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St. Charles County Council tables massive subdivision development off Highway DD
On Monday evening, the St. Charles County Council made the decision to table a massive project.
It's a proposed subdivision off Highway DD that's caused some conflict.
The developer KM Investment Group IV proposed a plan to build a subdivision, called Tall Tree, in unincorporated St. Charles County, initially proposing 556 houses on a 356-acre site. KM later reduced its proposal to 452 homes across 298 acres.
The homes closest together will be near Frontier Middle School and get farther apart…
Motorcyclist killed in St. Louis County crash
A 62-year-old motorcyclist died Sunday evening in a crash on the border of Olivette and Creve Coeur.
STL Space Treats Offers Out-of-This-World Edibles
Jermasa Dees, 37, started STL Space Treats, an infused treat company, out of necessity. "I had already dipped my little pinky toe in it," she says about making edibles.
Why FEMA doesn’t respond to heat waves
The federal government doesn't treat extreme heat the way it treats hurricanes and wildfires.
Now Chicago Is Trying to Claim Cracker-Thin, Square-Cut Pizza
The pizza that is now "dominating menus from New York to Los Angeles," according to Bloomberg News, is a "crisp-crusted, tavern-style pie." Its "slim" crust "can be as crunchy as a Saltine cracker when it's done right." Yep, sounds familiar.
Op-ed: Development processes stymie new housing in Tower Grove South - NextSTL
Op-ed: Development processes stymie new housing in Tower Grove South
Tower Grove South is ideally situated close to Tower Grove Park and has two thriving commercial districts for its residents to easily walk to. Amenities like these are why my wife and I decided to buy a home there in 2017, but they have also caused home prices in the neighborhood to skyrocket. This has […]
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One-third of Missouri’s rural hospitals at risk of closure, new data shows
Ten rural hospitals in Missouri have closed since 2012.
Sensitive Police, First Responder Communications Tech Used Flimsy Encryption And Suffered From Numerous Vulnerabilities For Years
Transparency is good, actually. For decades numerous sensitive infrastructure, military, and first responder systems in Europe and the U.S. have utilized a radio standard dubbed TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and other major vendors. For 25 years secrecy surrounding the encryption algorithms used in TETRA kept researchers […]
Archdiocese of St. Louis pauses 'All Things New' decrees for 7 parishes
The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced Monday that it would be suspending the mergers of several parishes that are appealing their closures to the Vatican.
The "All Things New" restructuring plan goes into effect Tuesday, Aug. 1 and consolidates 178 parishes into 134. The plan includes merging 35 parishes into neighboring parishes and merging 15 parishes to create five new parishes. It will also reassign 158 priests.
Those mergers are now being suspended for several parishes that are appealing…
Big St. Louis-based cannabis firm to expand with acquisition
One of the St. Louis region’s largest marijuana firms is acquiring another local cannabis business in a deal its CEO said is the largest single acquisition in Missouri's cannabis market.
July homicides at a 10 year low
Napoli Sea Makes a Splash on the Streets of St. Charles
St. Charles’ new seafood restaurant seems to tear a page from The Old Man and the Sea. In our story, the titular fisherman is St. Charles, a city pining for fish.
Sunrise Yoga with Citra Fitness & Movement
Awaken your body and bask in the morning sunlight! This gentle yoga practice is designed to energize and align your body and mind through movement and breath. Bring your own
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Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - Illinois students will be required to learn about Native American history
The state just passed the new Native American history bill. It calls for all Illinois K-12 students will be required to learn about Indigenous history, tribal sovereignty, genocide, and more starting in the 2024-25 school year.
Riverview Gardens School District hosting 'Back to School Bash' tonight
Riverview Gardens School District is holding a back to school bash Tuesday night.
Several communities celebrating 'National Night Out' Wednesday
Neighborhoods and the police who protect and serve them are coming together to stand up against crime.
30 years later: Remembering a key date from the Great Flood of 1993
Tuesday marks 30 years since the peak of "The Great Flood of 1993" in St. Louis. On Aug. 1, 1993, the Mississippi River crested at 49.6 feet in Downtown St. Louis, its highest point in modern U.S. history and nearly 20 feet above flood stage.
Krispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts for losing Mega Millions tickets
If you lose out on winning a billion dollars in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery, Krispy Kreme has a consolation prize.
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