A group of artists at the Bonne Terre prison has spent the past year learning how to draw, paint and use mixed media for a gallery exhibition and a mural.
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Led by youth, the Deaconess Foundation’s NextGen Grantmaking Initiative awarded $100,000 in funding to St. Louis-based programs for young people.
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The bitter defeat left Illinois short of a National Championship berth after making it to the team’s first Final Four in 21 years.
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St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red celebrated the launch of her foundation, Giving is Sexy, on Friday evening with a free Easter carnival for families.
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WashU researchers found in their latest Environmental Racism Report that some hazards still raise concerns, but they say there are multiple ways to address them.
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St. Louis, FEMA and Missouri went back and forth on requests for tornado recovery help, clarity and time — at times taking months to respond. Here’s how the last 10-plus months passed with little progress.
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Entomologist Tad Yankoski shares insight on the insects you're likely to see this time of year, including wasps, ticks, ladybugs, bees and stink bugs.
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The Missouri House passed over 20 bills on Thursday, sending most of them to the Senate. It is unclear how many of them will make it to Gov. Mike Kehoe.
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The legislation classifies intoxicating hemp products as marijuana and requires them to be regulated as such.
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St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer says she raised the idea of a regional approach to emergency management during a meeting of the East-West Gateway's Council of Governments last week.
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