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St. Charles water well no. 10 back up and running

2 years 11 months ago
The City of St. Charles is once again able to supply some of the drinking water to its residents. This comes just a couple of days after a noticeable drop in ammonia levels at well #10, forcing the city to shut down it's only operational water treatment plant.
Mallory Thomas

Endangered person advisory: Hazelwood man missing for a week

2 years 11 months ago
HAZELWOOD, Mo. – The Hazelwood Police Department has issued an endangered person advisory for a man who disappeared exactly one week ago. According to a statement, the incident occurred in the 1000 block of Pinecone Trail, at 9 p.m. on Aug. 8. Authorities say James Steen Jr. left his home, took cash from an ATM, [...]
Kevin S. Held

Freshmen 'Move-In Day' at SIUE

2 years 11 months ago
It’s a big day at the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. More than a thousand first-year students arrive on Wednesday and Thursday, and returning students make their way back to campus living on Friday.
Patrick Clark

Could St. Louisans be made whole for radioactive waste exposure?

2 years 11 months ago
Earlier this summer, a consortium of media agencies dropped a bombshell report: The federal government spent decades downplaying or ignoring the risks of radioactive waste in the St. Louis area. And while the issue has been prominent in places like north St. Louis County and St. Charles County for quite some time, the spotlight on the documents revealed in the media reports — and the work of activists who have sought to bring attention to it — sparked fresh calls for governmental action. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has been particularly outspoken on the issue. He managed to get an amendment attached to a critical national defense bill that could compensate people in St. Louis who became sick. Hawley spoke with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum about the unusual legislative trajectory of his proposal — and whether it can survive tough legislative headwidns.