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Remembering Jimmy Buffett, Our Patron Saint of Fun and Sun

2 years 7 months ago
Just as millions of Americans headed to the lake for Labor Day weekend, we woke up in a world without Jimmy Buffett in it. Buffett, the patron saint of leathery lime-fingered lake people everywhere, would have probably broken into that famous grin at the timing of it.
Steve Leftridge

5-year-old not wearing safety device killed in rural Missouri crash

2 years 7 months ago
RIPLEY COUNTY, Mo. - A five-year-old has died after the vehicle in which she was a passenger ran off the right side of the roadway, hit an embankment, and rolled over. The report from MSHP said the five-year-old girl was not wearing a safety device at the time of the crash. The MSHP report said [...]
Emilee Kuschel

How Missouri made the Lake of the Ozarks: Crimes, sunken homes and dreams of a Midwest oasis

2 years 7 months ago
Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer vacation season. On this holiday, we bring you a special from KCUR Studios that highlights the Lake of the Ozarks, a popular tourist destination in Missouri that’s just a three-hour drive west of St. Louis. Senior producer Suzanne Hogan looks at the story of how this man-made body of water came to be – a story that includes corruption, jail time, communities torn apart and displaced families.

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 7 months ago
This is the famous Capitol Records building on Vine Street in Los Angeles just north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Kevin Drum