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School leaders are keeping an eye on rising gas prices

2 years 6 months ago
The Rockwood School District purchased its own fleet of about 150 buses back in 2016. "We transport 12,000 students every day back and forth to school," Rockwood Communications Director Mary LaPak said. With diesel gas prices reaching $5 a gallon, LaPak said they've only had to make one adjustment so far. "We're fortunate to have both unleaded and diesel buses and we are using those unleaded buses for longer field trips and activities to save on those costs," LaPak said. Paul Ziegler, now CEO…
Pepper Baker, KSDK

Congress hates changing the clocks just like everyone else

2 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining an hour of it each year thanks to going on and off daylight saving time. “I believe that any justifications for springing forward and falling back are either outdated or are outweighed by the serious […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Remembering Rich LoRusso, a Larger-Than-Life Chef and Restaurateur

2 years 6 months ago
The St. Louis restaurant community is mourning the loss of one of its greats. Rich LoRusso, chef, restaurateur and owner of the Italian mainstay, LoRusso's Cucina (3121 Watson Road, 314-647-6222), passed away on Wednesday, March 9, following a six-month battle with a rare form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS.…
Cheryl Baehr

Tractor-trailer catches fire after falling off Poplar Street Bridge on-ramp

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Two people were taken to the hospital early Friday morning after a crash on an entrance ramp to the Poplar Street Bridge. A tractor-trailer went over the side of the entrance ramp at about 3:30 a.m. It was going from the eastbound 44/northbound 55 ramp onto the eastbound Poplar Street Bridge going [...]
Chris Regnier