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Infrastructure upgrades could hike water bills by 40% in St. Louis

5 months 2 weeks ago
St. Louis city leaders say the city's water division faces a financial crisis due to aging infrastructure, potentially leading to significantly higher water bills for residents. This comes as the Youth and Family Center in North St. Louis is already experiencing costly consequences from the failing system after two recent water main breaks flooded portions of its building.
Taylor Harris

Valuable gold and silver coins stolen from Ferguson home

5 months 2 weeks ago
Ferguson police are investigating after thousands of dollars in valuable gold and silver coins were reported stolen from a home there earlier this week. It happened just after 10 a.m. at Clark Prest’s home on Roberta Avenue near South Florissant Road.
Max Diekneite

Valve Blocks Indie Dev Game For Including IP From The Same Indie Dev In Game

5 months 2 weeks ago
Complaining about automagic enforcement of copyrights on the internet through copyright bots is so old hat at this point so as to be cliché. But there is a very good reason for that. Even in the narrower realm of PC gaming, we have seen examples of how copyright enforcement has ensnared totally innocent games, or […]
Timothy Geigner

Alton City Council Gives Final Approval For Downtown Planters

5 months 2 weeks ago
ALTON – Plans to install planters along a section of Broadway in downtown Alton are now moving forward after being delayed late last month. Alton City Council members unanimously approved a previously postponed resolution to consider an ordinance authorizing $11,814 in Food and Beverage Tax funds to purchase Earth Planter containers for Broadway in downtown Alton. With the council’s approval, 25 planters are set to be placed along Broadway from Ridge Street to Market Street

App helps catch child predators

5 months 2 weeks ago
Details most travelers overlook, including lamps, headboards and even bathroom tiles, can become critical evidence in child sex trafficking investigations.
Caroline Pettey