This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News and KSMU. At the Access Family Care clinics in southwestern Missouri, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is next summer. Northwest Health Services, headquartered in St. Joseph, is booked through May. The wait is a little shorter at CareSTL Health in St. Louis — around six […]
One of the top Republican lawmakers in the Missouri General Assembly filed paperwork Monday declaring his intention to run for the U.S. Senate. Senate President Pro Tem David Schatz, a Franklin County Republican, told The Independent in April that he was considering running to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt. At the time, he said […]
Ever since they opened their coffeehouse, Espresso Yourself Coffee & Café, Tracy Calabro and Jules Karagiannis heard the same refrain from their Southampton neighbors: This area needs a deli. For three years, guests would not only lament the lack of a neighborhood sandwich shop, but also give Calabro and Karagiannis the backstory on why they were so adamant.…
While some U.S. Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, they are likely to avoid direct, official criticism of him at their national …
Co-founding Doobie Brothers singer/guitarists Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons have joined forces to write a new memoir about their famous band titled Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie…
Tosha Anderson began her career within the nonprofit industry more than 15 years ago as a certified public accountant — but it wasn't until 2016 that she launched her own boutique accounting firm with two clients.
The Latino population is one of the only communities that grew in every corner of the St. Louis region, according to the most recent census. The 2020 results indicate their numbers will continue to rise.
The Osage peoples have lived in what we now call Missouri for hundreds of years. While their ancestors first settled in the Ohio River Valley, they migrated to the Mississippi River Valley around 400 to 500 CE. Historians such as Andrea A. Hunter, the Osage Nation’s director and tribal historic preservation officer, speculate that the Osage were part of the Cahokia civilization—the society famous for building great mounds—around 1000 to 1200 CE. Living along the Missouri River and its tributaries, including …
Conversations with many of those who played or coached for Marmol in the Cardinals’ farm system produced one universal reaction – nobody was surprised at his new job