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Drivers are dealing with major traffic backups Thursday morning on Interstate 44 and Interstate 70 near downtown St. Louis.

Music’s digital future reached Japanese store shelves on Oct. 1, 1982, when Sony introduced its CDP-101 compact disc player. Accompanied by 50 CD titles, the launch helped turn digital sound from an engineering project into a consumer product — a change that would reshape how people bought and heard recorded music. That technological turning point is the centerpiece of this Oct. 1, 2026, look back. The date also connects a bandleader’s appointment, an important jazz recording,

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. The announcement followed the Chinese Communist Party’s victory over Nationalist forces across most of mainland China after years of civil war, interrupted by the struggle against Japan. It established a new government over the world’s most populous country and changed the balance of power in Asia. The Nationalist government subsequently withdrew to Taiwan, where it continued

Come Face-to-Fin with Earth’s Largest Creature through The Blue Whale Story at the Saint Louis Science Center! The life story of the largest creatures on Earth will come alive at […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Lincoln and Liberty Middle Schools celebrated “Dolly Day” on Friday, Sept. 25, raising funds for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Students and staff were encouraged to wear western attire, while Team 72 students helped lead the effort through posters, morning announcements and a donation collection at school entrances. The idea for Dolly Day came from Lincoln teacher Carla Kinsey, who wanted to honor the impact Dolly Parton had on her and her family growing

This year, Sierra Club Outings celebrates 125 years of connecting people to the outdoors and inviting them into the conservationist movement. To begin the celebrations, the Illinois local chapter invites everyone to stop by their Sierra Club booth at the Earthtones Festival on September 19 to learn more about outings with the Sierra Club. Beginning with John Muir’s invitation to President Theodore Roosevelt to go camping, the Sierra Club has sponsored over a century of shared outdoor experiences

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans did not gain any support Wednesday from Democrats as they attempted to advance a bill that mashed together two hot-button midterm issues: requiring voter ID in federal elections and limiting stock trading for members of Congress. The Republican-led bill, titled the Stop Insider Trading Act, failed 53-47 when lawmakers stayed solidly […]

Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum presents the Character Telephone Exhibit! Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Big Bird, and Kermit the Frog – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks […]

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The upcoming special exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum explores the myriad ways that different cultures represent plants and gardens through literary media, such as herbals, novels, poems, […]

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October 17, 2026: 9am – 12pm – Our biannual park clean-up will get Lindenwood Park spruced up and ready for … MoreFall Park Clean-Up

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the attorneys general in Arkansas and Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, suing California, Massachusetts and New York to invalidate the so-called “shield laws” that have allowed providers in those states to send abortion medication to people in states with abortion […]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will review two resolutions Thursday morning involving 12th Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus. One resolution calls for an apology to Alderman Rasheen Aldridge following an alleged verbal threat, while the other addresses concerns over grass-cutting practices. Resolution 125 is before the Personnel and Administration Committee and calls [...]