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A shooting on Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School left a teacher and a student dead and seven others injured. We’ll take stock of the week’s events and get the latest info. Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt today.

The 18th district was Missouri's most competitive state Senate race in 2006. Now, it's not on the radar of either political party. We examine why the northeast Missouri district has transformed from ultra-competitive to ultra-Republican.

Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience are off for the rest of the week so students and staff can receive counseling. They will return to class next week with virtual learning.

Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil last night at Tower Grove Park to remember the victims. Seven others were injured in yesterday's shooting. Police say they are all stable.

Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and hay rides aren't just fun fall festivities -- they are part of a growing agricultural tourism effort, and an increasingly important way for some farmers to make a living.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush want the federal government to complete an immediate cleanup of the school in Florissant following a report of radioactive contamination on the property.

Original cast members of the 1989 show "Some Of My Best Friends Are..." will reunite tonight for one show at the Missouri History Museum. They describe the satirical revue as the first piece of explicitly LGBTQ theater ever performed in the state.

A St. Louis Public Radio/Midwest Newsroom investigation finds the Department of Natural Resources knew about groundwater contamination in Springfield, Missouri since the late 1990s. Residents weren’t notified until 2018.

Abortion providers in the Metro East say the Supreme Court's June ruling that overturned the landmark Roe Vs. Wade decision has forced many patients from out-of-state to visit their clinics.

The Griot Museum of Black History is gearing up for a permanent exhibit that pays tribute to Black women that shaped the St. Louis region.

A colorful exhibition of textile sculpture at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis is fun to look at, but reflects some of the tensions of life as a trans person.

A very private family has commissioned the new structure that is very noticeable in the historic cemetery, and also packed with symbolism.

Farm equipment manufacturers are on track to put autonomous tractors into fields by the end of the decade. The new technology holds a lot of promise but is also receiving mixed reactions from farmers.

Farmers in many parts of the Midwest are dealing with heavier rainfall. Some install drainage tiles and trenches to handle the water, but that can lead to soil erosion and flooding downstream.

A California law will impose stricter rules on raising hogs in that state before they are sold. Pork producers in the Midwest say it could cost them millions, leading to a lawsuit. The high court will hear arguments in the case tomorrow.

A California law will impose stricter rules on raising hogs in that state before they are sold. Pork producers in the Midwest say it could cost them millions, leading to a lawsuit. The high court will hear arguments in the case tomorrow.

Henry Elementary teacher Peggy Plesia decided to try something different this year: a new wall of ukuleles. They’re pretty easy to learn, sound good, and help students quickly master pop songs.

It’s been 14 years since Missouri has had a functional governor-appointed commission assigned to address issues facing Hispanic and Latino residents. The population has increased by more than 40% in that time.

St. Louis vocalist Laka has never stood onstage and played a character. Now she’ll play a few every night. All are Black women who spent some of their lives in St. Louis or East St. Louis and achieved great success.

The organization says the decision follows an increase in patients traveling to Illinois from states that prohibit the procedure after this summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

SNAP-Ed, the USDA funded program designed to help teach beneficiaries learn how to make the most of their food budgets are paid barely above minimum wage in the Midwest, which makes those employees eligible for the benefits, or forces them to take second jobs.

Shalon Gates has been homeschooling her four kids off and on for over a decade in Ferguson. Academically, all of her kids are thriving in her classroom. But some of her kids are ready to close this chapter for good. In this final episode of Doin' It Our Way, we’ll explore the challenges of homeschooling kids with different social needs.

Several parts of the region have been dealing with devastating flooding for years. That includes the West Alton area, where the Audubon Center at Riverlands was hit hard in 2019.

Many in the St. Louis region are still recovering from July's record rain. That includes Alvin Cooper, who is pleading for help. His story is part of an intensive reporting project from St. Louis Public Radio and NPR's Next Generation Radio.

July's record rain forced many residents from their homes. It was more complicated for a St. Ann resident because of his limited mobility. He shares his story with St. Louis Public Radio and NPR's Next Generation Radio project.