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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Several prescribed burns will be conducted in Mark Twain National Forest on March 19. According to a press release from the United States Forest Service, the largest burn will be near Elm Springs and visible from Rolla. Other burns happening today include: Officials say the burns will be reducing the fuel load [...]

Bonito Bar is cradled between Frida’s and Diego’s Cantina along North and South Avenue.

Missouri’s largest electric utility believes a bill aimed at reducing competition and giving monopoly providers an advantage in building transmission lines will avoid cost overruns and deliver better results for customers. In its home state, where it stands to benefit, Ameren Missouri has offered its full-throated support to legislation aimed at giving the company the […]

The post Missouri, Kansas utilities back bills to reestablish monopoly on transmission projects appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Good tidings were spread around during Black History Month at Schnucks Markets in support of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. Schnucks customers and the company donated $120,000 to support the Urban League through the third annual “Round Up…

Rock band Matchbox Twenty announced that they are coming to the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Tuesday, June 20.

Country star Jon Pardi will be making a trip to St. Louis in October for his Mr. Saturday Night World Tour.

The crash happened about 11:40 p.m. Sunday on Highway 40 (Interstate 64), just west of Hampton Avenue.

This spring, “fill your cup” in Effingham, Illinois. With so much to see and do, you won’t want to leave this cozy, vibrant Midwestern getaway.

First responders have been called to White Ash Drive in Jefferson County after a vehicle drove into a home.

One-hundred years ago this year St. Louis voters passed an $87M ($1.5B today) bond referendum to make major changes to Downtown St. Louis.  Among the projects funded–which included demolition for the Gateway Mall and the suite of municipal buildings built along it–was widening Tucker, Market, and Olive in Downtown West, a project that was complete […]

The post Redeeming the Streetscape and Re-Activating Downtown West appeared first on NextSTL.

Remember when a hot mic captured President Joe Biden muttering under his breath that a reporter questioning him was a "stupid son of a bitch"?  Josh Hawley just had a similar faux pas — as the senior senator from Missouri was caught on leaked footage berating a St. Louis news reporter for nearly three cringe-worthy minutes before their formal interview began. The reporter's sin? He'd tweeted critically of Elon Musk, then joked about whether or not he was sober when tweeting.

"They'll come back with an enlightenment they'll carry with them as they embark on their college journeys," one volunteer said.

World needs a “quantum leap” in climate ambition to stave off devastating consequences.

City battles to maintain control as Republicans try to snatch it away.

Heightened visibility across pop culture has made drag performers a lightning rod for controversy, in spite of a history of philanthropy and community outreach efforts.