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Illinois' governor and first lady have donated a key Civil War document signed by Abraham Lincoln to the presidential library and museum that bears his name.

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The ACLU of Missouri issued a harsh critique of Washington University’s handling of a Pro-Palestine protest and encampment on Saturday, saying it “chills, curtails, and restricts expression despite the university’s claims of commitment to that very principle.” A total of 100 people were arrested on campus during the protest on Saturday, April 27, including 23 Wash U students and at least four employees, according to Chancellor Andrew Martin. Six faculty members have now been banned from campus and forbidden from speaking with students and their colleagues even off campus.

St. Louis is one of 14 cities included in the pilot program.

A St. Louis man appeared in court Tuesday morning to face charges for striking and killing a pedestrian along Interstate 55 over the weekend.

Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter to U.S. Postal Service Inspector General on Monday, seeking answers to ongoing mail delays and disruptions in the St. Louis region.

A St. Louis grand jury in April indicted Omarion Chantez Mays and James Jamel Blake on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.

Bruno David presents Lifelines, a sculpture installation by multi-disciplinary artist Judith Shaw. The installation in the WINDOW ON FORSYTH is on view 24/7 at 7513 Forsyth Blvd., Saint Louis (Downtown […]

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Van McElwee received his MFA in Multimedia 1978 from Washington University School of Art and his BFA in Printmaking in 1973 from the Memphis College of Art. Selected installations and […]

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Jean Mason's photographic anthology in the exhibition, captures the quintessence of life—or rather, its absence. This poignant collection features images of lifeless nature that Mason encountered while meandering through the […]

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Damon Freed statement on The Inner Chapters paintings: “The paintings came into being after a long sojourn into the mind and heart of working nonobjectively, that is, after looking inward […]

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Daniel Neman writes a column about eating cicadas to explain why he won't write a column about eating cicadas.

Legislation that could expand the number of college credits universally transferable between Missouri’s public two-year and four-year institutions took another step towards becoming law on Tuesday as time runs short before lawmakers adjourn for the year. A Senate committee, in its last scheduled meeting of the legislative session, debated and passed a bill Tuesday morning […]

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WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democratic Leaders on Tuesday killed efforts by a small group of far-right House Republicans to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership post. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released a joint statement saying their members would vote against efforts to oust […]

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Former President Donald Trump defied a gag order in his New York state hush-money trial by posting attacks on likely witnesses on his social media platform and campaign website, the judge in the case ruled Tuesday. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for nine violations of an order barring him from making public statements about “reasonably […]

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The woman who died was riding as a passenger in the car. The driver, 22, was critically hurt.

This is a week of revelations for Chelsea Handler. The saucy blonde comedian isn't slated to be on Real Housewives of New Jersey. Darn.