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Late last year I stumbled upon a photograph – a scale model of Cementland made by City Museum visionary Bob Cassilly as an in-progress representation of the core 40 acres of the then-56-acre Riverview Neighborhood/Riverview Municipality site.  I had always heard that any plans for Cementland were entirely in Bob’s head, and thus any direction […]

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The food harvested this summer will be donated to Operation Food Search, with the goal of helping those in the community who struggle to access healthy food.

A $3.2 million plan to help farmers produce fresh food in north St. Louis County drew questions about connections, a lack of bids and misleading details.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. - Police arrested one individual Monday morning following a chase in the Metro East. FOX 2 photojournalist Mike Border was in the area covering another story when the pursuit passed him. A release from the Granite City Police Department stated that they were attempting to conduct a traffic stop just before 6:30 [...]

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- The Delmar Loop is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a festive Taco Crawl event today from 4 to 8 p.m. For $35, participants can enjoy five tacos and a margarita at any of the participating restaurants. The evening will conclude with an after-party at the Moonrise Hotel. Cinco de Mayo commemorates [...]

(The Center Square) − Louisiana joined 23 states challenging Vermont's new "Climate Superfund Act," claiming the law unconstitutionally penalizes consumers and energy companies alike.

Ameren electric customers across Missouri will see their bills go up this summer after a settlement between the utility and consumer advocates was approved by state regulators. Steve Wills is Ameren Missouri’s senior director of regulatory affairs and said the company is pleased the Public Service Commission approved the settlement, calling it “fair and constructive.” […]

A crash at the intersection of Vandeventer and Delmar in St. Louis caused significant damage to a traffic signal pole, resulting in traffic disruptions and no serious injuries.

A 16-year-old boy, Aeyion Barnett, was fatally shot Thursday during an alleged car break-in in the Carondelet neighborhood, after being interrupted by a resident, and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Washington will soon become the eighth state in the country to pass Right to Repair legislation. While U.S. consumer protection is generally an historic hot mess right now, the “right to repair” movement — making it easier and cheaper to repair the things you own — continues to make steady inroads thanks to widespread, bipartisan annoyance at […]

State health officials have issued a warning after a measles patient visited the St. Louis Aquarium and dined at a local restaurant, urging those who were exposed to seek medical advice promptly.

It's taking significantly longer for the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control Adoption Center to open its doors again after a highly contagious disease swept through the facility as concerns over animal welfare continue to grow. "We've never seen anything like this before," St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Sunday. Multiple cases of parvovirus were first detected in April, forcing the center to remain closed for the next several days after initially hoping to reopen on Sunday. "We have…

“She was an absolute force,” said her daughter, Rachel Seward, of St. Louis.