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Community members are asking for help after a five-year-old boy was killed by a tree that fell into his family's home in Jennings on Saturday. St. Louis County Police told KMOV that Robert "RJ" Lawrence III was in his bedroom when the tree fell into that portion of the house. The boy was knocked unconscious and trapped beneath the tree.

Locals in University City can place any downed tree limbs at their curb for pick-up starting Monday.

Saturday's fierce wind and rain left widespread damage, downed trees and caused a boil-water advisory for parts of St. Louis.

Dozens of people evacuated from a St. Ann apartment building early Monday morning becuase of a broken pipe.

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Emboldened by that fact, abortion rights advocates in multiple states might propose ballot initiatives for voters to consider in next year’s election, if […]

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The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, September 12, 1990 Autumn tugs August, the the night air chilling perceptively as Interstate 55 makes its steep descent into the Meramec Valley, the same river basin George Gilmore and his victims called home. Upstream from here at Glencoe, on the night of Oct. 29, 1980, Gilmore murdered 83-year-old Lottie […]

From the $8,000 set aside so the Lone Jack Police Department could buy rifles to $46 million for an allied health building at St. Louis Community College, Gov. Mike Parson’s veto ax fell heavily on earmarked spending as he finished work on the coming year’s Missouri budget. Parson announced his actions late Friday on the $51.8 billion budget approved by lawmakers in May, with only eight hours left before the start of the new fiscal year. In all, he made 201 vetoes, cutting $555.3 million by…

As of Monday morning, more than 70,000 Ameren customers were without power.

What with summer here, I had forgotten all about Southern California's huge spike in natural gas prices during the winter. Whatever happened to that? Here's the answer: The whole thing lasted two months. Daily spot prices shot up in December from 100¢ per therm to 500¢ per therm and were back to 100¢ by February. ...continue reading "Southern California’s natural gas shock lasted two months"

Fixing pinball machines is a specialized skill. Some in the St. Louis region are teaching a younger generation the rare art of pinball repair.

The city of Belleville is reminding locals that consumer fireworks are illegal within the state of Illinois.

Some MetroLink riders may run into delays Monday morning.

The charming and cheeky nod to Bastille Day features more than 50 artists, fantastical entertainment, music, food, shopping, and more along Sutton Boulevard and Manchester Avenue.

When Ryan Schepers met with Matt Thenhaus to discuss the possibility of hosting a wedding reception at the Fortune Teller Bar, the meeting wound up being between the (eventual) future and former owners of the Cherokee Street establishment.  Instead of simply booking a date, Schepers, a bar regular, learned that Thenhaus was low-key shopping the Fortune Teller around.