MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - Creve Coeur Park was bustling today as hundreds gathered for the 26th annual "Steps for Hope Walk," benefiting the Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis. Participants had the option to engage in either a one-mile walk or a longer 3.7-mile walk or fun run. The event, open to individuals of [...]
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. -- Today marked the 23rd annual Jim Schoemehl Run for ALS, hosted at Webster Groves High School. The event, which Alicia Schoemehl, Jim's widow and a teacher at the school, organized entirely with the help of her marketing students, aims to raise money for local ALS-affected families. Jim Schoemehl, diagnosed with ALS, [...]
Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail down the stretch with a short lead. Forever Young from Japan and Sierra Leone gave chase and pressured the leader to the wire in front of 156,710 at Churchill Downs.
ST. LOUIS - New information has emerged about a significant water main break that occurred Friday in North St. Louis at the intersection of Blair and Penrose, an area known for frequent breaks. According to a St. Louis Water employee, this was a level-36 valve break, indicating a major incident. Workers have been actively trying [...]
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- A building is considered a total loss after it was engulfed by a fire overnight. Firefighters responded to the scene on State Street around 7:20 p.m. Friday. The structure, an old workshop near the U.S. Steel plant, along with everything inside, was completely destroyed. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported as [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A 13-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the arm in north St. Louis. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Penrose neighborhood, near Lee and Dryden. The teen reported hearing a gunshot while walking and then feeling pain. He mentioned that the shot might have come from a [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A car that fled the scene hit a woman, killing her in north St. Louis. The incident occurred late last night in the Vandeventer neighborhood, at the intersection of Page Boulevard and Whittier Street. Police reported that the woman, along with another pedestrian, was crossing Page Boulevard against traffic after their ride [...]
ST. LOUIS -- The Battlehawks continued their impressive run in the United Football League with a decisive 22-8 victory over the Houston Roughnecks. Coming into the game, the Battlehawks had secured four consecutive wins, showcasing their strength as both the highest-scoring team and one of the top defenses in the league. The game started quietly [...]
Operation Food Search (OFS) will receive a large serving of funding for its Healthy Food, Healthy Community renovation project, the largest renovation the nonprofit has undertaken since its founding in 1981.
A reader comments on generational views of Israel: I see three generational views. My parents, who see Israel as it was in the 1960s and 1970s: constantly at risk of annihilation. Then there's my generation, that sees Israel as a strong democratic island in a sea of totalitarian neighbors. And the younger generation, that sees ...continue reading "Israel through young, old, and in-between eyes"