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An 85-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with two felonies for shooting and injuring a 16-year-old who knocked on his front door. Andrew Lester is facing first degree assault and armed criminal action charges — a story that has received nationwide attention. Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson has said "there was a racial component to the case."

Who’s that kid that can travel through time? It’s you!   Follow the adventures of three friends as they travel back in time to learn from real-life inspirational heroes when

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Take an overseas adventure in this immersive exhibit that transports families to China, a country where a quickly changing modern lifestyle intersects with ancient values. Explore what life is like

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The choir will present the regional premiere of The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci on April 28.

Another day, another Metallica video. The latest clip accompanies the song "Crown of Barbed Wire," and features an animated tale of murder and revenge. You can watch it now streaming…

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Florissant Woman is 107 Years Old on Aptil 20 Glyndorah Hubbard was born on April 20, 1916 and  grew up in Farmington, MO.  She celebrates her 107th birthday on April 20, 2023 in Florissant, where she has lived for past 13 years Her maiden name is Baker and her family was a prominent African American […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis construction company Ben Hur Construction has a new CEO, following the March resignation of its previous leader. Koray Ozgenc will take over the helm of the company effective Monday, April 17, the firm announced Friday. He will succeed previous CEO Jim Schug, who resigned in March. Longtime Ben […]

A new book is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry’s 1981 debut solo album KooKoo. H.R. Giger: Debbie Harry Metamorphosis: Creating the Visual Concept for KooKoo, from Blondie co-founder Chris Stein,…

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Democrats pushed back against the attempt to limit drag shows in Missouri.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed three new members to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators on Monday. Robert Blitz, Robert Fry and Jeanne Sinquefield must be confirmed by the state Senate before joining the board, which meets Thursday. They are not included in a list of nominations to be considered by the Senate’s Gubernatorial […]

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In close to 100 pages of documents, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asks a judge to deny motions to quash subpoenas and dismiss the case.

From CoStar:  Sometimes, it takes a partnership to make a village. In the case of Union at the Grove, Green Street Real Estate Ventures teamed with a consortium of local interests to bring six multifamily buildings to the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood during a pandemic that created financing challenges and construction delays. Partners in the […]

On This Day, April 18, 2015...  A new class of musicians were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Beatle Ringo Starr, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lou Reed, Green…

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Everything Falls Apart by Ronald Young April 7 – May 13, 2023 Artists Reception: April 14, 2023 5-8pm Ronald Young’s multi-disciplinary art installation explores the concept of The Power Object,

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The video work “Chaos” by Iranian-born, Atlanta-based multi-disciplinary artist Sara Ghazi Asadollahi is a visual interpretation of the timeless and deeply emotional poem by the Iranian poet, Furūgh Farrukhzād: “To

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Jimmy Fike: Edible Botanicals   A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America   Jimmy Fike’s wonder-filled photographic archive exquisitely depicts North America’s rich trove of wild

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Fabricating Empire examines the relationship between the development of Central European folk costume and Austrian modern design, especially the textile department of the Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops.   Taking

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Offering a fresh view of two of the most experimental painters of the 20th century, Monet/Mitchell: Painting the French Landscape is the first exhibition in the U.S. to examine the

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