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Trucks filled with 66 tons of hazardous material left Yazoo City, Mississippi, on Oct. 30, 2013. Full of sacks containing plastic dust contaminated with lead, cadmium and chromium, the trucks made their way to the outskirts of Berger, Missouri, a town of 250 people along the Missouri River. The next day brought another 85 tons. […]

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's office is reviewing complaints that Ferguson's bookkeeping hasn't been accurate and that some departments were overspending.

Cookies and donuts and pie, oh my!

These are the events happening this weekend, as well as future ones to add to your calendar.

Growing up in Missouri in the 1980s, the Show Me State meant something. We built America’s cars. We brewed America’s beer. We even had America’s best baseball teams. Missouri was a bellwether state. If you wanted to know what was happening in the country, Missouri could show you. But my home state, once proudly independent, […]

A hub of arts activity grows on Grand Center’s eastern edge, after the Kranzberg Arts Foundation spent $50 million dollars repurposing old buildings there. As St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy Goodwin reports, the nonprofit says it has set the stage, and now it’s time for more public and private dollars to take a leading role.

The warm-up continues across the bi-state region, but questions are starting to raise about whether we will or won’t bust that 71 degree record on Christmas Day. Why?

There were no $2 million winners, but $1 million winners were drawn in several states.

The Beatles may have broken up in 1970, but the band continues to live on and 2025 was no exception.-Fans of the band got a new look at their 1990s Anthology project…

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Headlines from the Dec. 23, 1925, front page include: Native St. Louisan Gerard Swope has given $50,000 to St. Louis high schools for college scholarships. The old Davis mansion burned.

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As federal services deteriorate, a patchwork of private companies is taking their place — for better or for worse.

What US Magnesium's bankruptcy means for the supply of a critical mineral -- and the environment.

The lawsuit targets a federal permit for Enbridge’s Line 5, which the tribe says puts wetlands, rivers, and treaty-protected resources at risk.

Don't watch "A Merry Little Ex-Mas" for the cheesy romance. Watch it for the sustainability messages, which shine as bright as LED Christmas lights.

As Finland reckons with its historic mistreatment of the Indigenous Sámi people, climate change complicates the path forward.

On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Missouri Lt. Gov. David Wasinger talked about his desire to see the Senate’s rules change, which provoked a backlash among GOP officials earlier this year. Wasinger said lengthy filibusters often feature long-winded soliloquies that aren’t germane to legislation at hand and result in dysfunction. Wasinger conceded that he doesn’t have the power to compel senators to change their rules. “I don't have a magic wand where I can just unilaterally say, ‘Here are what the rules are going to be,’” he said. “I just simply threw that out as a topic of discussion.”