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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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With the first news bulletins, frantic people grabbing for telephones overwhelmed the circuits. They gathered around office radios and jammed appliance stores to follow the jumbled live TV news reports.

The Francis Howell School District started the school year with over 60 custodial positions open. Noticing the struggle, a JV soccer coach has his players helping.

Warren, a lifelong New Yorker, is trying to find his voice by busking and pet sitting for a currently incarcerated artist. Deb is smart, curious and channeling her drive and energy by enrolling in grad school.

The store has an extensive history of drug activity and shootings.

Several crashes occurred overnight ahead of a busy travel day.

Illnesses including RSV and the flu have swamped hospitals in the St. Louis region. Health systems are also suffering from worker shortages after many employees left during the pandemic.

A fatal shooting took place Tuesday night.

"Years ago, our neighborhood was quiet and safe. Now, the crime is just out of control," said one neighbor.

Three people are dead after two separate accidents overnight.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education announced on Tuesday it is extending the pandemic-era pause on federal student loan repayments until June 30 while legal challenges to the administration’s student debt relief program are fought over in the courts. The agency said if the student debt relief program has not been put in place by […]

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If your holiday plans include some adult beverages, you can get a free ride home Wednesday night.

You might have plans to celebrate Turkey Day tomorrow — and sure, the turkey is a noble (and occasionally even tasty) creature. But how do you plan to celebrate the walrus? Yes, in addition to tomorrow being Thanksgiving, it's also World Walrus Day.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson plans to announce his appointment for attorney general Wednesday morning.

In the middle of the woods in rural Missouri, a gigantic castle has risen... sort of. Chateau Pensmore is one of the largest homes in the world at 72,215 square feet with 13 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, big enough to hold about 29 average-sized houses, according to a 2011 KSPR article. It is larger than the White House and over a decade later, it is still under construction in Highlandville, Missouri, 20 miles south of Springfield.

St. Louis Lambert International Airport is a busy place Wednesday morning as thousands of people take off for their Thanksgiving destinations.

The Missouri NAACP has a travel advisory in the state highlighting that if you are a person of color in Missouri, you have got to be careful. You will not have the complete protection of the law in the courts nor on the streets. The execution of Kevin Johnson, planned for Nov. 29, is but […]

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With environmental and cultural strains, places like Lake Tahoe could use a break