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As the Missouri House began the final day of this year’s session last week, state Rep. Tim Taylor reluctantly reported that last-minute efforts to salvage a package of changes to property tax laws had failed. For most of the past year, property taxes and how they are levied had dominated the three-term Republican’s legislative work. […]

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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Free Summer Concerts in St. Louis 2026: Your Guide to Free Live Music Every Night of the Week

Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to establish official rounding rules for cash purchases in the state, as the federal government has ceased production of the penny to cut unnecessary government spending.

Four years after their passage, Ald. Keys loses the latest court challenge to updated conflict of interest rules for the Board of Aldermen.

HILLSBORO, Mo. – A special education teacher at Fox Middle School is set to appear in court Wednesday morning after being charged for having inappropriate sexual contact with a student. Court records indicate that Zachary Robert Leonard, 42, is due in court in Hillsboro for a seven-day bond review hearing. Leonard has been behind bars [...]

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - A person was killed overnight Wednesday after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 47 in Troy. According to the Missouri State highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash occurred shortly before 3:30 a.m. at Highway 47 and Woodcrest Drive. Officials said the crash happened after the vehicle struck a utility pole, leading it to [...]

Republicans on a U.S. Senate panel suggested Tuesday a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act invalidated U.S. House districts in Democratic states where most residents belong to a racial minority group.  Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, signaled that Republicans will target […]

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John G. Fraser, an accountant from Columbia, plans to challenge Onder, of Lake St. Louis, in the Aug. 4 GOP primary for the 3rd District congressional seat.

Today the Trump administration is hosting an all-day prayer festival on the National Mall, partially funded with millions in taxpayer dollars, to “rededicate” America to God — and to promote Christian nationalism. It’s all part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, which has been co-opted by the current administration and its minions to convey an overtly […]

The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri says a routine immigration appointment upended his family’s life for a year. Reverend Deon Johnson shares how a separation following the appointment affected their children, how Johnson navigated it as an immigrant himself, and why he’s choosing to share his story.

ST. LOUIS - Stubborn scattered showers are lingering across the region Wednesday morning in the wake of Tuesday’s cold front. Spots of rain will be possible through about 10 a.m. Clouds will linger throughout Wednesday and that will keep high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. We’ll see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies [...]

Styx is featured in a new documentary that highlights their 20-year partnership with Kaboom Collective, a nonprofit arts organization based in Cleveland.Twenty Years On looks back at Styx's 2006 performance with…

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The Osage survived and flourished doing business with the original settlers of St. Louis, but ceded their land shortly after the U.S. government took over.

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