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JaVaughn Ballard, 19, was shot in the 1200 block of South 13th Street and died at a hospital.

The man chased by St. Louis County police officers and fatally shot in the city in February has been identified as 64-year-old Fidel Stewart of Overland.

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is Fantastical at the Fabulous Fox         by Pat Lindsey I’m not a “Potterhead” by any stretch of the imagination. I’ve only seen the first Harry Potter movie. But I do know outstanding special effects and set design when I see them. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is […]

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On April 3, 1948, the United States launched the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan, a large-scale effort to help rebuild war-torn Europe after World War II. The program mattered immediately because it aimed to stabilize economies that were struggling with shortages, damaged infrastructure, and political uncertainty. It also mattered because leaders feared that desperation and instability could fuel conflict and extremism. Today, the Marshall Plan is still discussed

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, founder and board chair Emily Rauh Pulitzer will present a deeply personal exhibition, drawing on her personal collection as well […]

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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, […]

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Sting has dropped a new EP dedicated to his 2000 single “Desert Rose.”Desert Rose Reimagined includes three new mixes and three extended mixes of the song, including a reimagined version by…

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As eighty-eight area veterans visited our national war memorials, a few formed a special bonds.

For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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She was hit about 1 a.m. on eastbound I-70 at Union Boulevard. The woman's name has not been released.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to outdated standards that harm the environment and public health. The MATS Rule implements nationwide standards that limit emissions of toxic air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants, including mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxic

EDWARDSVILLE – An Edwardsville High School employee accused of sending explicit messages to a 16-year-old student remains in custody awaiting trial on felony charges. James L. Williams Jr., 29, of the 200 block of Wonderland Drive in Alton, was charged on April 2, 2026 with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child (a Class 2 felony), solicitation to meet a child, and grooming (both Class 4 felonies). Williams is accused of knowingly soliciting a 16-year-old child to perform

ALTON - JoAnne Curvey is “a Redbird through and through.” Curvey, who currently serves as the principal of Gilson Brown Elementary School, jokes that she started in the Alton Community Unit School District #11 as a kindergartener in 1971. A few decades later, Curvey is preparing to retire and can’t wait to celebrate her 38 years in education. “Teaching is the best job ever, and it's such an important job,” she said. “Everything comes from what we do her

ST. LOUIS – A man from Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday admitted engaging in sex acts with a Missouri minor. Andrew Raymond Crum, 33, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of coercion or enticement of a minor. Crum admitted meeting the girl via social media in 2021, when she was 14. Crum began driving to Missouri to have sex with the girl in February of 2024, when she was 16. He also exchanged sexually explicit images and videos with the victim via Snapchat, where