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The latest poll for SLU/YouGov shows Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in the lead among Republicans in the race for governor, with more than half of respondents undecided.

The Francis Howell School Board approved new curricula for its Black history and literature classes Thursday. It comes after the board voted to pull the classes last December, objecting to Southern Poverty Law Center social justice standards in the courses.

St. Louis-based artist Damon Davis worked with the experimental classical ensemble Alarm Will Sound to create “Ligeia Mare,” an opera based in Black musical forms. They’ll perform a 20-minute excerpt tonight in a program that also includes new music by seven other composers.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said the House needs to stop “screwing around” and pass his bill expanding the program to the St. Louis area.

Copies of the guide are available at the Law Library Association of St. Louis downtown and at various public library branches in St. Louis and St. Louis County. It’s also available online.

Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to assert their power over the political whims of Missouri's state legislature or courts. They are often viewed as more stable and harder to undo.

School district leaders say they want to be prepared as bus driver shortages occur frequently, and usually without notice. They're also looking for new ways to partner with vendors in the community to help cover bus routes and get kids to school on time.

Tuesday’s results offered only bragging rights to the candidates after decisive primaries last week in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state made both Biden and Trump the presumptive presidential nominees for their respective parties.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, won the GOP nomination in Illinois' 12th Congressional District for a sixth time on Tuesday, warding off a challenge by former Illinois legislator Darren Bailey, R-Xenia.

Chris Slusser, Madison County treasurer, defeated County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler after a contentious campaign.

Rowden, who as of January was sitting on the largest campaign fund in the field, said when he announced his run in November, it was the best choice for his family but he “no longer believe(s) that to be true.”

An indictment unsealed Thursday in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York alleges the strip mall's owner used a “sham company” to attempt to lure a rush of investors that would artificially inflate the property's value and potentially make him millions.