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Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued August 17 for Parts of North and South City and Midtown
The advisory is due to low water pressure caused by storm-related power outages at the Chain of Rocks Water Treatment Plant.
Trump’s Bumbling, Racist Anti-China Protectionism Extends To Data Centers
The Trump administration’s anti-Chinese protectionism is routinely a disastrous, xenophobic mess that mostly just injects chaos, cronyism, and higher prices into U.S. tech markets under the pretense of protecting privacy and national security. All propped up by bumbling Democrats and a corporate press incapable of highlighting that the emperor is buck-ass naked. Four years of […]
Westbound I-64 closure continues in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – All westbound lanes of Interstate 64 between I-255 and North 18th Street is closed as part of a 10-day repair project, impacting thousands of commuters in the Metro East. The lanes were closed Friday for bridge repairs, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The shutdown will [...]
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Thousands without power across St. Louis region after Sunday night storms
ST. LOUIS – Thousands are without power Monday morning after heavy rain swept through the St. Louis region late Sunday night. Around 6:25 a.m. Monday, Ameren reports that nearly than 5,300 customers are without service in Missouri, including more than 3,000 in St. Louis County, and more than 700 in St. Louis city and Franklin [...]
Mel Harden, part of a St. Louis-based Grammy-nominated R&B duo, dies at 84
Mel & Tim were best known for their Grammy-nominated hit, "Backfield in Motion."
St. Louis planning chief apologizes for 'confusion' in data center debate
Planning Director Don Roe said Mayor Cara Spencer’s office had no expectation that St. Louis’ planning commission would re-vote on data center rules.
Maryland Heights firm finds a new way to create sterile flies. They work as pest control.
A Maryland Heights startup is breeding sterile, gene-edited flies that could give berry farmers a new way to fight an invasive pest.
Missouri child abuse investigators are overwhelmed again as backlogs return
JOPLIN — Ashley Allen had worked almost four years as a child abuse and neglect investigator for the Missouri Children’s Division when she quit in April. Some days it seemed like the printer in her Jasper County office never stopped churning out reports from the state’s child abuse and neglect hotline, Allen told The Independent. […]
Missouri campaigns draw $75M in big donations, much of it from undisclosed donors
Roughly $75 million in large-dollar donations poured into Missouri politics this year. That’s a lot of cash for an election year with no governor or U.S. Senate race. Where did all that money go? More than $42 million flowed to committees fighting over constitutional amendments, referendums and other ballot measures. Amendments 4 and 5, the […]
DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada
The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for the 2028 election cycle, kicking off with South Carolina and Nevada. DNC Chair Ken Martin said during Saturday’s meeting that the early lineup reflects the diversity of the party’s electorate. “Our 2028 nominee, whoever they are, will have […]
Precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued in three areas across St. Louis City
ST. LOUIS - A Precautionary Boil Water Advisory was issued Monday morning for three areas across St. Louis City. According to the St. Louis City Water Division, the advisory was issued around 2 a.m. Monday morning in portions of north St. Louis, south St. Louis and Midtown. The advisory was issued due to low water [...]
Monday, Aug. 17 - Fixin' to save
Farming is expensive. And this year, it‘s gotten even pricier with the rising cost of fertilizer and fuel.
Equipment prices have also reached historic highs. That’s why many farmers are choosing to fix their old tractors and combines instead of buying new.
Boil advisory issued in St. Louis for 27 neighborhoods after storm
Storms knocked out power to the city's water treatment plant, leading to a boil advisory early Monday for 27 neighborhoods.
Goodbye big heat, storms return late Tuesday
ST. LOUIS - Rain and thunderstorms are moving out the of the St. Louis region early Monday morning as a cold front passes across the area. This will bring us clearing skies, cooler temperatures, and less intense humidity. There will be decreasing clouds Monday, with highs in the mid-80s. Mostly clear to partly cloudy skies [...]
At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
See the Aug. 17, 1926, front page: Ex-constable at Desloge is shot to death through window
Headlines from the Aug. 17, 1926, front page include: Bottle dropped from plane hits woman in auto
Mining executives bought stock in their own firm days before Trump shrank Bears Ears
House Democrats have opened an investigation for insider trading.
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