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'It means a lot': Washington Park welcomes two donated firetrucks months after blaze
A volunteer crew from Washington Park headed up to Pennsylvania earlier this month to pick up two much-needed donated firetrucks.
TSA won't enforce mask mandate after judge rules against CDC
A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled the nationwide mask mandate for airports, planes and other public transportation is unlawful.
Hours after Monday's ruling was handed down, the Transportation Security Administration said it will no longer enforce the mandate.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled Monday that the mandate exceeded the statutory authority of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which issued the order. Mizelle's ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed in Julyโฆ
Man killed on MetroLink adds to violent Easter weekend in St. Louis
MetroLink leaders said a deadly shooting on a train Sunday morning was a senseless act of violence. It's just one of seven shootings that marked a violent Easter weekend in St. Louis.
Does anybody know how to pronounce the Spoede exit on 64-East/West?
Lawmakers want to decrease unemployment benefits for Missourians
Missouri could soon reduce the number of unemployment checks a person receives, meaning laid-off workers could have five fewer weeks to find a job.
Woman charged with murder in deadly shooting initially thought to be self-inflicted
Greitens believes he stands out from the field in Republican Senate primary
ST. LOUIS -- Over the next six days, we will hear from the leading Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt. We are airing these interviews in alphabetical order, so we start with Eric Greitens. The former Missouri governor resigned in 2018 over accusations of blackmail, bondage, and sexual assault. [...]
$500,000 for doula training program named for Cora Faith Walker is included in Houseโs state budget plan
After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017, she remembers.ย But she also felt completely exhausted. She wished …
Michael Stipe has recorded new song with Brian Eno to be released this week as part of Earth Day campaign
Michael Stipe has collaborated with famed producer Brian Eno on a new single titled "Future If Future" that's one of about 100 songs that will be released by various artists…
Bridgeton to close 911 center, contract with county amid dispatcher shortage
Bridgeton will become the latest municipality to consolidate its 911 service in recent years.
Sensors were adjusted on ride where Berkeley teen fell to death
Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually on two seats, resulting in a Berkeley teen not being properly secured, a report has found.
New Study Shows Section 230 Protects Small Companies Much More Than Big Ones
We’ve tried to make this point many times before. A few months back I wrote a detailed post in response to a famed economist who kept insisting that repealing Section 230 would hurt Facebook, that the reality is the opposite. If you understand the mechanisms by which Section 230 actually works, the key is that […]
'He's certainly one in a million': Patrick Rummerfield's incredible journey as first fully-functioning quadriplegic
Mississippi River lands on 'Endangered Rivers' list
A environmental nonprofit has placed the Mississippi River on a list of America's Most Endangered Rivers and is calling for the federal government to fund restortation efforts for all of the waterways on the ranking in order to preserve the local ecosystems and, in doing so, protect the people and businesses that operate along the rivers.
Pasadena Hills ends contract with Normandy police, moves to St. Louis County patrol
Pasadena Hills is the second city to vote this year to end a police contract with Normandy.
Positive Shoutout to STL Airport
Anybody here recognize the place in this vid?
North St. Louis to get $39M in ARPA funding after bill passes Board of Aldermen
Chasing the Impossible Dream
I was a St. Louis Cardinal scout starting in 1979 and continued for over 20 years. Each spring, the Saturday before the major league draft, I would travel to Busch Stadium and put on my Cardinal uniform number 11. If it still fit from the year before. I would conduct drills at the pre-draft camp under the direction of scouting director, Fred McAllister, as we would bring in outstanding prospects for possible signing. In June, I would again travel to the stadium for a two-day tryout camp that was open by invitation only. There, we would conduct a tryout camp of “boys” from age 16 to 50. We would start out with over 100 candidates and over two days, we would filter them down to a couple, and offer them a contract. Bernard Gilkey, Cardinal outfielder was one we signed that made it to the major leagues. Another was Art Howe, who eventually managed the New York Mets. I say 50-year-old try-out candidates because occasionally we would get sports celebrities friends like Tom Wheatley,