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The exhibition centered on womanhood is the St. Louis artist's first solo show.

ALTON - Foster’s Light in the Dark , a new nonprofit in the Riverbend region, will host an Overdose Awareness Day event. From 6–8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at Russell Commons Park in Alton, community members can learn about substance use resources and honor those who have been lost. Attendees will light candles for their loved ones, share local resources and learn more about Foster’s Light in the Dark. “Our community needs this. We need this,” said Christina Foster Beegle, founder of Foster’s Light in the Dark. Beegle started the organization to remember people who have been lost to drug overdose or suicide. She is open about her own history of substance use and the loss of her three brothers to suicide. The nonprofit aims to eventually build a memorial park in Alton that provides a space for community members to honor their loved ones. Beegle knows it’s expensive to hold a funeral or burial, so they hope to shoulder

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey narrowly avoided being questioned under oath about his contact with a Jackson County official when he was granted a motion to dismiss his lawsuit against the county on Thursday.  Bailey, who filed suit against the county late last year over its property tax assessment process, was ordered by the judge […]

The St. Louis icon was arrested at about 5 a.m. Wednesday at the Hollywood Casino.

Rashad Farmer was murdered in 2015 in the Wells Goodfellow Neighborhood. He was only 23 years old, and his case is still unsolved.

Director of 15 world premieres for the company, Robinson has been its artistic director since 2008.

From Missouri Independent:  Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, on Wednesday said he will leave his post after almost nine years on the job. McKenna announced his decision near the end of a meeting of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in Poplar Bluff. He did not give a date for his […]

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will make several stops this week in the St. Louis region this week.

On This Day, Aug. 8, 1987 ...U2 found themselves atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time with “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” the second single off their first…

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Tommy Lee insists that Ozzy Osbourne really did snort a line of ants.The notorious metal tale was said to have taken place in the '80s while the Prince of Darkness was…

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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From Construction Dive:  Aging infrastructure and emerging PFAS regulations are driving a surge in water and environmental projects, said Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada during the company’s third quarter earnings call this week. “We achieved double-digit growth in our water and environmental markets,” said Pragada during the earnings call. “Water continues to be a foundational element […]

A man from Troy, Missouri died in a crash Wednesday morning along Interstate 70, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

St. Louis is a great city, with no shortage of reasons for people to move here. It just needs to own its own narrative, writes James MacGregor.

This day in history is filled with significant events from around the globe, each shaping the world in varied ways. Let's take a journey through time and revisit some of these impactful moments. On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon became the first and only U.S. President to resign from office. Caught in the web of the Watergate scandal, Nixon's decision to resign came after a long and arduous battle to maintain his presidency. The scandal began with a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex and culminated in a series of investigations that revealed widespread abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Nixon's resignation was a defining moment in American politics, leading to a greater emphasis on transparency and accountability in government. Moving back in time, on August 8, 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, just days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This declaration marked the Soviet

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Tony Lawrence Charboneau and Brandi Luffy were each being held Thursday in the Washington County Jail in Potosi in lieu of $1 million bond.

The Saint Louis Science Center will welcome SUE: The T. rex Experience from June into September. SUE is the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever discovered, and this special […]

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