The big picture

Joseph Traugott's new book wants you to expand your notion of what art is through time travel. ...

Summer Festivals and Family Fun in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Summertime! School's out. The days are long. It's vacation time. That doesn't have to mean an extended getaway and spending lots of money -- in the Show-Me State, a vacation can ...

Skagit’s water rights showdown

As rain pummeled the ground in big, fat drops last week, state Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen remarked on what has become one of the most contentious issues in Skagit County.

Southwest Museum's conservation project draws closer to completion

While the facility wraps up its restoration of objects, officials plan to open on Saturdays for a peek at the results of a $9-million conservation effort. The pace is picking up on the massive conservation project in process at the Southwest Museum in Mount Washington. The end is almost in sight: Only 36,000 objects to go!

New DNA evidence clears Robert Dewey in 1994 Grand Junction murder

Robert Dewey, imprisoned for nearly 18 years for a crime he did not commit, has been ordered released, cleared by DNA evidence that points the finger at a new suspect in the rape and murder of a Palisade woman in 1994.