-way crash that left one dead and four injured late Friday night.

On April 5, 1722, Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen sighted a remote, triangular island in the southeastern Pacific—Rapa Nui, known to Europeans as Easter Island. The encounter mattered because it pulled one of the world’s most isolated inhabited places into the growing web of global sea travel and imperial competition. For Europeans, it expanded maps and ambitions across the Pacific. For the Rapa Nui people, it marked the start of a long, uneven relationship with outsiders that would

This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]

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Majestic marble sculptures, vivid plaster frescoes, bronze artifacts and glass vessels chronicle life at the height of the Roman Empire in this ticketed exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. […]

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Combining intergenerational history, archival research and theories of art and film, Andrea Carlson creates incisive works of resistance and sovereignty that disempower colonial storytelling and practices of erasure. A descendant […]

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, founder and board chair Emily Rauh Pulitzer will present a deeply personal exhibition, drawing on her personal collection as well […]

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For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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SPRINGFIELD – For the third year, the Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) will recognize “30 Days of Public Health” throughout the month of April. The initiative is designed to raise awareness of the role public health plays in keeping all Illinois communities healthy and safe. The April observance expands National Public Health Week into a month-long effort and coincides with National Minority Health Month, highlighting the importance of advancing health equity and showcasing

GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host their annual fundraising dinner next weekend, but their work continues all year long. On Friday, April 10, 2026, community members can attend the banquet at Lewis and Clark Community College to raise money for Vitality. Executive Director Jackie Duty and Patient Services Coordinator Stephanie Stupperich shared that Vitality aims to help individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies make the choice that is right for them. “Fear of

SPRINGFIELD, IL. - The next two weeks will see a flurry of action on hundreds of bills that have advanced to the House floor, with many debates and votes being taken. Below I highlight a couple of bills I passed out of committee that should receive a House vote before the Third Reading Deadline. There’s an old saying around the Capitol that a bad bill is never truly dead. Once again, the gun grabbers in the Democrat majority attempted to push through several anti-Second Amendment bills

ALTON - Emily Taft, field secretary for the Illinois League of Women Voters, visited Alton on March 31, 1926, and met with a number of local women. The annual meeting of the National League of Women Voters was scheduled for April 14 – 21, 1926, in St. Louis. Many Alton women belonged to the state organization and planned to attend the national convention, so Taft’s visit to Alton was to coordinate those plans and encourage attendance at the convention. “The purpose of the

SPRINGFIELD – The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence ( NCADD ) sponsors Alcohol Awareness Month every April to “increase public awareness, provide education, and advocate for effective prevention, treatment, and recovery services to support individuals and communities affected by substance use issues.” This month recognizes individuals struggling with alcoholism and the negative effects of alcohol. It also aims to raise awareness and eliminate harmful stigmas