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5602 - New lawsuit seeks justice from Mexican orphanage’s leaders in Missouri for decades of abuse

St. Louis on the Air creates a unique space where guests and listeners can share ideas and opinions with respect and honesty. Whether exploring issues and challenges confronting our region, discussing the latest innovations in science and technology, taking a closer look at our history or talking with authors, artists and musicians, St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region.

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5602 - New lawsuit seeks justice from Mexican orphanage’s leaders in Missouri for decades of abuse

Thu, 05 Nov 2026
5601 - From Missouri to Illinois, frustration with Trump turned the midterms into a blue wave

Wed, 04 Nov 2026
5600 - St. Louis playwright brings hard-hitting family drama to his hometown

Tue, 03 Nov 2026
5599 - Empty lots scar tornado-ravaged north St. Louis. Here’s how the city hopes to fill them

Tue, 03 Nov 2026
5598 - Here’s what St. Louis restaurants opened and closed in October

Mon, 02 Nov 2026
5597 - St. Louis author examines the death of political compromise in America

Mon, 02 Nov 2026
5596 - The calm before the storm: What's at stake in the Missouri and Illinois midterm elections

Fri, 30 Oct 2026
5595 - St. Louis leaders weigh city-county reunification, 150 years after ‘Great Divorce’ vote

Thu, 29 Oct 2026
5594 - Here’s what to know about the Missouri judges on the ballot

Thu, 29 Oct 2026
5593 - Legal Roundtable: Settlement ends lawsuit triggered by police SUV crashing into gay bar

Wed, 28 Oct 2026
5592 - Autism diagnoses among women are growing. A St. Louis researcher seeks to understand why

Tue, 27 Oct 2026
5591 - Missouri Botanical Garden shares the lore and ‘magic’ behind plants ahead of Halloween

Mon, 26 Oct 2026
5590 - A spine-chilling rendition of “The Raven”

Mon, 26 Oct 2026
5589 - How to decorate for Halloween without harming the planet

Mon, 26 Oct 2026
5588 - Know before you go to the ballot November 3 — STLPR’s Voter Guide Live Event

Fri, 23 Oct 2026
5587 - Why a decades-old community arts program in St. Louis has gone independent

Thu, 22 Oct 2026
5586 - ‘Constitution’ at the Rep mingles the personal and political

Thu, 22 Oct 2026
5585 - Housing professional receives award for her work to improve livability of St. Louis homes

Wed, 21 Oct 2026
5584 - How a pair of 9-foot-tall goddesses tell the story of preservation in St. Louis

Wed, 21 Oct 2026
5583 - Social art project connects St. Louis immigrants to new foods and people

Tue, 20 Oct 2026
5582 - A new plan aims to help St. Louis combat extreme urban heat

Tue, 20 Oct 2026
5581 - Why older homeowners need thousands to fix their homes in St. Louis

Mon, 19 Oct 2026
5580 - After 50 years of storytelling, Bobby Norfolk still has spooky tales to tell

Mon, 19 Oct 2026
5579 - Zimmerman and Hancock chart different courses for St. Louis County’s turbulent budget

Fri, 16 Oct 2026
5578 - Songs to get through heartbreak and real life horrors — all by St. Louis musicians

Thu, 15 Oct 2026
5577 - Lizzie Weber’s ‘Wraiths in the Wake’ is a haunting journey of lingering loss and release

Thu, 15 Oct 2026
5576 - How orange groves and a tiger attack inspired two sisters to launch Golden Gems in St. Louis

Wed, 14 Oct 2026
5575 - St. Louis helped create public bathrooms. There's still room for improvement

Wed, 14 Oct 2026
5574 - How a WashU student opened a vending machine for textured hair products on campus

Tue, 13 Oct 2026
5573 - Young St. Louis performers take on a professional opera production

Tue, 13 Oct 2026
5572 - Why millions have watched a hot dog touch a radio tower in St. Charles

Tue, 13 Oct 2026
5571 - New exhibit explores baseball’s impact on St. Louis — and St. Louis’ impact on the sport

Fri, 09 Oct 2026
5570 - St. Louis County Police Chief Juan Cox on the promotion he never planned to seek

Thu, 08 Oct 2026
5569 - Lincoln University alumni and students sue Missouri alleging nearly $362M underfunding

Thu, 08 Oct 2026
5568 - Here’s what St. Louis restaurants opened and closed in September 2026

Wed, 07 Oct 2026
5567 - Retiring Ritenour leader Chris Kilbride reflects on challenges facing St. Louis area schools

Mon, 05 Oct 2026
5566 - As Missouri scrutinizes prediction markets, Kalshi says it’s different from sportsbooks

Fri, 02 Oct 2026
5565 - Top takeaways from Missouri’s long, frustrating and confusing redistricting push

Fri, 02 Oct 2026
5564 - Latvian composer visits St. Louis for a world premiere — and to visit a famous poet’s grave

Thu, 01 Oct 2026
5563 - How tree advocates and trauma informed healers seek to improve St. Louis’ relationship with trees

Thu, 01 Oct 2026
5562 - Legal Roundtable: The collapse of Missouri’s election map was a ‘stress test’ for rule of law

Wed, 30 Sep 2026
5561 - ‘Meet Me’: Why choosing a school in St. Louis is so complicated

Tue, 29 Sep 2026
5560 - Extra: Listeners share their Forest Park memories

Mon, 28 Sep 2026
5559 - Tips on taking photos of wildlife from a Missouri nature photographer

Mon, 28 Sep 2026
5558 - Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer draws on his St. Louis roots in new book

Fri, 25 Sep 2026
5557 - New book traces the 150-year history of Forest Park as St. Louis’ crown jewel

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
5556 - How MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance works with communities to rid waterways of plastic waste

Wed, 23 Sep 2026
5555 - Redistricting saga continues as the US Supreme Court considers Missouri’s congressional maps

Wed, 23 Sep 2026
5554 - An attempt to stop water from going to homeless people sparks protest, reflection and action

Tue, 22 Sep 2026
5553 - Why workers at Union Loafers and Alamo Drafthouse want to unionize

Mon, 21 Sep 2026