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Last month, Neal Francis took the stage in his hometown of Chicago backed by an 11-piece band for a two-night stand, the excellently titled Francis Comes Alive, recorded for a soon-to-be-released live album and concert film. For the 35-year-old piano-playing funk-soul singer-songwriter, it was a celebratory weekend, one that came with a special endorsement from Peter Frampton himself.

Highlights include “The Lehman Trilogy,” “Moby Dick,” and “August: Osage County.”

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said Andrew Lester, charged with shooting Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl, surrendered himself Tuesday.

Billy Idol is giving fans a sneak peek at a very special concert he performed earlier this month at the Hoover Dam.   The singer headlined the first-ever concert at the dam on the Nevada/Arizona…

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Planned Parenthood held a popup clinic at its Central West End location on Monday for people seeking gender-affirming care, 10 days before new rules that would make Missouri the first state to greatly restrict care for transgender adults go into…

A few weeks ago Bruce Willingham, publisher of the McCurtain Gazette-News in Idabel, Oklahoma, left a voice-activated recorder behind after the end of a county commissioners' meeting. He suspected the group was continuing to conduct county business after the meeting had ended. And they were, in a manner of speaking. Here are county commissioner Mark ...continue reading "Remember the good old days when the sheriff “would take a damn Black guy and whoop their ass and throw him in the cell?”"

A company says it has invested more than $1.3 million preparing to develop a subdivision in Wildwood. But the city has raised concerns about possible continued contamination at the site.

Keys will come to Enterprise Center on July 21 as part of her "Keys to the Summer Tour."

The two Republicans vying to be Missouri’s next attorney general continue building their campaign war chests, with both reporting more than $1 million cash on hand. 

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, has introduced legislation that would provide money to create more parking spaces for large commercial trucks.

Texas has always been a bit weird about stuff. It sometimes views itself as a separate nation or, at least, openly expresses its desire to secede from this apparently abhorrent liberal village of hundreds of millions known as the United States. Fuck it. Maybe we just let it float off into the political sea as […]

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Mike Parson has made it clear to anyone who will listen that he’s done with elected office when term limits force him from the Missouri governor’s mansion next year. 

Just because marijuana is legal in Illinois, doesn't mean you can transport as much as you want around the state.

A proposed funding cut is just one part of a strategy to use libraries as pawns in the battle over LGBTQ rights.

ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins said Tuesday he is excited to announce the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) awarded nearly $100,000 to the City of Alton in annual grants. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison and the Alton Fire Department said the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) has awarded $36,922 toward the purchase of new rescue equipment. “Kuddos to Chief Jemison and Battalion Chief Tom House for leadership and diligence in securing the grant. It is so wonderful for the fire department to purchase disaster readiness equipment," Mayor Goins said. The Alton Fire Department requested new extrication equipment that can be used for auto extrication, structural collapse, breaching, and stabilization incidents. “We will now be able to purchase new battery-powered Genesis NEXGEN spreaders, cutters, and rams. This equipment will match our existing complement of tools which will streamline our response preparedness for future rescue incidents," said Chief Jemison.

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Roger Waters is currently in Europe on his This Is Not A Drill tour, and now fans around the world will be able to experience the concert. Trafalgar is set to…

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