With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.
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Records from Missouri election authorities show that the campaigns to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution and increase the minimum wage have both turned in more than enough valid signatures.
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A coalition of racial justice organizations says the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office is not keeping its progressive promises. The Prosecutor Watch report evaluates Wesley Bell’s office on five metrics, including transparency and convictions.
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Kate Bergstrom, the new artistic director of Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, plans to lure new audiences while welcoming back theater supporters who’ve drifted away in recent years.
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Even with a mostly volunteer workforce, the approximately $300,000 annually the program gets from the state isn’t enough, advocates said.
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While, newly-appointed Illinois Republican Chair Kathy Salvi offered assurances that the party would win back both suburban voters and donors, though she wouldn't directly answer questions about whether she supports a national abortion ban.
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Republicans hold President Donald Trump’s nominating convention this week in Milwaukee. Watch NPR's live in-studio special coverage of the final night of the RNC tonight starting at 8 p.m. CST.
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Historically, St. Louis has had few basketball courts in south city. These new ones follow additions at Tower Grove Park and Forest Park in recent years.
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The largest military drill in St. Louis history involved hundreds of emergency personnel working across the region. Training followed the National Guard’s three-day plan for a major earthquake along the New Madrid Fault line.
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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that psilocybin, the drug found in some mushrooms, can potentially alleviate mental illnesses.
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Each step on the Pet Power walkway produces three joules of electricity that will be collected in batteries donated to the APA Adoption Center.
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