The roughly three-hour protest went off largely without incident several days after police arrested more than 100 people on Washington University’s campus.
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Delcy Morelos’s exhibition “Interwoven” at Pulitzer Arts Foundation offers a rare chance to follow the threads that tie together the Colombian artist’s deeply felt work. Its centerpiece includes three tons of St. Louis soil and buckets of red brick dust.
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The GOP chair of the Missouri House committee was thwarted in her attempt to livestream the hearing and include allegations of obstruction in a motion to dismiss the investigation of Speaker Dean Plocher.
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Centene Corp. has donated its 60,000-square-foot Ferguson claims center to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. The donation is the largest any Urban League has ever received, and it will soon house child care initiatives, outreach programs and a food pantry.
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After losing her grandson, Peggy Winckowski fostered community among his friends.
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Mayor Tishaura Jones has signed a bill that allows law enforcement to use red-light cameras to issue tickets. Some residents are concerned the law is a violation of privacy.
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A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said Monday the office was waiting for information before charges can be considered.
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St. Louis has the highest rates of syphilis infection in the state. Local health officials want to slow the spread in parts of the city where resources are scarce.
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The goal is to bring much-needed services to the historically Black community.
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Domestic violence victims are utilizing hotlines more often — but experts say this likely reflects a growth in awareness of assistance options as well as courage.
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Washington University officials said that all arrested demonstrators will be charged with trespassing and that some of them also will be charged with resisting arrest and assault over skirmishes with police.
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