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A man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in the city's Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

Caroline, or Change is a moving musical that chronicles the struggles of a Black, divorced mother of four who’s trying to care for her family as the world around her is taking steps towards progress and equality. Set in Louisiana in late 1963, the musical introduces us to Caroline, the family she works for, her children and her closest friend Dottie as they navigate a changing world.

Music superfan and St. Louis eccentric Robert Matonis, better known as Beatle Bob, passed away on July 26 from Lou Gehrig's disease. Matonis was famous around St. Louis for regularly appearing at concerts where he would bop along to the beat of his own drummer, occasionally elbowing people in the face. He boasted that he attended concerts every night for 27 years — a streak of 9,439 days (minus the pandemic).

A baseball field that's hosted countless games, both pickup and organized, since the 1950s, was razed by the city this week. Fultz Field was named for beloved Kiwanis Club coach Paul Fultz, a legend who died 10 years ago and had the honor of being the first coach elected to the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.

AUSTIN, Texas — A lawsuit in Texas asserting that the state’s abortion ban imperils women by dissuading doctors from ending dangerous pregnancies could provide a template for similar challenges across the country. Texas is one of 14 states, including Missouri, that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The Texas […]

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Rob Halford guests on a new cover of Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight," recorded by the Metal Queen herself, Germany's Doro. "Judas Priest and Rob Halford have always been one…

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While Elon Musk’s Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband technology is too expensive and capacity-constrained to seriously put a dent in US broadband problems, it’s helpful in low connectivity situations like disasters, select parts of rural America, or the war in Ukraine. But Musk’s growing power over the fledgling LEO satellite sector has started to […]

A federal report places a spotlight on Indian Boarding School policies that took Native children from their parents in the 1800s. More than 50 were sent to St. Mary's School for Boys near Chicago. Several of them died at the school.

The Serving Our Communities Foundation on Tuesday launched the Food City project to help create a more inclusive, sustainable food ecosystem in the St. Louis area, according to a news release. The project serves budding food entrepreneurs, farmers, food policy and direct service organizers, educational institutions, social enterprises and nonprofit initiatives. Serving Our Communities is a foundation and social enterprise launched by the Marson family. In 2020, the Marson family sold their company,…

Crews are at the scene of a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 255 Wednesday morning.

SoutheastHEALTH, a health system based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, has signed an agreement to become part of Chesterfield-based Mercy's health system, the organizations announced Tuesday.

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Ahead of last week’s Leagues Cup showdown with Club América, the group unveiled a tifo designed to unite St. Louis soccer fans.

34-year-old Osmani HaGee Goul's first court appearance has been rescheduled for Monday, August 7.