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Authorities are responding to a gas leak in Creve Coeur, and motorists are advised to avoid the area while crews work to shut off the gas.

From Bob Clark Beyond: One memory that has stayed with me from my dad is his belief that when things matter, you do not flinch at the first sign of difficulty. You stay the course. Not stubbornly, not blindly, but with conviction rooted in purpose. That lesson has come back to me often, especially during […]

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This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Strowger 11 Digit Dial Phone (circa 1907) Kellogg Model 925 Monophone (circa 1930s) Stromberg Carlson Model 1191 Fatboy 8 Button Intercom (circa 1930s) Western Electric 302 Multi-Line Rotary Phone (circa […]

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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After several weeks of hints and teasers, Foo Fighters have finally announced their new album.The 12th studio effort from Dave Grohl and company is called Your Favorite Toy, and is due out…

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The SLMPD Force Investigation Unit is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened on February 17, 2026 in the Patch neighborhood.

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A lot of people say they want “alone time”—until they actually get it. The moment the house goes quiet, the phone stops buzzing, and there’s no one to talk to, something shifts. The silence can feel less like peace and more like a spotlight. For many of us, being alone doesn’t just mean being by ourselves. It can feel like being unprotected, unseen, or even unwanted. That reaction isn’t a personal flaw. It’s a mix of biology, learning, and culture. Understandin

From KMOV: Population loss is at the core of nearly every issue the region faces, especially when it comes to economic development and housing. Understanding the history of those shifts has been a key part of First Alert Forward. Tonight, reporters David Amelotti and Nathan Vickers took an in-depth look at some of the trends […]

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On February 19, 1942, the United States government issued Executive Order 9066, a wartime directive that led to the forced removal and incarceration of around 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry—most of them U.S. citizens—from the West Coast. It mattered immediately because it reshaped daily life for entire communities almost overnight, based largely on ancestry rather than individual evidence of wrongdoing. It still matters today because it remains a widely studied example of how

From CPWR, The Center for Construction Research and Training: Last week the February edition of REASON (Resources and Effective programs Addressing Suicide and Opioids Now) – a quarterly newsletter from NABTU and CPWR that shares solutions, research, and resources – highlighted 2024 overdose and suicide data. Those figures demonstrate that prevention efforts are making a difference. Among construction […]

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From STL Today: The owner of the vacant AT&T office tower in downtown St. Louis is renewing his push for state and local support of his $350 million redevelopment plan, saying the central business district’s revitalization hinges on it.  Owner Charles Goldman envisions turning the skyscraper at Ninth and Chestnut streets into a destination where people can shop, […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Affordable housing developers are speaking out, saying that rules passed by the City of St. Louis one year ago are making it almost impossible for them to build new housing. The culprit, Board Bill 155, was backed by labor unions and won unanimous passage at the Board of Aldermen last February. It […]

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A newly formed citizens group has filed suit seeking to unwind Montgomery County’s approval of a proposed Amazon Web Services data center campus and its associated tax-incentive package. Click to view a copy of the suit. Preserve Montgomery County LLC filed a 35-page petition Feb. 16 in Cole County Circuit Court against the Missouri Department […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis officials may shift more than $6 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds away from their original projects and toward fixing water infrastructure issues in the city. Members of the city’s Housing, Urban Design and Zoning Committee discussed the measure on Tuesday, along with another bill that would […]

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From Construction Dive: A year and a half after breaking ground, a multi-billion-dollar hospital tower has reached a key construction milestone. St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. topped out the $3.7 billion California Tower on Feb. 6, according to a news release from UC Davis Health. McCarthy broke ground on the project in 2024. The project’s […]

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This morning begins with dense fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, creating hazardous driving conditions. Temperatures start cool near 34 degrees but will quickly rise as the day progresses. By afternoon, expect mostly cloudy skies with a high around 65 degrees. A gusty thunderstorm may roll through the area with a 33% chance of storms, bringing heavy rain, hail, and damaging winds. Winds will be out of the south at 10 to 12 mph, gusting near 30 mph. As evening sets in, the skies

We’ve noted how Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS (or what’s left of it) isn’t really going very well. Hired by Trump-allied billionaire Larry Ellison to turn what’s left of CBS into a right wing extraction class-friendly agitprop mill, Weiss has been accosted on all sides for her clumsy mismanagement, ham-fisted enabling of government censorship, uninteresting […]