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Orchid Show

10 hours 48 minutes ago

On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Rachel Huffman

How Chocolate Became Linked to Romance

11 hours 21 minutes ago
Chocolate didn’t become “romantic” because it’s sweet. It became romantic because people learned to treat it like a message. Hand someone a small box tied with a ribbon and you’re not just giving candy. You’re sending a signal: I noticed you. I chose this. I want you to feel good. That idea—chocolate as a personal, meaningful gift—took centuries to form. It was shaped by medicine, money, advertising, and a few powerful cultural habits that still

This Day in History on February 6: Queen Elizabeth II Begins Her Reign

11 hours 27 minutes ago
On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II after the death of her father, King George VI. The change happened suddenly, while she was traveling in Kenya, and it set in motion one of the longest and most closely watched reigns in modern history. At the time, it mattered because Britain and many other countries were still recovering from World War II and adjusting to a rapidly changing world. A new monarch became a symbol of continuity during an era of rebuilding, decolonization,

MAGA Zealots Are Waging War On Affordable Broadband

12 hours 15 minutes ago
The Trump administration keeps demonstrating that it really hates affordable broadband. It particularly hates it when the government tries to make broadband affordable to poor people or rural school kids. In just the last year the Trump administration has: I’m sure I missed a few. This week, the administration’s war on affordable broadband shifted back […]
Karl Bode

This weekend's Weather: Cool with sunshine and steady winds

12 hours 37 minutes ago
Friday morning starts chilly with clear skies and a low near 21 degrees. The day will be mostly sunny and breezy with northwest winds gusting up to 32 mph. Temperatures rise to a high of around 44 degrees in the afternoon, but it will feel colder in the wind. By evening, skies stay clear as temperatures drop back to the low 20s overnight with north winds easing moderately. Saturday will be sunny again but cooler with a high around 37 degrees and a low near 26. Winds will be light from the east-southeast

Police investigating break-in at car dealership in Pacific

13 hours 13 minutes ago
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - Police are investigating after a break-in overnight Friday at a car dealership in Pacific. The burglary occurred at Tyler Trenary Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, located on the 2300 block of West Osage Street. This is a developing story; FOX 2 will provide additional information once it comes into the newsroom.
Nick Gladney

Friday, Feb. 6 - Tornado programs deny relief to hundreds

13 hours 39 minutes ago
Nearly nine months later, St. Louis programs aimed to help people impacted by the May 16 tornado are only getting started. City officials say they struggled to get the aid programs running. STLPR's Kavahn Mansouri details why, and what's being done about it.