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A lightning strike sparked a major house fire overnight in rural Jefferson County, officials say. No injuries were reported.

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A washout that resembles a sinkhole formed along the Downtown St. Louis riverfront earlier this week near the Gateway Arch.

A man died after wet roads caused a crash Friday afternoon in Washington County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Police declined to say whether the shooting was intentional or how the boy got the gun because the matter was still under investigation.

On June 26, 2026, just after 4PM, District 6 officers responded to the 8400 block of N. Broadway for a shooting.

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On June 27, 1954, the world’s first nuclear power plant to supply electricity to a public grid began operating in Obninsk, in the Soviet Union. The plant was small by later standards, but the moment carried global importance. It showed that atomic energy, first introduced to the world through war and destruction, could also be used to generate power for homes, industry, and research. At the time, many governments saw nuclear energy as a symbol of scientific progress and national strength.