UPDATE: On April 15, 2026, officers arrested a 24-year-old man in connection to this incident. The Circuit Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and elected to issue charges against the 24-year-old man for Murder 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action. No bond allowed. The deceased 21-year-old man has been identified as Lamarr Box, Jr. of East […]
This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. On May 18, 2018, a teenager at Santa Fe High School in Texas walked into the school armed with his father’s guns and opened fire, killing eight students and two teachers. Evidence later showed the teen had been experiencing […]
Lest We Forget is a large-scale public art installation by UNESCO Artist for Peace Luigi Toscano, featuring larger-than-life photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors as they are today. Installed in open […]
The geometric and glowing art of HYBYCOZO is coming to St. Louis this spring and summer, on display for daytime visitors of the Missouri Botanical Garden and during special illuminated […]
The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open […]
The weirdest part of a “perfectly normal” night is waking up at 3 a.m. and feeling wide awake for no clear reason. You went to bed on time. You didn’t drink coffee late. And yet your sleep feels lighter, choppier, and easier to lose. That pattern often has less to do with willpower and more to do with what’s happening outside your window. Spring weather changes several of the body’s sleep cues at once—light, temperature, humidity, and even the air you breathe.
On April 17, 1961, a U.S.-backed force of Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast, aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government. The invasion quickly unraveled, ending in a decisive defeat for the attackers. At the time, it mattered because it exposed the limits of covert power and pushed the United States and Cuba into a deeper, more hostile standoff. It still matters today because it helped lock the Caribbean into Cold War rivalries, strengthened Cuba’s
As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters and compile lists of voting-age Americans. A U.S. House Administration Committee hearing Thursday underscored the partisan divide over the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE program. The […]
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 […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Friday for a missing woman in Black Jack. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Angela Miller, 34, was reported missing after an incident around 6:30 p.m. Thursday on the 4900 block of Parker Road. Miller is described as a black woman standing [...]
As the boss of the country’s media and telecom regulators, there’s plenty of corporate malfeasance and corrupt shenanigans Brendan Carr could be targeting on any given day at the country’s biggest media and telecom companies. But because Carr’s never been all that interested in the public interest, he’s once again spending his time trying to […]
The 2025 ACFR details city finances, showing an improved net position and revenue growth, along with a spending increase on public safety and healthier pensions.
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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