JEFFERSON CITY, MO (STL.News) Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, 2019, the Missouri State Capitol Dome will be lit pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The dome will light up pink at sunset today and remain lit through Sunday morning to commemorate those lost to breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, individuals battling the disease, and medical professionals and researchers working to find a cure.
"Each year, and often far too soon, breast cancer takes the lives of many of our loved ones," Governor Parson said. "Lighting the Capitol Dome pink is one small way we can show our support to those in the fight against breast cancer, those we have lost, those who have beat the disease, and those who are working hard to find a cure."
Breast cancer accounts for one-third...