Jul 27 Watch With Trade Hub History, K.C. a Crossroads for Commerce Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores Kansas City, Mo., home to one of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks and a crossroads for the U.S. economy. Continue watching
Jun 03 Manufacturing Declines in St. Louis; Financial Industry Looks Promising By Anna Shoup While Detroit gets most of the attention as the center of the American auto industry, the St. Louis area, which had prided itself in being the largest auto manufacturer outside of Detroit, is also taking a big hit. Continue reading
Apr 29 Chuck Berry still thrills at Blueberry Hill By Arts Desk Chuck Berry is St. Louis music incarnate: hillbilly sound mixed with the rush of rhythm and blues. Continue reading
Apr 28 Conversation: Poet Carl Phillips By Arts Desk To read Carl Phillips to enter a world of finely-wrought poems that explore mind and body, history and intimacy. Phillips is a professor of English and African-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis and a much praised and honored… Continue reading
Apr 24 Art Beat, the NewsHour Visit St. Louis This week, Art Beat hit the road. Destination: St. Louis. We've spent the last couple of days rounding up stories as part of the NewsHour's special Spotlight City coverage of St. Louis, which starts Monday. Continue reading
Jul 14 InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch for $52 Billion By PBS News Hour The largest U.S. beer maker and American icon, Anheuser-Busch, accepted a $52 billion cash takeover offer from rival Belgium-based brewer InBev late Sunday after a month-long standoff. Continue reading
Mar 20 Rain-soaked Midwest Braces for More Flooding By PBS News Hour Rescue workers conducted emergency evacuations and rivers continued to swell Thursday after heavy rains soaked parts of the Midwest, leading to 13 weather-related deaths in the region. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Advocates Push to Extend Children’s Health Insurance Program Congress is expected in the coming months to debate renewing a children's health insurance program for low-income children. The NewsHour looks at the fight to preserve the program. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Stem Cells, Gay Marriage Key Issues in Midterm Elections Social issues such as same-sex marriage and stem cell research are hotly debated among candidates in many of the key races in the upcoming midterm elections. Two political journalists discuss these issues and what their effects may be on the… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch Missouri Debates Increasing Minimum Wage on November Ballot Initiative A referendum to raise the state minimum wage by 25 percent from $5.15 an hour to $6.50 an hour will be on the Missouri ballot at the upcoming midterm election. NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman explains the ballot issue. Continue watching