Curious Louis

The St. Louis region continues to see a rising number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Doctors say they worry that winter and the holiday season will bring people indoors and spread the virus faster. But scientists say they are learning more about the virus and how people can stay safe. In this edition of Curious Louis, St. Louis Public Radio reporters Sarah Fentem and Shahla Farzan talked to experts about what’s in store for the first winter of the coronavirus pandemic.

Listener Bob Thompson was biking past the Bevo Mill earlier this year when he noticed something strange about the Dutch-style windmill: It appeared to be rotating in the wrong direction.

Updated May 4 with more answers to audience questionsCoronavirus has disrupted many aspects of everyday life. Sporting events are postponed, businesses…

Updated April 22We’re answering your questions about the coronavirus in the St. Louis region. This Q&A addresses unemployment, government financial…

Zach Stafford has never taken a carriage horse ride in St. Louis — but he's spent a lot of time thinking about these animals.“I’ve always wondered, is it…

If you look closely, you’ll notice something odd tucked into the hills of Castlewood State Park: crumbling concrete ruins.Listener Joel Verhagen had an…

Nearly anyone who has driven has seen it: a dead animal on the side of the road. Fenton resident Jim Marshall was seeing a lot of dead animals last fall —…

The group Better Together submitted its proposal for a merger of St. Louis and St. Louis County in January. The plan calls for a statewide vote in 2020,…

The St. Louis Public Radio newsroom has been fielding a wide range of questions from listeners the past few weeks concerning Better Together’s recently…

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh led a discussion looking back on this year’s Curious Louis feature series produced by members of the St.…