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For John Wood, Tuesday’s results in Missouri’s closely-watched U.S. Senate race doesn’t change much about his candidacy for the post as an independent. Wood recently turned in signatures to appear on the ballot in the race to succeed Roy Blunt. The former U.S. attorney and counsel for the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection believes he can provide a different option for voters who generally hold conservative political views but don’t like how many Republicans embraced the idea that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.

James Uder of Pacific, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Lustron homes were designed as an answer to the housing shortage in America following WWII.  They were and still are a porcelainized enamel-coated, all metal, factory-made home.  They were meant to require no maintenance.  I really think they didn’t with the possible exception of the occasional wash (and wax?).  I never heard of anyone waxing […]

Dardenne Luxury Apartments at The Prairie is part of a $65 million multi-family complex of apartments and villas.

LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or

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The United States Army Corps of Engineers teamed with University City to find a solution to the flooding problems along the River Des Peres.

A mayor's spokesman said the city's Board of Public Service is also now "exploring road signs and measures" in the area.

Many people are waiting in long lines Thursday at Centennial Commons in University City to receive help after a record flash flood hit across the St. Louis region.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson requested President Joe Biden issue a major disaster declaration to get federal assistance into the hands of flooding victims in the St. Louis area. A press release from the governor's office Thursday said more than 750 homes and more than 130 businesses in the area had sustained major damage due to recent flooding. A joint assessment by federal and state emergency management agencies also found that more than $35 million in damage to uninsured infrastructure was damaged…

St. Louis city officials are in the preliminary stages of planning new safety features for Chippewa Street near Ted Drewes.

Alderman John Collins-Muhammad, Jeffrey Boyd and former Aldermanic President, Lewis Reed were indicted on federal corruption charges.

While rain and flooding have dominated weather headlines for nearly two weeks, the summer heat is taking its traditional toll on local energy bills.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing areas around a flooded toxic waste site with ties to the Manhattan Project. They’re looking for the potential escape of toxins.

University City residents called their ‘mailman’ a hero after he rescues a little boy and dog from their flooded homes.

Several people were rescued in Rock Hill after the banks of Deer Creek overflowed and another round of flash flooding left parts of the St. Louis area under water once again Thursday. Dan Mitchell kept calm as he looked out over more than 6 feet of water from his truck at Rock Hill Industrial Court off busy Manchester Road. His business, Froesel Tire, sits on top of Deer Creek, which has caused water to pour in several times. The National Weather Service St. Louis tweeted out that Deer Creek…

In an extremely rare move, a federal court has ordered a jail into receivership, placing it under the direct control of a court-appointed third party that will (hopefully) carry out the needed changes Hinds County, Mississippi either can’t or won’t do. (h/t Scott Greenfield) Receivership is uncommon. As Hernandez Stroud of the Brennan Center points […]

Gov. Mike Parson declared a drought alert for 53 counties and then announced a state of emergency for flooding in the St. Louis area.