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The deadly mass casualty crash on Interstate 70 east of St. Louis could have and should have been prevented, according to St. Louis area Congressman Mike Bost.

C.J. Mugg's Bar and Grill in Webster Groves prepared its staff and long-time customers for a harsh reality: they would be shutting down on Thursday.

The dangerous heat has pet owners looking for ways to keep their animals cool.

Are you in the mood for some rare optimistic climate news? The Rocky Mountain Institute released a report today forecasting that solar and wind are growing so fast and getting so cheap that they're now on track to produce 30% of all electricity by 2030 and upwards of 70-85% by 2050: If we can do ...continue reading "Net zero by 2050?"

Debris and tree limbs could be found across south St. Louis County after Wednesday's storm.

Excess mortality is generally considered a better guide to COVID deaths than actual counts of COVID deaths themselves, which are subject to considerable interpretation and dispute. Here are the excess mortality rates for Scandinavia, the US, and a bunch of large European countries: Sweden is at the very bottom. There's only one country that's noticeably ...continue reading "I guess Sweden didn’t kill everyone after all"

A man who admitted in court that he’s a killer received an unusual plea deal Thursday. Moments after Darin Schmidt, now 37, admitted his crime, he learned he’ll soon be eligible for parole.

Gagliano said Spire customers are doing this in response to posts they’ve seen on various social media platforms.

The mayor of Jennings has been driving a car with dealer plates while a car with expired tags is parked in his home's driveway.

St. Louis area Schnuck Markets in Missouri and Illinois have a new frozen pizza. The exclusive deal with Every True Tiger Brands features the image of three Mizzou football players on the label.

5 On Your Side learned that juvenile courts released two young people police initially charged following the mass shooting.

The interim executive director of the East St Louis Housing Authority has been suspended following a You Paid For It expose on horrendous conditions in an apartment in the Gompers Housing Project.

The most recent drought monitor update has Missouri in exceptional drought. What does that mean, and when will it end?

The St. Clair County coroner identified the victim as John Finnegan, 60, of Belleville, Illinois.

Out of all the purveyors of facial recognition tech, Clearview is by far the sketchiest. It has compiled billions of photos and other personal info by doing little more than scraping the internet of anything that isn’t locked down. Web scraping isn’t inherently evil, but Clearview certainly makes scraping appear malicious. There are any number […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Developers are building a bigger hotel on a prominent corner in Clayton but have dropped plans to add condominiums. The updated plans for the corner of South Central Avenue and Forsyth Boulevard now include a 20-story, 245-room hotel, a jazz club and restaurant with outdoor space. Developers Midas and Green Street […]

Bond Architects has welcomed a new Project Architect, Lisa Griffin (AIA LEED Green Associate), and a new Junior Interior Designer, Nicole Grinberg (WELL AP) onto their design team.   Lisa Griffin, AIA, LEED Green Associate, has joined Bond’s team as Project Architect. She has two years of industry experience and a Masters’ in Architecture from […]