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No injuries reported in structure fire in House Springs

13 hours 18 minutes ago
HOUSE SPRINGS, Mo. - No injuries were reported after a fire destroyed a house early Monday in House Springs. The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. in the 6000 block of N. Lakeside Drive. Four departments and more than 25 firefighters responded to the incident. The house was believed to be vacant, officials said. No injuries [...]
Nick Gladney

Thousands return to classes for new year at St. Louis Public Schools

13 hours 39 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Thousands of students are expected back in St. Louis Public Schools on Monday as the district begins a new school year. SLPS says "Future Ready" is both a plan for the year and a longer-term effort to reshape the district as enrollment declines. SLPS projects about 16,700 students this year, which is [...]
Nick Gladney

Meet the conservative strategist working to upend Missouri Republican politics

14 hours 23 minutes ago
CAMDENTON — Polls had been open a few hours on primary day in August 2022 when Sophia Shore called her dad with a problem. She’d spent the summer running a long-shot campaign for Jill Carter, a family friend challenging an incumbent Republican state senator with vastly more money and nearly every advantage Missouri politics could […]
Jason Hancock

Springfield cannabis workers secure Missouri’s second union contract after four-year wait

14 hours 28 minutes ago
It’s been nearly a month since Key Cannabis Dispensary employees in Springfield ratified their first collective bargaining agreement that includes wage increases, bonuses and additional time off to workers. And employees are feeling pretty high.  “Now that the contract has been ratified, we’re rocking and rolling already,” said Sally Powell, a retail associate at Key […]
Rebecca Rivas

Missouri child welfare reforms pile up as old problems return

14 hours 33 minutes ago
Lawmakers are hauling the Missouri Children’s Division back to the Capitol on Wednesday. The hearing will cover some of the agency’s recurring trouble spots: relative foster placements, child fatalities, reunification rates and how the department has carried out laws passed since 2020. Steph Quinn published two stories this week that, read together, are an argument […]
Jason Hancock

Monday, Aug. 24 - Zoo-med

14 hours 35 minutes ago
Getting to the dentist or doctor is necessary, but often inconvenient for us humans. Now imagine if you lived at the zoo. From dental X-rays, ultrasounds to CT scans, St. Louis zoo experts work to not only ensure the health of ‌an individual animal, but also its entire species.

Pedestrian killed on northbound I-55, lanes reopen after extended closure

14 hours 41 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - All lanes were closed on a portion of Interstate 55 Monday morning after a person was struck and killed in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash occurred around 5:10 a.m. on northbound I-55 at Arsenal Street. Accident Reconstruction crews were called to investigate, SLMPD said. [...]
Nick Gladney

Drier week ahead, temperatures gradually get hotter

14 hours 49 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - A comfortably cool start to our Monday with many towns falling into the 50s. Let’s watch for some spots of fog early, especially in the river valleys. Otherwise, mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and highs only in the low 80s Monday. A few clouds overnight, wake up temperatures Tuesday in the [...]
Angela Hutti