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As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.

With the definition resolved, will the EPA come for polluting coal plants?

In March 1945, Walter Winchell, popular US gossip journalist, warned the public about the potential danger of German prisoners of war being held in a camp near the Weldon Springs Ordnance Works, a facility that manufactured TNT for the US military. “Some Nazi Prisoners of War are tepeeing [sic] at a Prisoner of War ‘vacation resort’ …

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Moose Evans of Woodstock, GA joined the Real Rock Army today

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The 10th biannual exhibition curated from artists within 200 miles. Opening May 7th and on display through October, the 10th Biannual will feature 32 artists and 41 works from a […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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Is the Alton sinkhole getting bigger or is there an illusion in Illinois? Many questions remain unanswered about the sinkhole that formed at Gordon Moore Park at the end of June.

Matt Yglesias has a bit of an odd cri de couer today about Joe Biden's mental state. Except that it's actually more about Matt's mental state: I really don’t enjoy being wrong. But looking back on Biden’s disastrous debate with the benefit of some time away, I have to admit that I was wrong.... I’ve ...continue reading "There’s no embarrassment in getting something wrong"

With one week until the Republican National Convention, GOP members are still in disagreement on which delegates should be sent to Milwaukee.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is reviewing its strategy and operations in downtown St. Louis after shootings that left seven injured during the 4th of July holiday.

I don’t often praise law enforcement agencies, generally because they rarely do anything praise-worthy. And the Chicago PD is so fraught with problems and problematic tactics that it’s difficult to give it credit even when credit is due. But here we are, doing the difficult thing. After years of fighting to keep this information secret […]

The Kansas City Fire Department rescued a man and woman in a cave system 2,000 feet underground.

A local school was overtaken by rising waters and residents were left with extensive damage Monday evening.

Monday evening was a chance for residents to make their voices heard after a chaotic weekend in downtown St. Louis. Some say they don’t feel safe downtown, especially after some of the events that transpired following Fourth of July festivities near arch grounds.

The only road into a small subdivision of about 27 Franklin County homes was washed out by rain and flooding last week.

Three people died Monday when Hurricane Beryl made landfall in South Texas and millions more are without power.

One resident in St. Louis County is searching for help after going in circles with the Social Security Administration.