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As a winter storm approaches Tuesday night, last-minute shoppers are out in full force, stocking up at grocery and hardware stores.

If anyone has any information about this incident, please call the Creve Coeur Police Department at 314-737-4600.

Partly this is because we all get fooled by the Mercator projection used on most maps, which stretches the northern parts of Canada into something about the size of Russia. But it's also because nearly all of Canada is completely empty. About 99% of the population lives in the narrow red strip on the map ...continue reading "Raw data: Canada is smaller than you think"

A package of legislative proposals filed in Missouri would outlaw drag shows for children, regulate competitive sports, and ban transgender transition procedures.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said he believes the law will withstand court challenges about its constitutionality.

Dozens of advocates, including drag queens in full makeup, rallied Tuesday at Missouri's Capitol against bills banning transgender athletes from participating on girls' sports teams, gender-affirming treatment for transgender kids and public drag shows.

GLEN CARBON - The Glen Carbon Village Board approved several items at their Jan. 24 meeting, including the purchase of new police radios and a new speed trailer, as well as an Intergovernmental Dispatch Services Agreement. Members of the Village Board voted unanimously to approve the purchase of three new portable radios from Motorola Radio for $15,832.95, to be used by new officers of the Glen Carbon Police Department. “As our residential populations have grown over the past eight years, the number of our sworn officers has grown from 20 sworn officers to 28,” said Police Chief Todd Link. “This purchase would allow us to obtain additional portable radios and fully outfit our new officers.” The purchase of a new speed trailer from All Traffic Solutions for $16,119.70, also for the Glen Carbon Police Department, was approved unanimously by the Village Board. “Glen Carbon PD already has one-speed trailer, but it’s been non-functioning since abou

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One of the biggest questions among Missouri politicos these days is: What kind of a senator will Eric Schmitt be? Will he be an insider, like retiring Roy Blunt? Or an outsider, like fist-pumping Josh Hawley?

Public safety director Dan Isom said the suspects who committed the crimes had similar descriptions to the same crew involved in crimes at City Foundry.

GM's $1.5 billion investment in the midsize truck line and upgrades to the Wentzville plant included changes to the general assembly area, the body shop and paint shop, including new machines, conveyors, controls and tooling.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, a car slammed into the mountain lion Monday night around 7 p.m., off Old Highway 100 in Villa Ridge.

Originating from the need to use leftover bread, budín de pan is a traditional dessert in Argentina. Approximately 92 percent of present-day Argentineans are Catholics, those for whom throwing away bread is a sin.

My partner in all things, Wil Pelly, has taught me a lot about cooking during our time together. So far, maybe the most important to me is how to make cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper).

This is one of a handful of recipes I’d like to pass down as a legacy to my kids. But today we say “screw them” and give it to everyone.

My love of food, family and hospitality came from my grandma, who we called Monga. The warmth and love of her kitchen is what shaped my childhood and passion for my industry.

This seasoning is the final touch on Duckbill’s Chooch’s Chicken before we serve it to our guests. It’s named after my daughter, Chandler Heman, who I call Chooch.

I love to offer bits of memories through flavor, and when we were opening the restaurant, a couple came in, and they wanted a salad. I said they could test a new house salad that we were working on, and I used this dressing.

A mother of four children, three girls and one boy, Elenore was Andrew Hargis’ grandma on his mother’s side. Married in 1947, Elenore was the wife of a World War II cargo pilot turned local printer.

When the temperatures and hours of daylight diminish, there’s one recipe I cozy up to: Ham and Bean Soup. Not only is it comforting for me, but it’s a little salty and funky.

This recipe, doctored with the addition of herbs, is what my very non-culinary mom would make when it was cold outside. I absolutely loved when she made it because she was a traveling nurse and a single mom, so when she made the soup, it meant she was spending the day with me. Ingredients: Whole chicken, quartered (3 to 4 lbs) 1 tbsp oil 1 cup onion, minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 ribs of celery, small dice 2 carrots, small dice 8 cups chicken stock 1 lb wide egg noodles 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup 1/2 tsp dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh thyme 1 tsp dried oregano 2 tbsp parsley, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 tsp sherry vinegar (or lemon juice) Salt and pepper to taste