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Brentwood's Deer Creek and Black Creek overwhelmed by Thursday flash flooding

3 years 5 months ago
Flash flooding overwhelmed Black Creek and Deer Creek in Brentwood for the second time this week. The mayor of Brentwood, David Dimmitt, said the area near Hanley Industrial Court can be quickly overwhelmed by flash flooding. Brandon Butler was at a CrossFit gym on Hanley Industrial when the water came rushing in. “This whole thing was like a river honestly, like you could swim through it,” Butler said. Butler said he was only at CrossFit St. Louis for a few minutes before the flooding happened. “I…
Laura Barczewski, KSDK

Metro estimates flooding damage of more than $18M, asks for emergency funds for repairs

3 years 5 months ago
Metro Transit said the historic rainfall and flooding earlier this week also caused unprecedented damage to their systems. In a press release, Metro estimated the damage between $18 million and $20 million. More than half of that damage was to one MetroLink train, which was valued at $10 million and was expected to be a total loss. “We have never seen flash flooding to these extreme levels on the 46-mile MetroLink system since it opened in 1993,” Bi-State Development President and CEO Taulby…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Naughty Bits STL Wants St. Louis To Eat a D*ck [NSFW]

3 years 5 months ago
Austin Blankenship and Corey James want St. Louis to know one very important thing. "We have the best tasting dicks in St. Louis." Soon, folks throughout the metro area will be able to taste that assertion for themselves thanks to the husband-and-husband team's new adult waffle brand, Naughty Bits STL.
Cheryl Baehr

Missouri Independent honored as ‘Sunshine Hero’ by statewide organization

3 years 5 months ago

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Missouri Sunshine Law next year, a statewide organization dedicated to government transparency has honored The Missouri Independent as a “Sunshine Hero” for its work covering state government since launching in October 2020.  In addition to The Independent, the Missouri Sunshine Coalition has also chosen Greene County Clerk […]

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U.S. Senate Democrats dive into details of surprise 725-page reconciliation bill

3 years 5 months ago

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden took a preliminary victory lap Thursday to celebrate Democrats striking a surprise deal on a sweeping legislative package that renewed hopes of historic action on the party’s health care, tax and climate goals. But just down Pennsylvania Avenue, Senate Democrats said they needed to read through the bill text to […]

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Jennifer Shutt