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Woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies

O’FALLON, Mo. – Helen Viola Jackson’s 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Bolin was...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sam Clemens’ signature appears to be on Mark Twain Cave wall

A pair of Mark Twain enthusiasts who have searched for more than two decades say they’ve found what appears to be Samuel Clemens’ signature from his youth scrawled on the wall of the Missour...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

After half-century of frustration, Blues can exorcise demons

St. Louis meets Boston in Stanley Cup matchup

DATE: May 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Historic 1920s Delta Queen riverboat can cruise again

ST. LOUIS – After a decade in dock, the historic 1920s-era Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday authorizing the 285-foot-l...

DATE: Dec 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Missouri senator makes new negative Trump post after censure

ST. LOUIS – A Democratic senator from suburban St. Louis who was censured by the Missouri Legislature for a Facebook post that hoped for President Donald Trump’s assassination said Thursday ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

143 arrested after protest blocks St. Louis highway traffic

ST. LOUIS – Police arrested 143 people after protesters blocked traffic on a busy highway near downtown St. Louis as part of the ongoing demonstrations against the acquittal of a white forme...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protest leaders: We’re not going away, in spite of arrests

ST. LOUIS – The arrest of a clergyman who was taken to the ground and subdued with pepper spray is the latest incident in which police have been responsible for “unnecessary and dangerous vi...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Concerns raised about arrests at suburban St. Louis protest

ST. LOUIS – Several elected officials and faith leaders on Monday called for an investigation into the way police arrested and incarcerated protesters at a suburban St. Louis mall, with many...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

St. Louis ex-officer acquitted in killing of black man

ST. LOUIS – A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, with the judge declaring that he would not ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chuck Berry’s final album was made on his own terms

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making. The St. Louis native widely hailed as the ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Owning a home still affordable in some big cities

ST. LOUIS – Until recently, Christina Brouk was living with her parents. Now, still in her early 20s, she’s living the American dream of home ownership – the same dream that’s grown elusive ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Johnson & Johnson loses 2nd talcum powder lawsuit

ST. LOUIS – Twice in the past three months, juries have awarded tens of millions of dollars to ovarian cancer victims who blamed Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for their illness – among the...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World