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As DNA mapping becomes more advanced and genetic research becomes more accessible, conversations about what it means to share genetic data become more important. But for Black people in the United States, sharing and studying genetic data comes with a lot of baggage. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports on a St. Louis art show that focuses on the intersection of race and genetics.

Juan Cox never intended to become chief of the department and its 12-hundred employees, but says every time he planned to retire, he got promoted.

Despite recommendations from health professionals, some pharmacies began promoting vaccinations well ahead of the flu season this year.

Retiring Ritenour School District Superintendent Chris Kilbride says school funding is among the biggest challenges he’s faced.

Data centers play a prominent role in Ameren's 20 year plan, and renewable energy advocates are skeptical.

Missouri produces the third-most beef cattle in the country, and it also grows a lot of corn and soybeans. That diversity has traditionally been a buffer against a bad year in any one sector. But diesel prices have soared in recent weeks, and they affect all farming sectors.

Most school buses run on diesel fuel…which just hit another record price. In Illinois, it’s just one of several factors pushing school transportation costs to what some say is a crisis level.

A market run by kids for kids is paving the way for young entrepreneurs to bring their small businesses to customers in the Metro East and St. Louis.

As large-scale data center proposals pop up around St. Louis, one of the biggest concerns among residents is noise. St. Louis University Professor Kasey Fowler-Finn studies sound and especially low frequency noise like what comes from data centers. She sat down with St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke to talk about why these projects are so loud.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen was a popular mid-century Catholic leader and televangelist from outside of Peoria. The Vatican has now certified a miracle in Sheen’s name – and his Beatification Ceremony is happening in St. Louis tomorrow. Why thousands are making the pilgrimage to The Dome for the event, and the influence Fulton Sheen’s had on modern Catholics.