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City employees in St. Louis are recommended to mask up when working indoors due to an increase in respiratory virus cases in the region, the health department said Friday afternoon, after previously saying that masks were required. Gov. Mike Parson's office confirmed to KSDK it had a conversation with Jones' office on Friday related to the city's mask policy shift. In the earlier statement, St. Louis Director of Health Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis said the new rule took effect Friday and requires…

Kevin O'Shaughnessy has lived without a wheelchair and developed a hernia the size of a cantaloupe on his side that went unaddressed for months while incarcerated at the St. Louis jail, his family said Thursday.

Two of the city's favorite local eateries have teamed up to create a unique combination of foods for a limited time only.

Residents can cast votes for ideas they want the Board to prioritize for consideration.

St. Louis American Publisher and Executive Editor Donald M. Suggs said, “Kevin’s sudden passing has left all The St. Louis American team stunned and deeply saddened.

Warmer weather means ice has not covered waterways farther north, so the birds do not have to make the trip all the way to St. Louis.

St. Louis’ bid to bring a major international hockey tournament to St. Louis has fallen short. USA Hockey said Friday it has awarded the Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, as host of the 2026 2026 International Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.

ILLINOIS - For State Representative Amy Elik, the first year of her two-year term has been a point of pride as she passed several bipartisan bills in 2023. Elik is a Republican who represents the 111th District in Illinois with a homebase in Alton. She is planning a “whole host of additional bills for 2024,” and she is excited to hit the ground running when the 103rd General Assembly returns to Springfield on Jan. 16. In the meantime, she is pleased with the bills she worked on during 2023, and she breaks down some of those bills for her constituents. “I would say all were and I’m really proud of that,” Elik said. “I do a lot of preliminary work to make sure that we send a bill through in that manner. That’s important to me. It’s important to me to have cosponsors on both sides of the aisle. It just helps ensure that you’re doing good policy, that you’ve listened to both sides of the aisle and their concerns and wha

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Nearly every abortion is illegal in Missouri.  But that hasn’t slowed the pace of anti-abortion legislation in the Missouri statehouse.  As lawmakers return to the Capitol for the 2024 legislation session, Republican lawmakers have already filed numerous bills seeking further restrictions on abortion and abortion providers. Yet even the staunchest anti-abortion activists concede it’s unlikely […]

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For 95 years, St. Louisans went to the landmark department store Famous-Barr to shop for gifts and celebrate special moments. Although Famous-Barr shuttered in 2006, people have kept wonderful memories […]

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Beginnings 2023: Juried High School Photography December 1- January 7 Reception & Gallery Talk - Friday, December 1, 2023 5:30-7:30pm This exhibit showcases the artistry of high school student photographers. […]

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Drawn from the rich collection of the National Building Arts Center (NBAC), Urban Archaeology brings together salvaged architectural elements from landmark buildings, residential homes and neighborhood institutions built in St. […]

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Bold abstraction and intense color are signatures of the New York-based painter Sarah Crowner, who brings these elements to the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, beginning Sept. 8. In three new site-specific […]

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Las Vegas-based artist Justin Favela will present a new site-specific installation and solo exhibition on the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ Project Wall. Favela creates vibrant large-scale murals and sculptures […]

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents new works by Dominic Chambers at his first museum exhibition in his hometown of St. Louis.   Chambers creates vibrant paintings that engage […]

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents Montreal-based artist Hajra Waheed’s first major solo museum exhibition in the US.   Waheed’s multidisciplinary practice explores the legacies of colonial and state […]

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