WEST ALTON – The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office announces the gate to the area will now be closed at all times beginning this Saturday, April 16 th, 2022, and will remain closed to vehicle traffic until further notice. Foot traffic is still welcome. The public is encouraged to report any observed or suspected illegal activity to the St. Charles County Police Department at 636-949-3000 or call 911. Lincoln Shields Recreation Area, part of the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, is located along the Mississippi River in West Alton, Missouri just west of the Clark Bridge. The area holds a Civil War memorial to the Confederate prisoners who contracted small pox and were then quarantined in a hospital on what became known as "Small Pox Island." Those soldiers then died and were buried on the island. Because of the shifting of the river channel and the flooding of the Mississippi River, Small Pox Island is now submerged. For more information please contact the
As you’ve already probably noticed from the creepy skies and eerie glow outside this morning, the St. Louis area is expected to get hit by “significant severe weather” today, says the US National Weather Service in St. Louis. “Significant” is an important word here.
The Rolling Stones will release a restored and remastered concert film and album titled Licked Live in NYC on June 10 that captures a January 2003 show the British rock…
On any given day you can find a stellar array of phenomenal reporting in the pages of the New York Times. On any other day you can also find a rotating crop of terrible gibberish, from COVID coverage that large swaths of the medical community say borders on journalistic malpractice, to numerous examples of “view […]
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. - A Kentucky man awaiting trial for killing an Illinois deputy tried to escape from the Jefferson County, Illinois jail. Ray Tate, 40, faces murder charges for the December killing of Wayne County Illinois Deputy Sean Riley and charges from a series of carjackings and shootings after the deputy was shot. Tate [...]
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The St. Louis-based consumer packaged goods company, said Monday there was an outbreak of avian flu at an egg-laying facility of one of its subsidiaries.
A St. Louis man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after he admitted to misusing Paycheck Protection Program loans intended to help small businesses through the pandemic.
aRobert Williams, 58, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to numerous counts of bank fraud.
According to a press release from Sayler Flemming, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, Williams submitted about 30 different PPP loan applications with false information.
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While helping out as a manager at her cousin’s eatery, Joo Joo Restaurant & Karaoke, owner Monica Lee started missing flavors that she loved while living abroad.
The former Missouri secretary of state and daughter of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan is in charge of an agency that oversees federal buildings and handles big-ticket federal contracts. The General Service Administration will play a role in executing a federal infrastructure law that will pump billions of dollars into Missouri.
MENLO, Iowa — In response to rising gas prices, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that fuel stations may sell cheaper, higher-ethanol blend fuels through the summer. “I’m here today because home-grown biofuels have a role to play right now… as we work to get prices under control and reduce the costs for families,” Biden told […]
Former Cardinals pitcher Todd Stottlemyre has lost count of the number of times he's been approached to lend his name to one brand or another, especially restaurants. He's always hesitated to do so, but when an opportunity arose with Koibito Poké, something just felt different. "I'd been approached during my baseball and post-baseball career about a number of different concepts, but, without knowing anything about the industry, I'd always said no," Stottlemyre says.
KNOB NOSTER, Mo. - First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visit Missouri today. They'll visit Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster to highlight the month of the military child and programs that support military-connected students. It's part of a White House initiative called Joining Forces. The First Lady will also [...]
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