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While Missouri’s former Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not join a federal lawsuit seeking to protect National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants from Trump administration interference, Washington ...

Illinois is among the states that could be affected by a new U.S. Postal Service rule. A Postal Service rule that took effect Dec. 24 says mail may not receive a postmark on the same day the agency ...

Illinois is among the states that could be affected by a new U.S. Postal Service rule. A Postal Service rule that took effect Dec. 24 says mail may not receive a postmark on the same day the agency ...

Jaylen Davis, Webster Groves High School director of choirs, was recently honored during a Webster Groves school board meeting for winning the Janice Reed Fleming Excellence in Education Award. The ...

The beginning of the year is prime time for thoughtful people to engage in introspection, prayer, and meditation — seeking clarity for the journey ahead. For people of faith, that reflection often ...

Florissant School district… And I just returned back from Minneapolis after serving two years with AmeriCorps, and [Renee], unfortunately was killed not far from where I spent two years … it’s really ...

In the fall of 2025, St. Louis welcomed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to North City, settling at Jefferson and Cass avenues, sprawling across a 97-acre footprint. Officials ...

A lawsuit has been filed against Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor Donnie McClurkin by a man who alleged that the gospel singer assaulted him for years. Giuseppe Corletto claimed in a lawsuit ...

The Saint Louis University Billikens opened up the 2026 portion of their college basketball season with a big statement victory on the road. The Billikens defeated VCU 71-62 in an Atlantic 10 ...

When I think about the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, I can’t help but think about the quote from ...

When Aaron Campbell was appointed to be an assistant professor of special education at the University of Missouri in 2023, she became the first Black tenure-track faculty member in her department.