Nation Jun 11 Missouri passed a $40,000 minimum teacher salary. Some educators worry those raises aren’t guaranteed Starting pay for Missouri teachers will soon rise from $25,000 a year to at least $40,000 thanks to a sweeping new bill that boosts education funding across the state. But the bill doesn't clearly lay out how these increases will…
Nation May 31 When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind Advocates call missing persons cases a “silent epidemic” in the United States, and one that affects Black and Indigenous women at disproportionate rates. In Missouri, the mothers of missing children want their stories told.
Nation May 21 Exhibit explores experiences of humans put on display at 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis In 1904, nearly 1,200 Filipinos were brought to the U.S. to take part in the World’s Fair in St. Louis. Some worked as guides, but others were put on display. More than a century later, a new exhibit explores the…
Nation May 20 Students say it’s time for this university to acknowledge its ties to slavery The resolution comes after the descendants worked with an economist to estimate the value of their ancestor's unpaid labor: between $361 million and $70-plus billion.
Nation Apr 29 This World’s Fair exhibit aims to tell a more complete picture of what happened there One hundred and twenty years later, voices featured in a new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum hope to share a broader perspective on what happened there.
Nation Apr 09 ‘Quiet on Set’ directors on exposing abusive behavior behind the scenes of Nickelodeon Nickelodeon helped shape pop culture for decades. But a docuseries is exposing the toxic culture behind some of the iconic children’s shows of the 90s and 2000s. As young viewers flocked to the channel for beloved programs, sexual abuse and…
Education Apr 04 In St. Louis, a historic teacher pay hike, and bigger questions about the future After one Missouri district approved a new contract with historic raises, teachers across the state say more must be done to keep up with the costs of inflation as many continue to work second jobs to make ends meet.
Nation Mar 08 In Missouri, gun laws take center stage after another shooting Missouri has some of the loosest gun laws in the United States. For years, lawmakers have struggled to find bipartisan solutions to gun violence in the state.
Nation Feb 15 What we know about the shooting near Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade Police say the shooting was the result of a dispute among several people and happened outside Union Station, where an estimated 1 million people had gathered for the Chiefs celebration.
Nation Feb 08 Descendants of those enslaved by St. Louis University calculated their ancestors’ unpaid labor. Here’s how Descendants of the Black people enslaved by St. Louis University have for the first time calculated how much labor and wealth was stolen from their ancestors, their latest effort in a yearslong push for the university to “make good on…