JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri state offices will be closed Friday as the state recognizes the new Juneteenth federal holiday. The bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday swiftly ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, as well as a state holiday in Missouri. Here's what stores and services are open on Thursday.

Missouri state offices will be closed Friday in honor of Juneteenth, a new national holiday commemorating the end of slavery.The Missouri Office of Administration announced the closures Thursday ...

Federal and Missouri state workers enjoyed a paid day off Friday after Congress this week passed a bill to declare Juneteenth — a day celebrating the abolition of slavery — a federal holiday ...

Some stores and private businesses will stay open on the holiday. Here’s what’s closed around Kansas City for Juneteenth. Do Kansas and Missouri state workers get Juneteenth off?

Juneteenth is on the 19th, but because that is a Saturday, all federal and Missouri state offices will be closed Friday in observance of the new holiday.

MID-MISSOURI - This month, there will be several events celebrating Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. June 19, 1865 is when Union Major General Gordon ...

Missouri had 114,931 enslaved people on the eve of the Civil War. Juneteenth events grow across Missouri as advocates celebrate progress on reparations | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR ...

Juneteenth has been previously recognized by Missouri law in 2003, as “Emancipation Day.” (Source: MO.gov) (MO.gov) By Ashley RK Smith Updated : Jun. 17, 2021 at 5:38 PM CDT ...

St. Louis celebrates Juneteenth from June 15th to June 20th with a variety of events including a 5K Race for Reconciliation, a Vendor Fair, and an Evening Celebration, as well as free entertainment… ...

Multiple mid-Missouri organizations will host several events Monday and Wednesday in celebration of Juneteenth. Juneteenth recognizes when enslaved African Americans learned of their emancipation ...

Federal and Missouri state workers enjoyed a paid day off Friday after Congress this week passed a bill to declare Juneteenth — a day celebrating the abolition of slavery — a federal holiday ...