Aggregator

Conversations with survivors of sexual abuse left Missouri state Sen. Tracy McCreery wondering what could have prevented the harm, leading her to sponsor a bill that would require clergy and religious workers to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Her bill would have forced ministers to report even if they learned of abuse during confession […]

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in the U.S. state of Washington in one of the most destructive volcanic events in modern American history. A massive landslide triggered a sideways blast that flattened forests, sent ash across several states, and killed 57 people. At the time, the eruption changed how communities in the Pacific Northwest thought about natural hazards, emergency planning, and land use near active volcanoes. It still matters today because it reshaped modern volcano monitoring

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

The post Night Comfort appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. - An investigation is underway after a person drowned Sunday afternoon in Doolittle. According to the Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District, the incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the 200 block of MacArthur Street. When officials arrived on the scene, a firefighter entered the water and determined that the victim was [...]

One recurring theme during the Trump era is that because he fundamentally doesn’t know how anything actually works, his beliefs and policies are broadly shaped by whatever terrible rich person was in his ear last. Even when it comes to stuff like streaming video. It’s all transactional cronyism, and by and large the public interest […]

The city of St. Louis is holding a second public hearing on a proposal for data center zoning regulations, which includes stricter requirements for larger projects and clearer rules for how data centers fit into downtown, industrial and mixed-use areas.

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 […]

The post Wak’a Garden appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

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, […]

The post Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A large crowd is expected Monday as Franklin County leaders prepare to hold a public hearing on proposed data centers. This has become a highly emotional issue in Franklin County. The Franklin County Commission is taking public comment Monday morning on proposed data center regulations and several rezoning requests. Two of [...]

City residents can file an appeal to stop the hyperscale data center in Midtown. The deadline is this Thursday.

Marty Shaw is set to go on trial Monday for allegedly driving the getaway car in a Collinsville murder-for-hire plot that left 32-year-old Portia Rowland dead.

A vehicle crashed into a building in downtown St. Louis early Monday morning, resulting in no injuries and an ongoing investigation.

It’s been about two years since Will Braddum was fired from his position at Sinse marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility in south St. Louis, along with more than a dozen others.  For him, the marijuana industry had been a career, but he’d seen how “cutthroat” the corporate side can be, he said, and how vulnerable […]

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was killed in a shooting overnight Monday in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. in the 1800 block of Arsenal Street, off Interstate 55 near Anheuser Busch Brewery. When officers arrived, they found a [...]

It takes a special kind of cruelty to meddle in end of life care for political reasons.  The so-called “Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” passed last week does just that. It is part of a longstanding strategy of abortion opponents using the tragedies of aspiring parents who have to end wanted pregnancies in order […]