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At the first Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, Grace Bumbry performed in honor of Marian Anderson. Anderson was a trailblazer in the opera world. As the first Black woman to perform at the White House, the Metropolitan Opera, and other prestigious institutions, her career set the stage for Bumbry and other Black opera singers to …

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Nick Ridenour of Lemay, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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Just to keep everyone up to date, here's what COVID-19 mortality in the US looks like these days: We are currently running at about 350 COVID deaths per day.

Missouri lawmakers are days away from spring break, but before members head out of town, there's still a big list of priorities waiting to be addressed.

The bill would create a five-member board to oversee the department. Four of the members would be appointed by the governor. The fifth would be the St. Louis mayor.

Here's the latest from the Wall Street Journal editorial page: If I were Tim Trevan I'd be pissed. Nowhere in his op-ed does he say that scientists got the lab leak theory wrong. He says only that a lab leak is "a possibility" that's "self-evidently plausible." Trevan does accuse some unspecified "others" of trying to ...continue reading "How things work on the Wall Street Journal editorial page"

Flooding along the Meramec River caused one boater to capsize under a bridge near Sullivan Sunday morning.

"I am so proud of our dispatchers. They helped save that man's life," said Brad England.

FOX 2 has uncovered new details about the tragedy at the troubled, former Famous Barr building in downtown St. Louis, that took the life of a beloved K9 member of the St. Louis Fire Department: Balko, a dog trained to sniff out human remains.

Mayor Tishaura Jones endorsed candidates running in six of the city's 14 wards, siding with newcomers in races against some of her critics and past rivals.

We’ve long known so-called “predictive policing” is garbage. It’s the same old biased policing, except shinier and more expensive. Every system in place relies on data generated by policework — data instantly tainted by the things cops do, like hassling minorities, engaging in very selective enforcement, and treating people as inherently suspicious just because of […]

Even with all the hype about a city with a rich soccer history, some bar and restaurant operators in the area say crowds on Saturday for the home debut of St. Louis City SC at CITYPARK exceeded expectations.

A Friday night shooting turns the residential streets of Soulard into a war zone as two suspects are caught on camera rapidly shooting at one another.

Police said it is unclear as of Monday afternoon if any items were stolen for any of the break-ins.

A year after Obamacare passed we had reduced the uninsured population from around 17% to 11%. Since then, aside from a few small wobbles during the pandemic, it's stayed almost completely flat. There's no excuse for this. The correct number is 0%.