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Today's Weather: Cloudy with Morning Fog
Christmas Eve starts off cloudy with a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m. The fog may reduce visibility to a quarter to half a mile in some areas, so drivers heading out early should take it slow. Morning temperatures begin in the mid-50s and will climb toward a high near 62 today. By afternoon, expect spotty drizzle with light showers and mostly cloudy skies. Winds will be from the southeast at 9 to 16 mph, keeping the air cool but not chilly. As evening arrives, skies stay mostly cloudy,
When Christmas Gets Quieter
For many parents, Christmas Eve once came with noise, motion, and barely contained excitement. It was the sound of running feet in the hallway, whispered questions through bedroom doors, and laughter spilling out during late-night movie marathons. But for parents of grown children, Christmas sounds different now. The tree still goes up each year. The lights still glow in the corner of the room. Ornaments are carefully placed, often the same ones used for decades. The traditions remain - but the
Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7B for Christmas Eve
Do you have $1.7 billion on your Christmas list? It could be yours tonight. That’s the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing.
Mestiza on Hampton
Christmas Eve Starts Foggy and Mild
Patchy dense fog in the St. Louis area this morning near and north of a weak weather boundary that is laid out along I-70.
Mestiza on Hampton
China’s lawsuit makes Missouri’s $25 billion COVID judgment even harder to collect
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has cast news that she is being sued by the Chinese government as a badge of honor, pointing to the lawsuit as proof that her aggressive push to collect on a roughly $25 billion court judgment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact. But experts in international law […]
Missouri minimum wage set to increase over a dollar in 2026
When Jan. 1 rolls around, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase from $13.75 to $15 an hour, putting the state ahead of many others. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1.25 beginning in 2026. The minimum wage rate will be in effect for all […]
Grocery store robbery involving 2 bags of chicken interrupted by armed trucker in Rolla
A store manager told police a man who grabbed two bags of chicken and displayed a knife dropped the knife when an armed truck driver arrived to help.
Wednesday, Dec. 24 - All they want for Christmas...is a job.
Economists estimate that it takes six months for college graduates to get a job offer, but with slowing job creation now, that search takes longer. The Midwest Newsroom’s Daniel Wheaton checked in with twelve traditional 2025 graduates to understand what the job search looks like for first-timers.
Anyone have 2 extra Garden Glow tickets for 12/26?
Gunshots Downtown STL
The Year in Music 2025: Bruce Springsteen hits the big screen, celebrates big anniversaries & a whole lot more
It was another big year for Bruce Springsteen, which culminated in the New Jersey rocker’s life being depicted on the big screen.Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere premiered at the New York…
See the Dec. 24, 1925, front page: Prominent naval and marine artist dies
Headlines from the Dec. 24, 1925, front page include: Pope Pius XI ceremonially closed the Holy Door of the basilica of St. Peter, officially bringing to a close the year.
Someone Is Getting Away With Eunice Whitman’s Killing. Alaska’s Slow Justice System Let It Happen.
The post Someone Is Getting Away With Eunice Whitman’s Killing. Alaska’s Slow Justice System Let It Happen. appeared first on ProPublica.
Obit Index
Behrens, Audrey - Kirkwood, MO
Behrens, Audrey
December 3, 1928 - December 13, 2025
DeGroot, Thomas J.
January 19, 1933 - December 21, 2025
Klostermann, Paul
Klostermann, Paul, 86, December 21, 2025. Funeral Mass at Ascension Catholic Church, Chesterfield, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, 1 pm. Visitation at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, from 1-4 pm. For more info see Schrader.com.
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