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A parent listens during an information session on using 529 savings plans for private K-12 education at St. Pius X High School in Festus Tuesday, march 6, 2018.

Parents flock to meetings on how to use 529 plans for private K-12 tuition

Parents with children in private schools are filling gymnasiums and cafeterias to learn how they can take advantage of a new tax break to save money on…

‘Learning to listen’: Former NPR CEO Ken Stern’s journey through the political spectrum

Democrat. Republican. Independent.Over the course of his life – and in that order – Ken Stern has identified politically as all three.Stern, the former…

A monarch butterfly feeding on a milkweed plant.

Dicamba is hurting monarch butterflies, scientists say

Scientists are concerned that monarch butterflies could be facing a new threat: pesticides that contain dicamba. A report released last week from the…

Haahr sponsoring proposal to cut Missouri’s income tax

The latest proposal to cut taxes in Missouri is in the hands of a state House committee.The measure would reduce the top state income tax rate on…

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is facing a tough challenge from Kander. But the closeness of the race isn't hugely surprising, given that statewide contests in Missouri are traditionally competitive.

During St. Louis County visit, Blunt touches on Trump’s tariff talk — and Greitens’ woes

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is sharply disagreeing with President Donald Trump’s bid to apply steep tariffs to steel and aluminum imports, a move that some major…

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill answers questions during a town hall at Harris-Stowe State University. Jan. 27, 2018

McCaskill zeroes in on drugs, guns and Greitens

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill took aim at a variety of targets Thursday, as she reinforced her views on guns and drug companies – and offered up advice to…

2017 U.S. Junior Champion Awonder Liang who will be playing in the 2018 Spring Chess Classic.

On Chess: Classic series brings strong grandmasters to town prior to U.S. championships

The time for strong round-robin tournaments at the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) is about to restart!The U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship…

A volunteer with Coalition for Life St. Louis, an anti-abortion group, waves as a car exits the Planned Parenthood parking lot on Forest Park Avenue. Volunteers hand out anti-abortion pamphlets to passers-by.

Protest buffer zone at St. Louis Planned Parenthood narrowly earns first-round approval

It soon could be harder for opponents of Planned Parenthood to get their message to people going to the St. Louis Central West End clinic.On a 15-13 vote,…

Tiny Desk Contest 2018: Who will be St. Louis’ top pick?

Updated Feb. 21 with St. Louis on the Air conversation about contest starting — Tiny Desk Contest is now live! Use this entry form to enter, and tag your…

On A Tense Press Tour Of Guantánamo's Prison Complex, Signs Of Expansion

The U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is ready to accept more captives who may be sent there under President Trump's newly signed order to keep the prison open.

Hanukkah's enduring story celebrated with several events

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 17, 2008 - St. Louis Jews, as well as Jews around the world, will soon celebrate Hanukkah,…

A fire rages out of control in a warehouse after walls collapsed during a five-alarm fire in St. Louis last Wednesday. Nearly 200 St. Louis firefighters battled the warehouse containing numerous paper products and nearly 200,000 candles.

St. Louis aldermen send $50 million bond issue to mayor

St. Louis voters will decide this summer whether the city should borrow about $50 million to buy new fire equipment, upgrade electrical panels at City…

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