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After Biden’s Win, Many St. Louisans Celebrate, Call For Healing And Urge Change

After the Associated Press determined that Biden was certain to claim the more than 270 electoral votes necessary to defeat President Donald Trump, St. Louisans were quick to herald the victory as a signal that a divided nation can begin to heal. But many activists say that as much as they are celebrating Biden's projected victory, there is still plenty of work to do, especially when it comes to… → Read More

Page To Announce New Restrictions To Help Keep The Coronavirus From Spreading

Alarmed about a growing number of coronavirus cases, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page on Monday will announce a new round of restrictions aimed at → Read More

Protesters, Florissant Police Have Another Tense Night

Protesters against police brutality again took to the streets near the Florissant Police Department on Saturday, as tensions again flared between → Read More

Missouri Voters To Decide Whether To Expand Medicaid

Missouri voters will get a chance to expand Medicaid. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Friday that he approved the petition to put Medicaid → Read More

St. Louis Restaurants, Retail Stores Can Open May 18, But Customers Must Wear Masks

St. Louis will begin easing some of the restrictions city officials put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but it will also implement new → Read More

St. Louis Restaurants, Retail Stores Can Open May 18, But Employees Must Wear Masks

St. Louis will begin easing some of the restrictions city officials put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus, but it will also implement new → Read More

First Missouri Coronavirus Case Is In St. Louis County

A St. Louis County woman who was studying in Italy is now presumed to be the state’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the disease spread by the new → Read More

Judge Temporarily Protects Access to Abortion at Planned Parenthood's St. Louis Clinic

Missouri will continue to have legal access to abortion. A St. Louis Circuit Court judge on Monday granted Planned Parenthood’s a preliminary injunction → Read More

Missouri Investigating 'Failed Surgical Abortions' At St. Louis Planned Parenthood Clinic

Missouri health officials say they are investigating “failed surgical abortions” at Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis clinic. Department officials said Friday → Read More

After Brief Win, Planned Parenthood Seeks Ruling To Keep Missouri Abortion Clinic Open

Lawyers for Planned Parenthood will return to court today to try to keep Missouri health officials from denying the organization’s St. Louis abortion → Read More

It's about recognition: In 'Islandborn,' Junot Diaz writes for immigrant children

For more than 20 years, novelist Junot Diaz has explored the immigrant experience. From his debut 1996 novel, “Drown,” a semi-autobiographical work on the → Read More

St. Luke’s Hospital agrees to buy Des Peres Hospital

Chesterfield-based St. Luke's Hospital is buying Des Peres Hospital from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. for an undisclosed price. The deal includes → Read More

From the editors: Our picks for stories of the year

Like many of you, the St. Louis Public Radio newsroom has been through a tumultuous year. From the intense community reaction to the policies of President → Read More

A dream and a dagger: Jazz singer Cecile McLorin Salvant sings with grace and fire

When jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant takes the stage Saturday at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, she won't be trying to sing as her storied → Read More

In speech before AFL-CIO, Rep. Bruce Franks urges union leaders to side with communities

State Rep. Bruce Franks urged members of the AFL-CIO on Saturday to stand with protesters in St. Louis who are fighting to end police killings of black → Read More

As protests sparked by the Stockley verdict continue, Ferguson police make arrests

Ferguson police arrested a handful of protesters late Friday during a demonstration in front of the city’s Police Department. The arrests, made about 45 → Read More

Police use Taser, chemical spray on protesters near Busch Stadium

A three-hour protest late Friday in downtown St. Louis ended in a tense confrontation between police and demonstrators. People in the crowd of protesters → Read More

Protests lead U2, Ed Sheeran and St. Louis Symphony to cancel shows

The ongoing protests over a judge’s decision to find former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of murder in the 2011 death of Anthony Lamar Smith → Read More

U2 cancels St. Louis show

Tonight’s scheduled concert by U2 at the Dome at America’s Center has been cancelled, promoters said. In a statement, Live Nation and U2 announced that → Read More

Protesters express outrage at Stockley not-guilty verdict, vow to continue

Minutes after St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 → Read More