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Laumeier Sculpture Park presents the first solo museum exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Vaughn Davis, Jr., titled The Fabric of Our Time, on view from Aug. 26 to Dec. 17. […]

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The Israeli government gives every indication that it intends to ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page warned last week that $14 million in budget cuts will stall a senior property tax freeze, lead to layoffs and reduce services.

"Nobody is a villain. It's been frustrating to see the back and forth," Alderman Rasheen Aldridge said. "I want to get to a spot where everyone wins."

The legislation did not include provisions aimed at compensating victims of radioactive contamination in St. Louis and around the country.

The Cardinals have played in a stadium with the Busch Stadium name since 1953. That will continue after the brewer and the baseball team agreed to an extension of a naming rights deal that was set to expire in 2026.

Nearly a dozen people have died in the jail’s custody in two years. Staffing shortages are worsening. And many are concerned that inmates are without access to basic necessities.

Rep. Bob Titus, a Billings Republican, formally withdrew the legislation just two days after President Joe Biden’s campaign hammered the legislation.

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund. The St. Louis Board of Education voted 5-1 last night to cancel its participation in the College Kids Savings Account program — a signature program for Mayor Tishaura Jones during her time as city treasurer. The board voted to invoke the 60 days’ notice provision to cancel its memorandum of understanding with the St. Louis treasurer’s office, which has continued to run the program under Jones’ hand-picked successor, Treasurer Adam Layne.

Four advocates share their reflections on this year’s Conference of the Parties, and where the work goes from here.

The vice chair of the civilian board tasked with overseeing operations at the St. Louis city jail has resigned.  Janis Mensah penned a brief resignation letter addressed to Detention Facility Oversight Board Chair Darryl Gray as well as Ruby Bonner, the deputy commissioner of the Division of Civilian Oversight.

Robbie Robertson and Lenny Kravitz are among the nominees for the 2024 Critics Choice Awards.  Robertson, who passed away in August, earned a nod in the Best Score category for his work on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of…

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The Pogues are releasing a new "Fairytale of New York" vinyl single for charity in honor of late frontman Shane MacGowan. The single features the original holiday classic on the…

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Christmas is a time of tradition, and the ugly Christmas sweater party is a popular one. Consider one of these ugly and hilarious sweaters for your ugly Christmas party this year.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) — When you think of a police dog, you likely think of large, intimidating, German Shepherds, or maybe a Bloodhound utilizing its nose to track the trail of a suspect. But the latest K9 to join the Effingham County Sheriff's Office is of a different breed, literally. Meet Deputy Dale, the rescued [...]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is currently engaged in numerous legal battles over speech which can more or less be summarized as “criticism of people Andrew Bailey likes is censorship,” but “criticism of people Andrew Bailey doesn’t like is good and just and important to the marketplace of ideas.” Andrew Bailey is a hypocrite. But […]

Thursday 12/14 Sleigh, Queen Union Station is once more a bastion of Christmas cheer, as the Sleigh Shed has returned for the 2023 holiday season.