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Security guard, teenager shot outside hospital in south St. Louis
The guard agreed to help the teen search for his lost cell phone, and both were shot by gunmen in a silver sedan.
Construction Photo Roundup March 2022 - NextSTL
FOX 2 "Fastest Growing Home Prices" Makes Dubious Claims
The housing market is out of control right now. There's a historic shortage of housing stock, and things are particularly bad in the St. Louis region.…
St. Louis' largest charitable foundation's grants dip in 2021 after record-setting year
Former St. Louis teacher helping lead coalition pushing back on book bans
$100M mixed-use project proposed for former World News site in Clayton
Firefighters Battle Intense Multi-Alarm Blaze At Oasis In Carrollton
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton Fire Protection District firefighters and other departments battled an intense fire at the Oasis in Carrollton late Monday night and remained at the scene Tuesday morning extinguishing hot spots. Carrollton Fire Protection District Chief Tim Thaxton described the situation as “a total loss” for the Oasis bar and grill. The nearby motel remained intact thanks to the efforts of the firefighters. Chief Thaxton said the call came in around 11:30 p.m. on Monday. Chief Thaxton said the cause of the fire was not yet determined and that they were still investigating. Multiple neighboring departments responded to assist from Jerseyville, White Hall, Greenfield, and Roodhouse on standby. Thaxton thanked all the other departments and his firefighters for their efforts in the difficult situation.
Construction Photo Roundup March 2022
Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling.
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St. Louis-based Filipino barbecue pop-up The Fattened Caf is going nationwide with a new line of sauces
The Filipino barbecue pop-up brand will sell its SAWSAWAN line of sauces online and in local retailers.
Woman rescued from burning building in Marine Villa
UPDATE: Fire officials shared there was a woman in her 40's-50's trapped inside. She has been taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Her injuries were not reported as life-threatening. According to fire officials, there were several people trapped in the house, but they were able to escape before the firefighters [...]
Best ethnic food recs in the city, all cuisine
Rescue crash closes lanes in Bellefontaine Neighbors
ST. LOUIS - A rescue crash happened at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Bellefontaine Neighbors neighborhood. There were lanes closed at the intersection of Jennings Station at Bellefontaine. FOX 2's Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter flew over the scene there. It is unknown at this time if anyone involved in the crash was injured. [...]
National gas price average reaching historic high
$3 and $4 prices at the pump, that's a cost we all can relate to.
"Kind of ridiculous right now," Tyler Morris said.
"Get back that, even just that $2 range would be great right now," Danielle Mcnulty said.
AAA Spokesperson Nick Chabarria hates to be the bearer of bad news, but he's tracking prices across the country, and it's only going up from here.
"The U.S. gas price average at $4.06 is just five cents away from the all-time high of $4.11 set back in July of 2008," Chabarria said.
Chabarria…
Was trying to find out if you hit $1000 in the Lou if it rolled back over to $0 due to some arch magic. Maybe next time 🤷♂️
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - Why aren’t states doing more testing for toxic algae blooms?
Midwestern lakes are a hotbed of toxic algae blooms, largely caused by agricultural runoff. Without regular testing, visitors to lakes in many states have no idea what they're getting into.
Where to eat, play, and stay in Springfield, Missouri
Drive just three hours west of St. Louis to experience the Ozarks in The Queen City.
Partisan policies didn’t raise gas prices, and partisan sniping won’t lower them | Opinion
In 2020 the price of oil crashed, even falling to less than zero one day. Traders actually had to pay buyers to get them to take oil contracts off their hands. Oil companies would prefer not to sell oil unless they can make money off it. Oil companies are just funny that way. So U.S. […]
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Mix of sun and clouds Tuesday with high temps in upper-40s
ST. LOUIS - Tuesday will have a mix of sun and clouds with high temperatures in the upper-40s. Winds will be minimal. Expect quiet weather Wednesday with more sun and temperatures around normal. Thursday will be dry during the day with increasing clouds. Expect rain late Thursday night and then it will change into a [...]
Cities are investing billions in new sewage systems. They’re already obsolete.
The use of decades-old rainfall estimates do not reflect current – let alone future – climate risk.