U.S. Rep. Cori Bush says her 2020 upset win was no fluke and says her record warrants a second term; opponent Steve Roberts says Bush hasn’t made an effective transition from protest leader to legislator.
"We focus on employee loyalty, and that takes the form of things like better onboarding, better training, wellness programs, improving culture, and generally providing better rewards in the form of payments."
ST. PETERS, Mo. - Ten puppies died at Stray Paws Rescue in Old Town St. Peters when the building took on a lot of water in Tuesday's flash flooding. 15 adult dogs were able to be rescued from the facility on Depot Street with help from Central County Fire and Rescue crews, and they were [...]
Comcast had a particularly ugly second quarter, according to the company’s latest earnings report. The nation’s biggest cable giant not only lost half a million pay TV subscribers as the cord cutting trend continued, it failed to add any new broadband customers for the first time in company history. Users are increasingly cutting the cable […]
Voters will also decide whether or not to give the County Council final approval authority over executive appointees, and whether to create a volunteer commission that would set council pay every five years.
Flash flooding overwhelmed Black Creek and Deer Creek in Brentwood for the second time this week.
The mayor of Brentwood, David Dimmitt, said the area near Hanley Industrial Court can be quickly overwhelmed by flash flooding.
Brandon Butler was at a CrossFit gym on Hanley Industrial when the water came rushing in.
“This whole thing was like a river honestly, like you could swim through it,” Butler said.
Butler said he was only at CrossFit St. Louis for a few minutes before the flooding happened.
“I…
Metro Transit said the historic rainfall and flooding earlier this week also caused unprecedented damage to their systems.
In a press release, Metro estimated the damage between $18 million and $20 million. More than half of that damage was to one MetroLink train, which was valued at $10 million and was expected to be a total loss.
“We have never seen flash flooding to these extreme levels on the 46-mile MetroLink system since it opened in 1993,” Bi-State Development President and CEO Taulby…
Austin Blankenship and Corey James want St. Louis to know one very important thing. "We have the best tasting dicks in St. Louis." Soon, folks throughout the metro area will be able to taste that assertion for themselves thanks to the husband-and-husband team's new adult waffle brand, Naughty Bits STL.
St. Louis startup Rezilient Health recently reached a key milestone in its evolution into a primary care provider, opening its first and flagship “CloudClinic” in downtown Clayton, at 7923 Forsyth Blvd.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Missouri Sunshine Law next year, a statewide organization dedicated to government transparency has honored The Missouri Independent as a “Sunshine Hero” for its work covering state government since launching in October 2020. In addition to The Independent, the Missouri Sunshine Coalition has also chosen Greene County Clerk […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden took a preliminary victory lap Thursday to celebrate Democrats striking a surprise deal on a sweeping legislative package that renewed hopes of historic action on the party’s health care, tax and climate goals. But just down Pennsylvania Avenue, Senate Democrats said they needed to read through the bill text to […]
Environmental advocates largely praised the climate provisions in Senate Democrats’ massive taxes, health care and energy bill released Wednesday night, saying even with provisions to help the fossil fuel industry, the measure represents a historic step toward addressing the climate crisis. The 725-page bill — made public mere hours after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Help may be coming for flood victims in north Saint Louis County. The mayors of some north county municipalities are discussing flood relief Friday morning along with county council members Rita Heard Days and Shalonda Webb. They will meet Friday morning in Florissant. Many of those displaced in Tuesday's flooding are at the [...]
ST. LOUIS - A Las Vegas couple who stopped in St. Louis while on a cross-country trip had their dogs and car stolen while they were eating dinner. The couple was outside having dinner at a restaurant on Washington Avenue on Monday, July 18 when their car was stolen with their two dogs inside. The [...]
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