ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The FIFA World Cup soccer semi-finals will be on FOX 2 at noon Wednesday, with a match between France vs Morocco. You can watch Studio STL at noon on KPLR 11. Check out the program schedule by clicking here. Morocco is the first Arab and African team to make it this far in a World [...]
The troublesome black carp, long a bane to ecosystems in U.S. waterways, is now an officially established species in parts of the Mississippi River basin.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A Powerball player won $50,000 after using the game's Double Play feature. The winning ticket was purchased in Richmond Heights at a gas station along Clayton near Big Bend. A lot of people were playing the Powerball that evening. The Powerball jackpot was $2.04 billion and the largest in U.S. history. [...]
You may be enjoying this balmy St. Louis December, but the area's ski industry is ready for some snow — or at least some seasonably cold temperatures. Eureka's Hidden Valley Ski Resort, located just a 30-minute drive from downtown St. Louis, announced yesterday that it was delaying its annual opening. "We have just not had cold enough temps to support snowmaking efforts," General Manager Tony Santora wrote on Facebook.
For years, attempts have been made to make access to federal court records free. To date, not one of these efforts have been successful. The federal judiciary likes its antiquated cash cow, raking in PACER fees meant to improve and free up (as in “free”) document access and redistributing the profit amongst itself, (illegally) blowing […]
Shoppers hoping for a little relief at the grocery store for their holiday meals will be disappointed by the Consumer Price Index released Tuesday. The CPI shows inflation cooling but food prices — particularly for some holiday staples — remain high. The CPI increased 0.1% in November, which was lower than some economists expected. Over […]
Florissant Council Honors Tim Lee By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for its only December meeting this week after the Dec. 26 meeting was cancelled. The council had two public hearings scheduled, but both were postponed. The council paused for a moment to remember former councilman Tim Lee, who died recently. Several council […]
Scientists at a U.S. national laboratory announced Tuesday that they achieved fusion ignition, a breakthrough decades in the making that could have major implications for clean energy. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco said that on Dec. 5, for the first time anywhere in the world, they managed to produce more energy from […]
ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole held a very brief meeting on Monday night, during which they approved several easements and property bids with little to no discussion. A temporary easement for the removal of encroachments on Plum Street and East 4th Street was approved unanimously. An ordinance authorizing a permanent easement for an encroachment on Plum Street was also approved unanimously. The Committee also approved a notice of sale of property owned by the City of Alton and an “invitation to bid thereon.” The City Clerk of the City of Alton will receive sealed bids for the purchase of the property, located at 1420 E. 4th St. Several property bids were awarded at Tuesday’s meeting as well. S. Shafer Excavating, Inc. was awarded the bid for 3602 & 3604 Thomas Ave. in the amount of $24,700.00 and for 645 East 5th St. in the amount of $31,400.00. A question was raised as to whether these properties were slated for demolition, which it was revealed
A nuisance hearing scheduled for Thursday to address issues at the Ely Walker Lofts at 1520 Washington Avenue was the second such hearing the city has cancelled since September.
A man shot a Kentucky Fried Chicken employee Tuesday evening in St. Louis in a dispute that intensified when the restaurant ran "out of corn," police say.
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