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ST. CLAIR COUNTY - When Waterloo resident Mary Kinsey was killed last week in a tragic accident near Millstadt in St. Clair County, the single mother and nurse left behind two young boys. Mary died on July 12, 2022, at age 49, in a crash in the 3500 block of Bonsai in St. Louis at about 10:45 p.m. Mary was very devoted to her boys, her church, and Catholic High School. To honor Kinsey, a GoFundMe fundraiser was created to help her sons. "As a single mother, Mary worked full-time as a nurse and tirelessly supported her boys making all of their activities her top priority. Mary’s boys were her entire world," the GoFundMe reads. "She gave her talents generously to support athletics at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School as the President of the Booster Club and has served as the Chairperson of the Ss. Peter & Paul Church Picnic. “The loss is overwhelming for these young boys who must face the future without their beloved mother. Through God’s grace, Mary has raised resilient

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page talks with St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Rachel Lippmann about his re-election campaign — and how he would approach the powerful post if he's elected a full four-year term.

Restaurants range from A to Z and there is an option for everyone... even if you don't eat meat or have allergies.

The locally owned and operated fast-casual restaurant is known for its poke bowls, wonton chip nachos, and giant sushi rolls.

When we were in Paris the opera house became a bit of a joke. It was something both of us wanted to see, and it was only about ten minutes from our apartment, but for some reason we kept missing it. Finally, a couple of days before we left, we made it over on a ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

In 2013, Tonya Taylor was suicidal because her epileptic seizures persisted despite taking a long list of medications. Then a fellow patient at a Denver neurologist’s office mentioned something that …

The new $100 million Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden is still on track for its grand opening Aug. 27. Here's a look at progress on the project so far.

A Realtors association last year said it found that the 17,000 pages of building codes across St. Louis County’s 89 local governments are “inconsistent, outdated and wastefully duplicative.” It had wanted voters to weigh in on the issue this fall, but is now trying out a different strategy.

Whether Missouri voters will get a chance to legalize recreational marijuana in November is still in question.  The latest incomplete tabulations from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office, obtained under a Sunshine Law request, show the Legal Missouri 2022 initiative is short of the necessary signatures in four of the six Congressional districts necessary to make the […]

The post Fate of Missouri marijuana initiative petition unclear as signature count continues appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Welcome back to the negative news cycle, Ring! It’s been awhile. Ring has spent years cultivating so-close-they’re-incestuous relationships with law enforcement agencies. Ring hands out free/cheap cameras to cop shops, asking in return that they hand them out to the townsfolk and nudge them towards sharing footage via Ring’s own highly problematic social media platform, […]

CARLINVILLE - The exploration of caves will be the topic of a one-hour, free program hosted by the Carlinville Public Library at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2. “Introduction to Caving: Safe, Fun, Responsible” will be presented by Jeffery Gosnell of Carlinville, a skilled cave explorer whose TikTok videos have attracted millions of views. Gosnell has explored caves for over twenty-one years, including hundreds of wild caves in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. He has assisted in the surveys of five previously unmapped caves. His presentation will discuss the science of the formation of caves, the wildlife of caves, rules of responsible cave exploration, and suggestions on how to begin exploring Illinois caves. “The presentation will appeal to both those who would just like to learn about caves without ever setting foot underground,” remarked Gosnell, “as well as those who would like to try caving for themselves.”

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Today on TAP: Can Joe Biden keep the faith? Can we?

A new photo exhibition focusing on pictures of The Rolling Stones taken by rock photographer Norman Seeff in 1972 to promote the band's album Exile on Main St. will open at Modern…

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Making a noteworthy jump into second place was adult hits WARH (106.5 FM), aka "The Arch," which had clocked in at No. 5 in the May ratings.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade asked Attorney General Eric Schmitt to clarify whether Missouri's abortion ban allows women to be prosecuted for using contraception, but he has not yet responded to Quade's inquiry. Quade said she asked for an official opinion from Schmitt's office on June 29, and she has [...]

A Pine Lawn man pleaded guilty in June to multiple charges in the 2019 shooting of a Maryland Heights police officer.

On July 20, 1947, the Browns became the first team to field two Black players in the same game when Hank Thompson and Willard Brown started in the outfield.