Ragtag Cinema’s annual Passport Series is back for its 12th season this fall. During the five-week program, the theater gives local moviegoers the opportunity to see new, critically acclaimed international...

In a world full of violence, it’s easy to lose track of what happens when people really die. Recording under the name Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum released “A Crow Looked at Me” in 2017. Released months...

Bright, bubbly and blonde hair curled to perfection: it was easy for many to see how Nicole Kelly became Miss Iowa back in 2013. As she spoke into the microphone with precise enunciation, comfortable in...

The high, shrill sound of a trumpet flooded the surrounding fields of Roots N Blues N BBQ as the crowd cheered on Sept. 30. For the past hour, more and more people had begun accumulating in front of the...

Siblings Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, better known as The Cactus Blossoms, performed on the MO Lottery Stage at the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Stephens Lake Park on Sept. 30. The Cactus Blossoms...

As the final day of the 12th annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival came to an end at Stephens Lake Park on Sept. 30, festival attendees witnessed Chuck Berry becoming the first nominee of the Missouri Roots...

The loud trumpet of Trombone Shorty’s set faded into the background as festival-goers walked through the path of vendors selling merchandise and food. As Trombone Shorty grew quieter and quieter, the...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this morning that Dr. George Smith, MU Board of Curators Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, received the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry....

As the 2018 midterm election closes in, candidates from the state to the local level are increasingly vying for the attention of voters. The Political Communication Institute’s newest endeavor seeks...