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Back to SearchMissouri lawmakers close in on redistricting and ballot initiative changes
Missouri lawmakers are closing in on the end of one of the state’s most contentious special sessions in recent memory. At stake: a Republican-backed …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Keyon Harrold brings his ‘sacred oblivion’ home to St. Louis stages this weekend
St. Louis native Keyon Harrold loves coming home, and Music at the Intersection is bringing him back this weekend. Harrold is the only artist to perf…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Opera star Patricia Racette brings Edith Piaf to life in St. Louis, with no regrets
Opera Theatre of St. Louis' incoming artistic director is taking audiences on a journey into the music of legendary French singer Edith Piaf. Althoug…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Hundreds protest at Missouri Capitol as lawmakers advance controversial redistricting plan
Protesters gathered at the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday as lawmakers aim to push through redrawing the state’s congressional districts during a spec…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
STLPR reporters shed light on the mystery behind St. Charles data center proposal
A proposal to build a 440-acre data center in St. Charles sparked intense backlash from residents worried about property values, water contamination,…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How a St. Louis nonprofit is fighting childhood malnutrition in Haiti
St. Louis–based nonprofit Meds & Food for Kids has treated more than one million malnourished children in Haiti and has gained recognition for its su…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Recent St. Louis restaurant openings and closings — plus, the scene's best dumplings
The August edition of our new restaurant round-up covers spots in St. Louis, the Metro East, and Rolla: places that serve curries of the Indian, Hima…
10 months ago
Tens of millions of birds will migrate through the St. Louis region now through October
St. Louis is the sixth most dangerous city in the U.S. for fall migratory birds. Many species of birds are drawn to the light of the region’s urban a…
10 months ago
How Rosemary Woodruff Leary left St. Louis and became ‘The Acid Queen’
Rosemary Woodruff Leary, a St. Louis native, was best known during her life as the wife of Harvard psychologist and LSD evangelist Timothy Leary. But…
10 months ago
Missouri House committee votes to make it harder to pass some ballot issues
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe isn’t just calling lawmakers back to Jefferson City to redraw the state’s congressional lines. He’s also urging lawmakers to…
10 months ago