St. Louis' Juneteenth lineup on June 19 includes a downtown block party, neighborhood parades, museum programming and a St. Louis Symphony concert.

A St. Louis jury ordered Washington University to pay $732,000 to a former employee who said she was pushed out because of her age. The verdict raises fresh questions about employer practices on campus.

A Grove nonprofit says it won't receive $230,000 in TANF funding, putting after-school programs and family services for hundreds of St. Louis residents at risk.

Black Wall Street 314 brings more than 100 Black-owned vendors to the Wellston Loop next Saturday. The festival is part of a push to keep dollars local and support a planned mixed‑use project.

The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds Missouri fourth‑ and eighth‑graders trailing pre‑pandemic proficiency in reading and math, with advocates pointing to gaps in health coverage, housing and family supports.

An elevator at an O'Fallon senior living community has been out for nearly two months, and some residents say they've missed medical appointments. State rules and limited transit options complicate repairs.

SLPS's first year with districtwide phonics produced modest gains in early grades, but most young readers still miss the typical-growth benchmark.

A St. Charles family discovered a newly occupied grave in their Oak Grove plot. The city traced the error to a 1980 burial and an insurance claim is pending.

A coalition of St. Louis nonprofits published an interactive dashboard that uses Rapid Response hotline data to map detentions, arrest pathways and monthly trends across eastern Missouri.

Paperwork — not eligibility — is driving large Medicaid losses in Missouri, advocates and state data say. Hundreds of thousands were removed from the rolls during redeterminations.

A daylong Juneteenth festival and parade will take over Beckett Park in North St. Louis on June 20 with performances, speakers and community programming. Organizers say the procession will include dancers, drummers and a vendor fair.

This Saturday the Delmar Loop hosts a day-long Juneteenth celebration with a Race for Reconciliation 5K, about 20 vendors, food trucks, community art and live performances. The festival is free to attend; food and drinks will be available for purchase.

A precautionary boil-water advisory was issued Saturday after a 30-inch main broke, affecting parts of University City, Overland and Olivette.