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Reservations Are No Longer Required at the Saint Louis Zoo

4 years 1 month ago
Reservations will no longer be required to visit the Saint Louis Zoo (1 Government Drive, 314-781-0900) starting Monday, May 23. The reservation system started as a way to control capacity at the zoo while St. Louis faced COVID-19 restrictions.
Jaime Lees

Missouri proposes ‘permit lite’ for leaking coal ash dumps | Opinion

4 years 1 month ago

Our environmental safeguards are being decimated by none other than the agency meant to protect us from pollution, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Staff from DNR met secretly with corporations and consulting firms before releasing a proposed rule that would drastically reduce oversight at coal ash dumps by allowing them to continue leaching […]

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Patricia Schuba

Gas hits $5 per gallon in Illinois

4 years 1 month ago
Illinois reached a milestone Thursday afternoon. The average price per gallon ticked up from $4.99 to $5. While KSDK was on a virtual call with Gas Buddy's head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, his tracker updated to reflect the new $5 average. "I'm just sitting here," De Haan said pointing to his laptop, "I've been watching this Illinois state average at 4.99 and it's driving me nuts, wait oh look, it just hit 5." The $5 state-wide average includes heavy hitter prices, like the ones in…
Tracy Hinson, KSDK

Freedom of speech is under attack in public schools, U.S. House panel told

4 years 1 month ago

Students and teachers told U.S. House members during a Thursday hearing that their right to talk about race and LGBTQ issues in public schools is being silenced due to an onslaught of new state laws as well as pressure on school boards from right-wing advocates. “To be crystal clear, this is about disrupting and destroying […]

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Ariana Figueroa

FOX 2 checks out the Florissant neighborhood

4 years 1 month ago
FLORISSANT, Mo. - FOX 2 spent Friday morning in the Florissant neighborhood! There is a lot of good food to eat. FOX 2 visited Old Town Donuts, Hendel's, Made. by Lia, and the Knights of Columbus Food Trucks. Florissant has also found ways to give back through Sew Hope STL and The Latte Lounge. There [...]
Blair Ledet

Misinformation, violence and a paper shortage threaten midterm elections, officials say

4 years 1 month ago

Members of a U.S. Senate panel and election administrators raised a bevy of concerns Thursday about the challenges elections officials will face this fall, saying problems ranging from a lack of paper to coordinated misinformation campaigns could affect confidence in U.S. democracy. A bipartisan panel of current and former elections officials and experts told the […]

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Jacob Fischler

First Look: The Cellar Shop at Winslow’s Table is the Perfect Gift Spot

4 years 1 month ago
The bustle of staff, a crowd of to-be diners chatting softly among themselves and shifting around as they eagerly await their orders, bakery cases filled with temptations, and sugary, perfumed air greets visitors at the door of Winslow’s Table Market & Bakery. But take a right before the cashier, go through the doorway and descend a staircase into the historic building’s basement, and a different but complementary space opens up. Here, in The Cellar Shop at Winslow’s Table (7213 Delmar Boulevard, 314-725-7559, winslowstable.com/cellarshop), the sounds of the breakfast and brunch spot fade into a soft patter, and the scents of the bakery become a sweet, French-toast-like hint.
Jessica Rogen