Aggregator

Federal officials are investigating whether residents of a small subdivision in the St. Louis suburbs are living on top of contamination dating back to World War II after finding radioactive material in their backyards. The Cades Cove subdivision, a small enclave in Florissant, was built on top of where Coldwater Creek once meandered. The creek, which runs through several St. Louis suburbs and into the Missouri River, was contaminated decades ago by waste left over from the development of the world’s…

Leaders of a bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Speaker Dean Plocher over allegations of misconduct said Monday that there is no timetable for when the inquiry will conclude. State Rep. Hannah Kelly, a Republican from Mountain Grove and chair of the House Ethics Committee, spoke to reporters following a roughly three-hour closed-door meeting of the committee on Monday afternoon. It was the committee’s first meeting since December and the first since outside counsel was hired to…

A group of lawmakers met behind closed doors for hours late Monday afternoon to discuss an ethics complaint. 

An old creek meander was covered when the subdivision was built, burying contamination in a small area.

Metallica has partnered with the work wear company Carhartt to help fund skilled trade education for women.Carhartt has awarded Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and its Metallica Scholars program…

Source

People reported a fire in the structure's north leg at around 10:40 a.m., the St. Louis Fire Department said.

One of the home's owners must have been at least 62 years old on Jan. 1 to qualify, a county representative said.

One of the home's owners must have been at least 62 years old or older, city representatives said.

City officials in a St. Charles County municipality have rejected a proposed gas station and convenience store due to nearby residents’ concerns about traffic and other infrastructure, but agreed to annex part of the site into the city.

Opening statements are expected Tuesday morning in the Daniel Riley trial. He’s the man accused of causing the crash that cost volleyball player Janae Edmondson her legs.

Police said there was a large fight at the bowling alley before the shooting Sunday night. They do not know if the shooting was related.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is drilling through basement floors in the Cades Cove subdivision of Florissant to determine whether there is radioactive contamination under residents’ homes.

One of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's proudest achievements is the Stop WOKE Act. Among other things, it bars employers from holding mandatory DEI training sessions. Four months after the law was signed a district court issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement on First Amendment grounds, and today DeSantis unanimously lost his appeal in the 11th ...continue reading "Circuit court tells Florida it can’t ban woke speech"

The leader in gunshot detection tech rebranded recently. Following several months of sustained negative press, ShotSpotter decided it wanted to be called something else: SoundThinking. But a raffelesia by any other name smells the same. ShotSpotter had experienced a bit of quick uptake by law enforcement agencies, but in recent years, it was more well-known […]

This week, the National Weather Service will help get people ready now that we’re starting to see more thunderstorms. Monday’s topic is having a plan and making sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings.