Artist Tom Corbin was chosen for the job by a committee that included members of the Truman family. His statue of the 33rd president, who was from Independence, Missouri, was dedicated this week.
Miya Norfleet
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St. Louis Public Radio
Every weekday morning, in about 10 minutes, you can learn about the top stories of the day while also hearing longer stories that bring context and humanity to the issues and ideas that affect life in the region.
Special Report
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
More Black parents in the U.S. and Missouri are choosing to teach their kids on their own terms. This new podcast from St. Louis Public Radio explores why Black families in the St. Louis region are choosing to home-school, how they are managing to do it and what the kids think about it.
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The development team for St. Louis City SC will host the MLS NEXT PRO Western Conference Final on Sunday. A victory against Tacoma would put City 2 into the championship game in its first season. -
Emily Connor is a bird watcher, an environmental educator, and a frontline witness to the effects of climate change. The threat of severe flooding is endangering the habitat at her bird sanctuary, and that’s making her work all the more urgent.
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The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.
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A redevelopment project is bringing nearly 700 new housing units to a neighborhood just north of downtown and adjacent to the new NGA campus.
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The legislation decreases the top rate to just under 5% and sets the stage for further reductions. The cut was one of the goals of the special session Parson called.
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An independent expert who has monitored the mental health care was terminated reducing the transparency around an often failing system.
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Latinx Arts Network and EncoreSTL are asking Latinos in the St. Louis region to submit stories about culture, heritage, family and community. The two arts groups will turn videos and audio stories about Latino life into live stage productions.
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Chamber Project St. Louis will launch its 15th season Thursday with an evening of works by Latin American composers. The ensemble challenges assumptions about what a classical music concert should look and sound like.
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Alvin Cooper is struggling to recover after his home was flooded from torrential rains in late July of this year. He lives in a floodplain area that is especially vulnerable to climate change because it lacks government attention. He is trying to recover but can’t do it alone.
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Revenues continue to grow as professional sports maintain schedules and betting options increase.
Stéphane Denève leads a program of works by Takemitsu, Qigang Chen and Mahler featuring mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor and tenor Clay Hilley.
STLPR En Español
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- La pandemia lleva a escuelas en St. Louis a servir mejor a familias que hablan otros idiomas
- La promesa de ser propietario de una vivienda que a menudo deja fuera a los compradores
- La región de St. Louis ya es casa para muchos latinos y más se están mudando aquí
- Se gastaron millones para mantener a los peces invasores fuera de los Grandes Lagos, pero ¿quién está protegiendo el río Mississippi?
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Kirkwood High School
The contest received 202 student entries from 48 schools across the St. Louis and Rolla regions.