Photojournalism

Groups from “marching music’s major league” are crisscrossing the country this summer — chasing a perfect 12-minute performance and the dream of a world championship.

The Friday evening game was full of surprises — including an on-field proposal and a return to the mound by retired Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright.

The region offers more than 60 splash pads, spray poles, wade pools and other ways for families to cool off from the summer sun — many of them free of charge.

From Ferguson to Shaw, see how St. Louis marked the nation’s 249th birthday in photos by St. Louis Public Radio’s Lylee Gibbs and Brian Munoz.

Guatemala’s historic tournament run came to a close with a 2-1 loss to the United States.

Pride St. Louis is celebrating its 45th year of recognizing the LGBTQ community. This year, the organization lost major funding due to federal pressures on corporations to drop their DEI initiatives. Attendees say this year’s festival is more special because the community stepped in to support it.

This year marks the Southeastern Rodeo Association’s 12th year hosting Black rodeos — and the fifth such event in St. Louis.

This year’s holiday marks the 160th anniversary of the announcement in Texas that enslaved people were free. Attendees at the Griot Museum and the Juneteenth parade and festival in Dellwood said the holiday is an opportunity to remember African American history, spend time with family and celebrate joy.

The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday and just after two state Democratic leaders were shot in Minnesota.

The protest joins the nationwide chorus of residents pushing back on the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles.