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Ragtime music, with its syncopated or "ragged" rhythms, is considered by many observers to be the first purely American form of popular music. Drawing on a diversity of styles, ragtime emerged from Black communities in cities like St. Louis toward the end of the 1800s, and one of its most famous composer-performers, Scott Joplin, had plenty of ties to both St. Louis and Sedalia. In Sedalia in 1899, Joplin often played piano in a downtown saloon to help pay his way through college. While doing so, Joplin composed and copyrighted a song, "Maple Leaf Rag," that became the model for much ragti...

Andrew Cuomo helped build his father's kingdom. Now he may be ending it.

Democrats lining up for shot at open Missouri Senate seat By Jason Hancock Democrats aren’t immune from the speculation. While any Democrat would face an uphill fight, the chance of a messy GOP primary — and maybe an Eric Greitens nomination — has a slew of possible contenders wondering if 2022 is their year. Among those rumored to be considering a run is Jay Nixon. Sources close to the former Democratic governor say he had no interest in jumping back into politics — until after Blunt’s announcement. And while they say it’s still highly unlikely he’ll give up life in the priva...

Published: 3/8/2021 7:57:02 PM COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said Monday he will not seek reelection, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump. Blunt, who turned 71 in January, was widely expected to seek a third term in 2022. Before election to the Senate he served seven terms in the U.S. House. He also served two terms as Missouri’s secretary of state from 1985 to 1993. “In every job Missourians have allowed me to have, I’ve tried to do my best,” Blunt said in...

Updated at 6 p.m. March 8 Chris Arps, a Republican activist from St. Louis County, was banking on the 2022 election cycle being somewhat mundane — an assumption that was thrown out the window Monday when U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt announced he wouldn’t run for a third term. It’s a move that many Republicans, like Arps, feel will open up a primary that could pit statewide officials, members of Congress and former elected officials against each other. “This is going to be a full melee in 2022,” Arps said. “2022 was looking like it was going to be a sleepy election. I don’t think so now...