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SLPS halts a vendor's routes over safety issues

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS -- Saint Louis Public Schools suspended all routes operated by a transportation vendor this weekend after finding the company failed to meet contractual obligations and safety standards. The district is currently reviewing its transportation department and holding all vendors accountable. Parents have been notified and alternative transportation arrangements have been made for some [...]
Joe Millitzer

Hedge apples: Benefits and uses of the Osage orange

1 month 1 week ago
The Osage orange tree, native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, was once prized for its hardy wood and thorny branches, but its supposed ability to repel insects and spiders has been debunked by scientific research.
Joe Millitzer

Paramedic dies unexpectedly on duty in St. Peters

1 month 1 week ago
Paramedic Michael Clarke, 27, of the St. Charles County Ambulance District, died unexpectedly while on duty, and despite resuscitation efforts by his colleagues and hospital treatment, he did not survive.
Joe Millitzer

Budzinski, Loyd square off in race for Illinois 13th Congressional District

1 month 1 week ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) - Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski is back on the campaign trail after her first two-year term in office. "The two year cycle does force you to kind of constantly be in a little bit of a campaign mode. But it also does make you, I think, more accountable in some ways to your [...]
Cole Henke

Fire damages vacant apartment in south St. Louis, no injuries

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - A fire overnight damaged a vacant apartment building in south St. Louis Monday morning. The fire occurred around midnight in the 3100 block of Minnesota Avenue. Firefighters say the fire was mostly contained to one apartment on the second floor. No injuries were reported from the fire. The cause of the fire [...]
Nick Gladney

Chilly weather is here, Frost and freeze likely midweek

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - After hitting 88 on Saturday and 79 on Sunday, temperatures Monday will struggle to get out of the 50s thanks to colder air still settling in behind Sunday’s cold front. Some clouds to start, but the day is expected to be sunny. Highs will be around 60. Chilly temps Monday night, we [...]
Angela Hutti

Brentwood lawsuit to test Missouri’s eminent domain law 

1 month 1 week ago
Some small businesses are suing the City of Brentwood after they've declared the business' property as blighted. That designation opens the door to eminent domain, an important step in the city's $436 million redevelopment plan for Manchester Road. 
Chad Mira