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The 'Baby Arch' stands outside a visitors center in Warren, Pennsylvania. (June2017)

New 'Baby Arch' in Pennsylvania honors boilermakers who built Gateway Arch

More than a half-century after the 630-foot Gateway Arch was “topped out” on the St. Louis riverfront, a 14-foot “Baby Arch” has been unveiled in a little…

Drummers lead participants through East St. Louis to remember the 1917 race riot on July 2, 2017.

'Remember our history': East St. Louis race riot anniversary brings call for revitalization, change

More than 100 people marked the 100th anniversary of a deadly race riot in East St. Louis Sunday by crossing the Eads Bridge into St. Louis.About 6,000…

The Illinois capitol building in Springfield, Ill.

Illinois Misses Deadline To Pass Budget, Consequences Hover

A $36.5 billion plan to rebuild Illinois' crumbling finances passed a critical test on Friday, but a powerful legislative leader said no deal would be…

Gov. Eric Greitens speaks during a news conference after the end of the 2017 legislative session. Greitens used this opportunity to compare lawmakers to third graders for not passing enough bills.

Greitens cuts spending for higher education and healthcare, blocks St. Louis’ minimum wage

Just hours before Missouri’s new fiscal year begins, Gov. Eric Greitens on Friday announced that he was trimming more than $250 million in budgeted state…

Historian Anne Walker is surrounded by family photos in the living room of her home in East St. Louis. June 2017

Legacy of 1917 East St. Louis race riot is etched in family trees

Residents of East St. Louis will gather on Sunday to remember the victims of the bloody 1917 race riot with a solemn processional to the Eads Bridge.On…

Leslie, right, on a walk with her mom near their St. Louis County home. Leslie is gender-fluid and a rising sophomore at Parkway West High School, which only has one restroom she can use.

Only 6 St. Louis-area schools have a clear restroom policy for transgender students

There’s one gender-neutral restroom at Parkway West High School. It’s in the nurse’s office.Depending on where her classes are, getting there can be a…

A crew removes a bronze sculpture from the Confederate Memorial Monday afternoon. (June 26, 2017)

St. Louis' Confederate Memorial to come down after city, Civil War Museum settle lawsuit

Updated at 4:30 p.m. with comment from Louis Gerteis — The Confederate Memorial will be removed from St. Louis' Forest Park this week, likely by…

Head Start teaching assistant Shavonda Willis helps Jemez Jackson Harris IV close a bracelet he made to practice patterns June 23, 2017.

East St. Louis summer preschool gives incoming kindergartners a crash course in school

Ordinarily Head Start teaching assistant Shavonda Willis would be on vacation during the summer. But this year she is spending six weeks at an East St.…

Gov. Eric Greitens signs the Foster Care Bill of Rights into law. (June 22, 2017)

Greitens signs Foster Care Bill of Rights

Gov. Eric Greitens on Thursday signed into law a bill designed to improve the safety and quality of life of children in Missouri's foster care system. At…

Chef Logan Ely: Why cook with a $2,000 truffle when you can make a $2 rutabaga taste really good?

Sound Bites is produced in partnership with Sauce Magazine, our monthly installment exploring cuisine in the St. Louis area.Chef Logan Ely has been around…

Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura at the Super GM event in Norway in June, 2017. Nakamura got second place in the event.

On Chess: Super-GM event has surprising result

The annual Super-GM event in Norway began in 2013 and continues to get stronger each year. This year’s edition held June 6 -16, had 10 players, including…

What’s on your summer reading list? We've got 20+ suggestions from St. Louis book lovers, librarians

Well, it’s officially summer now – and with that comes time spent by the pool, on vacation or maybe even a few “sick days” spent at home. With that in…

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