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If you drive through St. Louis, you may notice several large stone towers looming over roads which begs the question: 'What are they?'

During the Great Flood of 1993, the Mississippi River climbed halfway up the grand staircase of the Gateway Arch to its highest level recorded in the city of St. Louis. Bronze plaques designate the high-water mark — 49.58 feet, set on that Aug. 1. Read stories from the flood.

Inspired by the work of Nelly, Chingy and other St. Louis rappers, a group of linguists at New York University began studying the “urr” sound in the mid-2000s. At the time, many linguists still wrongly believed that African-American English sounded the same all across the country — a myth that persisted in the field for decades.

2017 heralded a new era for elections in Missouri, one in which voters are expected to show identification before filling out a ballot.Any new law stirs…

The city of St. Louis has a reputation for a "weak mayor system." We break down what that means.

If you’ve ever wondered where in the world the “natural bridge” in Natural Bridge Road comes from, you’re not alone. The answer is tied to Missouri's…

The short answer to why Missourians have to pay property taxes on cars, motorcycles, trucks and boats is relatively straightforward: Missouri state law says so.

"All over the city, you have rings of cemeteries," said Andrew Weil, executive director of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. "And those cemeteries correspond directly to where the city limits were."

“Dogtown? How did it get its name?"That was the query our Curious Louis series from attorney Nathan Goldberg, who wondered about the colorful name of the…

Since St. Louis Public Radio launched its Curious Louis series in 2015, we’ve received plenty of questions/musings/cries for answers regarding the…