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On April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake struck San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area, triggering fires that burned for days and turning large parts of the city into ruins. The quake and its aftermath killed thousands of people, displaced a huge share of the population, and caused damage that reshaped the region’s economy and daily life. It mattered immediately because it tested how a modern city could respond to sudden disaster—when water lines broke, streets split, and communication

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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ST. LOUIS - Rain is gradually ending from west to east this morning. Once it's done, the remainder of the weekend will be dry. We'll see clearing skies from northwest to southeast through the day and breezy northwesterly winds. Temperatures will be much cooler, rebounding to only the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. Mostly [...]

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - Three individuals sustained serious injuries Friday night after their vehicle, a 1999 Ford Ranger, struck a tree that had fallen across the road due to the storms. The incident occurred on Tropicana Village Drive just north of Blackburn Court around 9:45 p.m. in Lincoln County. The vehicle's occupants, identified as a [...]

Bill McClellan writes: How could this happen in St. Louis? This is the city where Frankie shot Johnny.

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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From politics to literature to science, these St. Louisans made a lasting difference.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has ordered 33 stores to stop selling intoxicating hemp products, but many shop owners say the products remain legal under federal law and plan to keep selling them until new federal restrictions take effect Nov. 12. They also question the basis for Hanaway’s crackdown, which relies heavily on lab results […]

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill earlier this month passed unanimously by the legislature. It was intended to make the divorce process better for pregnant women. It might in some ways. But it will make things worse in others. Multiple lawmakers acknowledged to me or others that they understood the bill’s problems and said […]

Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix Cairo, Illinois’ housing crisis. More than a year later, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished.

Headlines from the April 18, 1926, front page include: Charge at dog show that Boston Terrier was dyed.

Don't miss the excitement and the fun while improving your driving skills at a High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) weekend with the Porsche Club of America - St. Louis Region. Held at World Wide Technology […]

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