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On April 26, 1973, the Carmi Times ran a scary story about a monster attack that was based on a report from a witness in the nearby town of Enfield, Illinois.

With its upcoming activities, City Museum will take your breath away.   Stroll through the Tunnel of Love – a 200-year-old bank vault lit with glowing hearts – snuggle with

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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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Data journalist, illustrator and writer Mona Chalabi presents a large-scale exhibition on the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ Project Wall.   Chalabi’s work is informed by statistics gathered on politics,

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Hong Kong–based artist Samson Young’s practice centers on installation-based work stemming from sound and music. He interweaves cultural paradigms across media while focusing on poetic translations between the sonic and

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Part of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ fall/winter exhibition, “Great Rivers Biennial” is a biannual collaborative initiative between the museum and the Gateway Foundation designed to foster artistic talent

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi creates large-scale, figurative, and often text-based paintings, drawing from the tropes of history painting and cinema to probe systems of knowledge production, the politics of representation,

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In the dramatic years between the two world wars, German art ranged from an activist realism to a utopian idealism. This exhibition presents a selection of work that questions the

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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation presents the first retrospective of trailblazing artist Barbara Chase-Riboud (b. 1939, Philadelphia) in over forty years. This exhibition will be the largest monographic exhibition of her

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St. Louis County police are investigating the shooting death of a man found in Ferguson on Saturday.

A man was shot and killed in Ferguson Saturday evening.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives are currently investigating a homicide in the 100 block of N. Marguerite Avenue in the City of Ferguson which resulted in the death of an adult male. On February 4, 2023, at 7:56 PM, City of Ferguson police officers responded to a call for service for a check the welfare in the 100 block of N. Marguerite Avenue. Officers located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a residence. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. City of Ferguson Police Officers requested St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons Detectives lead the investigation. The investigation is active at this time. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak to investigators with information regarding the incident. To remain anonymous or potentially receive a reward, please contact CrimeStoppers

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The father had been shot; the daughter had been strangled.

The Corrections Commissioner tried to keep use-of-force records from public view.

The country's second-largest Mardi Gras celebration is located in the Soulard neighborhood and lasts five weeks all around the St. Louis area.

Experience a beloved tradition in a brand-new space as the annual Orchid Show returns in its new home in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center’s Emerson Conservatory.   For most

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"We have people across the nation that has been killed by the police, and it really needs to stop," one protester said.

Let’s hear it for the girls! On Saturdays and Sundays in February, Eckert’s Country Restaurant in Belleville, Illinois, will host Galentine’s Brunch. Gather your favorite gal pals and enjoy Eckert’s

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