St. Louis

Not everyone's pet is a fuzzy, four-legged friend. Sometimes it's a ball python, or even an alligator. But owning an exotic reptile isn't for everyone, and having an unusual friend carries additional responsibilities.

Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis restarted procedural abortions in 2025. All four clinics, along with the Planned Parenthood in Gladstone, also offer medication abortion.

For the past 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked at no cost to free incarcerated individuals who believe they were wrongfully convicted of crimes in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.

All the attention around the Bosnia and Herzegovina soccer team in recent months has increased visibility of the community and brought St. Louis Bosnians closer together.

More than 2,000 people died and tens of thousands were left homeless after back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela last month. Venezuelan communities in Kansas City and St. Louis immediately jumped into action to support those affected with donations and supplies.

St. Louis is home to an estimated 60,000 Bosnians, which is one of the largest global diaspora populations outside Europe. The Round of 32 match kicks off at 7 p.m. central time.

Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2024 mandating that state-controlled police departments be given 25% of their city's general revenue. Although Kansas City was the only such department at the time, St. Louis Police was taken over by the state last year.

"We're men of the people," said amateur TV hoister Cole Klein of himself and his buddy Connor McDonald. "We saw that everyone was in trouble, and, you know, we wanted to come save the day."

Fans from St. Louis are dishing out the big bucks for a chance to get a glimpse of success at the World Cup. Some are just traveling across the state to Kansas City, while others head across the continent to see their favorite team.

St. Louis beer, music artists and athletes are all making their marks in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

St. Louis will host the Olympic marathon trials ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympic games in Los Angeles.

Many are traveling from other cities to St. Louis to support the Bosnia and Herzegovina national soccer team.