The more than over 367,000 signatures represent a “massive statewide mobilization supporting the Respect MO Voters constitutional amendment to preserve the citizen initiative,” according to a news release.
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted says that he was diagnosed with and subsequently beat throat cancer.Speaking on an episode of the Let There Be Talk podcast published Sunday, Newsted, 63, shares that he…
Robots are being spotted at City Museum just in time for the VEX Robotics World Championship being held April 21-30 at the America's Center convention complex in St. Louis. These […]
Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]
Mother’s Day didn’t start as a card-and-flowers holiday. In the United States, it began as a public campaign led by a woman who later spent years trying to undo it. That twist matters because it reveals what Mother’s Day has always been: a mix of love, politics, grief, and culture. The day we recognize with brunch reservations and last-minute grocery-store bouquets grew out of real family stories and social movements. Understanding that history can make the holiday feel less
A bouquet can say “I’m sorry” without using a single word—and most people will still understand it. That’s the strange power of flowers. They are just plants, yet they carry emotional meaning in a way few objects do. We use them when we’re in love, when we’re grieving, when we’re proud, and when we don’t know what else to say. So why do flowers, of all things, become stand-ins for feelings? Flowers speak when words feel risky Emotions ca
On This Day, May 4, 1982 …Queen released their 10th studio album, Hot Space, which found them embracing sounds from disco, funk, pop, new wave and more.The album featured the…
One of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans is now blocked nationwide, after a federal appeals court decision issued Friday afternoon. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule from 2023 that allowed mifepristone, one of two drugs used to terminate […]
After the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the federal Voting Rights Act in an April 29 decision, a furious U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned what he called an “illegitimate” conservative majority on the court. “This isn’t even the Roberts Court,” Jeffries said, referring to Chief Justice John Roberts. “It’s the Trump Court.” Democrats […]
A mother’s work is often most visible when she’s not in the room. The packed lunch appears. The permission slip is signed. The birthday candle is found at the last minute. When a job is done well enough, it can look like it happened on its own. Traditions that honor mothers push back against that illusion. They make care visible. Why mothers are singled out in tradition Most traditions are built around what a community cannot afford to lose. Food, safety, belonging, and identity
District 6 is investigating a shooting that left a 19-year-old girl, a 16-year-old girl, and a 21-year-old woman injured on May 3, 2026 in The Greater Ville neighborhood.
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four students and wounded nine others during a protest at Kent State University in the United States. The crowd had gathered in response to the Vietnam War and the recent expansion of U.S. military action into Cambodia. The deaths quickly became a national shock, not only because the victims were young and unarmed, but because they highlighted how deeply divided many societies can become during wartime. At the time, the shootings intensified
Hartmann's crash was Missouri's first fatal crash caused by falling or shifting cargo or "anything set in motion by a motor vehicle" since January 2025, said the Highway Patrol.
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 […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are making repairs after several water main break Monday morning in St. Louis County. According to Missouri American Water, there have been four separate water main breaks Monday morning in unincorporated south St. Louis County, Kinloch, Maryland Heights and Bridgeton. The first water main break occurred around 7:30 a.m. [...]
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