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  • Hey, there's the Arch! How the Gateway Arch came to mean St. Louis

    Hey, there's the Arch! How the Gateway Arch came to mean St. Louis
    Feb 20 2026
    For 60 years, the Gateway Arch has defined St. Louis’s skyline — a 630-foot engineering marvel and the city’s most recognizable symbol. An exhibit at the Old Courthouse, “Hey, There’s the Arch!,” explores how the monument became woven into the region’s identity, from branding and ballcaps to personal memories. STLPR morning newscaster and host of The Gateway podcast, Abby Llorico, talks about the Arch’s evolving meaning and its deep connection to the community.
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    11 min
  • Meet the new director shaping Black history at the Missouri Historical Society

    Meet the new director shaping Black history at the Missouri Historical Society
    Feb 20 2026
    Inside the Missouri History Museum’s “Mill Creek: Black Metropolis” exhibit, a once-thriving Black neighborhood erased by urban renewal comes back into focus. That’s where STLPR race, culture and identity reporter Andrea Henderson talked with Lyah LeFlore-Ituen, the new director of the Missouri Historical Society’s African American History Initiative. They discussed why Mill Creek’s story — and Black history more broadly — is foundational to St. Louis.
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    19 min
  • How a St. Louis scientist is decoding the ‘invisible language’ between plants and pollinators

    How a St. Louis scientist is decoding the ‘invisible language’ between plants and pollinators
    Feb 19 2026
    Scientists are beginning to decode how floral scents attract specific pollinators. Mónica Carlsen of the Missouri Botanical Garden is taking her research of anthuriums, a common household plant known for their wide leaves and protruding spike, from the Climatron and will soon travel to Colombia to capture plant scents in the wild, aiming to better understand the “invisible language” between plants and pollinators. We also hear from Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum curator Nezka Pfeifer about the museum’s latest exhibit “Smelling the Bouquet: Plants and Scents in the Garden.”
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    23 min
  • Lawyers and judges face ‘legal morass’ in lawsuits against St. Louis police

    Lawyers and judges face ‘legal morass’ in lawsuits against St. Louis police
    Feb 19 2026
    Around 70 lawsuits against the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are facing delays and confusion amid a year-long legal battle between lawyers for the state and city: The battle is over which entity is financially responsible to pay millions of dollars in settlements reached by judges and juries in lawsuits over police abuses. St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger shares insights from his reporting about the situation, which he calls a “legal morass.” Arch City Defenders attorney Maureen Hanlon, who represented the family of a 63-year-old man police killed in a SWAT raid in 2017, shares her experience from the middle of this legal confusion. Messenger and Hanlon discuss the current situation’s roots, the history of local control of the SLMPD, and why judges are looking to lawmakers for lasting solutions.
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    27 min
  • Tiny Desk Crashers introduces music lovers to the sonic identity of southern Illinois

    Tiny Desk Crashers introduces music lovers to the sonic identity of southern Illinois
    Feb 17 2026
    Lifelong friends Nathan Colombo and Maxwell Senteney have co-produced hundreds of Tiny Desk Contest entry videos for musicians across southern Illinois and St. Louis. In 2024, they launched Tiny Desk Crashers with a goal to make sure the musical talent of southern Illinois is recognized — and impossible to ignore.
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    22 min
  • Remembering beloved St. Louis singer Marsha Evans

    Remembering beloved St. Louis singer Marsha Evans
    Feb 17 2026
    A major voice in the St. Louis blues and jazz community has left the stage. Longtime singer Marsha Evans died last week at 75. Musicians, family and friends pay tribute by recognizing her contributions to the local music scene and her collaboration with artists including Fontella Bass, Oliver Sain and Gus Thornton. They also discuss her music being sampled by Atlanta rapper and Migos member Quavo and her work as a mentor to young people.
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    12 min
  • Tornado victims lose hope as St. Louis programs deny relief to hundreds

    Tornado victims lose hope as St. Louis programs deny relief to hundreds
    Feb 17 2026
    It’s been nine months since an EF3 tornado ripped a 23-mile path through the area, with most of the damage concentrated in north St. Louis. Many residents say they’re still waiting for help — and some have given up on getting relief from city assistance programs altogether. STLPR economic development reporter Kavahn Mansouri talks about his reporting on this topic.
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    16 min
  • Book highlights 250 years of Black St. Louis’ rich history

    Book highlights 250 years of Black St. Louis’ rich history
    Feb 16 2026
    We listen back to our 2023 conversation about “Black St. Louis,” a book that explores the life of Black people, from the founding of the city to the start of the 21st century. Through colorful imagery and detailed documentation, co-authors Calvin Riley and NiNi Harris tell the stories of enslaved people, night-club owners, soldiers and everyday Black St. Louisans.
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    30 min