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One of six soldiers killed abroad over the weekend following the start of the U.S.-Israel bombing campaign against Iran had ties to the St. Louis area.

An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was charged and arrested this week for the fatal shooting of a woman nearly a year prior.

From bullied kid to breakout comic, Edd Hedges brings his darkly hilarious true crime story to the stage in Wisecrack, a genre defying live comedy tour hosted by crime producer […]

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Vocalist Erika Johnson returns home to deliver a commanding performance rooted in her East St. Louis heritage. A former student of Ronald Carter and collaborator with the late Willie Akins, […]

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A short time ago I received an email from the magician Wendy Wylde.  She had come into possession of a deck of cards that had undoubtedly belonged to the once well-known Maplewood magician, Jay B. Smith.  She had found one of my blog posts about Mr. Smith. You can link to that post by clicking […]

March is Women’s History Month. Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum is the final resting place of several strong, inspirational women who have impacted history as we know it. This list includes […]

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Wesley Moser Jr. reportedly walked away from a friend’s home on Goldman Road in Hillsboro on May 1, 2023. He left behind his phone and wallet. No one has seen him since.

A heated debate took center stage at St. Louis Police Headquarters on Wednesday, as city leaders clashed over the future of policing in St. Louis.

Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is a weekly gathering that brings jazz within reach […]

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed the president to declare a national emergency to take over this year’s midterms. According to videos, photos and social media […]

U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to block the Democrat-led effort to prohibit Trump from engaging in further military action in Iran without Congressional approval.

"Performing Gestures, Enacting Sites—Gesture and Its Affective, Musical, Performative, and Emotional Iterations Throughout Visual and Performing Arts" This presentation by Monika Weiss, professor of art in the Sam Fox School […]

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