This week, lawmakers heard from the head of the Pentagon office tasked with investigating UFO sightings, which the government now calls UAPS -- or unidentified aerial phenomenon.
Private schools, in some form, existed long before the concept of free public education in America. Students were often educated through church-sponsored programs, private tutoring, and boarding schools. Public schools on a large scale were proposed by Horace Mann in the 1830s. The concept gained momentum, and by 1870, nearly 80% of kids aged 5 [...]
A man is behind bars after gunfire at a north St. Louis County park earlier this week, which reportedly happened after he threatened to kill his girlfriend.
St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy discussed issues with the Circuit Attorney’s Office during the chief’s news conference regarding his first 100 days.
Roofing companies and insurance adjusters are getting a lot of calls this week after numerous storms producing large hail rolled through the St. Louis region.
ST. LOUIS -- There is a reason that Missouri is known as the Cave State. There are thousands of sinkholes and caves. Many of them are formed when limestone rock is washed away by groundwater. This is a process that has been happening for millions of years, and conditions are favorable in Missouri for them [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Russell Stover is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new title under its belt. The Kansas City-based chocolatier has been named a Guinness World Record Holder after building the world’s largest box of chocolates. On Monday, April 17, Russell Stover partnered with Dimensional Innovations to create oversized version of its classic copper [...]
Albert Pujols knows the grind of a Major League Baseball season just about as well as anyone. Well before his special sendoff season last year, he learned that things don't always start as planned.
ST. LOUIS -- You may want to move your plants indoors this weekend or take precautions to protect outdoor vegetation. A freeze watch in effect for many counties west of St. Louis Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Friday is cooler and breezy conditions with below normal temperatures. But, the St. Louis area should have [...]
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Firefighters got a call from a concerned citizen Thursday about a duck hanging out by a sewer gate. They found baby ducks in the sewer. The first responders were able to save the ducklings. Pictures of the family reunion and rescue were posted to the O'Fallon Fire Protection District's Facebook page Friday.
The wife of a fallen Hermann officer said her "life changed forever" in a recent letter expressing her grief, but gratitude for sustained support more than a month removed from tragedy.