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Drop Everything is a collection of artwork that explores the history of the bathhouse within the queer community and its role as a cruising ground for gay men.   Utilizing

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Fans of Elton John know he loves to shop, so it's no surprise that he's collaborating with one of the most famous department stores in the world for a good cause. Elton…

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New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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Police leaders are accusing St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of allowing drug evidence and unclaimed property to pile up, and now a judge has ordered evidence from nearly 7,000 drug cases be destroyed to eliminate the health risk it poses to crime lab workers. Judge Jason Sengheiser issued his order at about 5 p.m. Monday, just hours after a 45-minute hearing. Assistant St. Louis City Counselor Ray Flojo argued fentanyl and marijuana have backed up at the crime lab, and Gardner’s office…

Twenty-seven rural Missouri school districts have won nearly $22 million in funding to replace fuel-powered school buses with electric ones.

Missouri’s new two-week period of no-excuse absentee voting ended Monday.

The Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products has agreed to acquire a waterworks products distributor in Georgia.

Making sure members of the military can vote has been an ongoing issue for more than 100 years. Most are away from home or overseas in combat areas. Technology and federal laws are closing the gap in accessibility.

Police have asked the St. Louis circuit attorney for roughly 20 months to identify what evidence can be purged from an overflowing drug vault. They were largely met with silence from the circuit attorney's office.

Five people had to escape a house fire early Tuesday morning in north St. Louis.

Students at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (CVPA) will resume virtual learning next week as the school district still works to find a location for in-person classes. According to an announcement from St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS), students will resume classes on Monday, Nov. 14. They will have a full week of classes before the district's Thanksgiving break over the week of Nov. 21. Monday's announcement comes two weeks after the deadly shooting at the school that left student…

PIASA - Jillian Beilsmith is the kind of student-athlete that any coach would love to have on their team. She is one of the athletes that are always persistent and improves throughout each season. Jillian, a senior, started the girls' cross country season at 30 minutes in the three-mile but finished the season with a best of 24:00 for the Southwestern High School Piasa Birds. Jillian is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. "She has been a top three finisher in every race this year," Southwestern's head girls cross country coach Gary Bowker said. "She is normally our No. 2 runner. She leads the team with her hard-working example every day. Jillian improved her overall time on our home course by over six minutes during the course of the season." Jillian thanked her parents and sisters and Coach Gary Bowker for always providing her with so much encouragement during the season. She acknowledged her favorite part about cross country

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The fate of the ballot measure will gauge public support for the labor movement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division said more than 670 pounds were seized.

The EPA is hosting another one of its free sessions in St. Louis, focusing on lead exposure and awareness.

Three people were hospitalized after firefighters rescued them from the burning building.

Ferguson Police have issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 21-year-old woman.

A popular neighborhood restaurant is getting a second lease on life thanks to new owners. Benton Park Cafe (2901 Salena Street), the 15-year-old south St. Louis breakfast and lunch spot, has been bought by local entrepreneurs Elicia Eskew and Gavin Haslett, two longtime patrons of the restaurant who look forward to carrying forth its legacy. Though no firm opening date has been set, the business partners hope to reopen the restaurant sometime this coming winter, hopefully no later than January.