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Another note about the Pacific Palisades fire. You may have seen pictures of roads choked with cars and wondered why there wasn't better evacuation planning. Maybe there should have been, but here's what the Palisades looks like: There just aren't very many ways out. Aside from tiny Bowdoin St., there's Sunset Boulevard running through the ...continue reading "Nobody died during the evacuation of Pacific Palisades"

How do you get water up to high elevations in order to fight fires? Answer: build big water tanks even higher up. This is what Los Angeles does, and its network of tanks includes three million-gallon tanks near Pacific Palisades, site of the worst of LA's massive wildfires. The tanks were all filled last week, ...continue reading "Why did LA firefighters run out of water?"

Died 1/7/2025. Private Family Services will be held. Quernheim Funeral Home, Waterloo, IL.

Renowned architect Henry (Hank) T. Winkelman, Jr., passed away Friday, December 27, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 83. His work not only transformed skylines, he touched lives, creating spaces that fostered community and connection. Hank was…

64, December 21, 2024. Visitation Friday, January 10, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Pitman Funeral Home, 1545 Wentzville Parkway, P.O Box 248, Wentzville, Missouri 63385. Additional Visitation: Friday, January 11, 2025 from 9:30am-10:30am at All Saints Catholic…

Farago, Karl J. - St. Louis, MO

August 21, 1953 – January 3, 2025

A man has died after being shot at a McDonald's Wednesday night.

Lawmakers returned to the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday for the start of a new legislative session. 

Days after the major snowstorm, St. Louis residents are still waiting for mail delivery, raising concerns of delayed essential packages and mail. 

Legislation would fund psilocybin research and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans dealing with PTSD and other maladies.

There are big changes for a group most may not realize is even there, even though its been making the St. Louis area safer for nearly 20 years. 

The company contracts with the federal government whenever there are big fires. This comes as a local content creator found himself in the middle of harm's way.

Is it too much to ask for cops to be better? When other government employees get the address wrong, it may mean mail delivery delays or incorrect property tax assessments. But when cops get it wrong, people end up dead. If officers are unfamiliar with the area they’ll be serving warrants in, it would make […]

More than 48 hours after the last flurries fell in St. Louis, cleanup work was still underway Wednesday in Soulard.