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2 teens rescued after boat overturns near West Alton

1 week 6 days ago
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — No injuries were reported after emergency crews responded to a overturned boat in the Mississippi River near West Alton. The incident occurred on the Mississippi River near the Lincoln Shields Recreation Area, north of the Clark Bridge. According to River Pointe Fire District's John Shrader, the incident happened while two [...]
Nick Gladney

US Senate GOP rolls out health care plan that fails to extend premium subsidies

1 week 6 days ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they will hold a vote on their own health care proposal later this week to counter a Democratic bill that would extend enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans for three more years. The 32-page GOP bill would not address the expiring ACA marketplace tax credits but […]
Jennifer Shutt

Giant menorah to be lit in downtown St. Louis for Hanukkah

1 week 6 days ago
ST. LOUIS — A giant menorah is set to be placed in downtown St. Louis Wednesday morning in celebration of Hanukkah. The 29-foot Staenberg Menorah will be be assembled in Kiener Plaza at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning as part of the 'Chanukah @ The Arch' celebration. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, begins on Sunday [...]
Nick Gladney

Inside the No Lone Zone

1 week 6 days ago
In No Lone Zone, Adam Reynolds explores two museums that once housed functional Minuteman II and Titan II nuclear missiles. The history he captures demonstrates the thinking, challenges, and dangers that shape today’s nuclear weapons. Peace Through Deterence From the 1960s to the 1980s, Minuteman II and Titan II missiles represented the land-based arm of …
Marisa Tesoro

Wednesday, Dec. 10 - A better way to field energy

1 week 6 days ago
With the cold weather hitting the St. Louis region in the past two weeks, Illinoisans have been using more natural gas to heat their homes. In the last six years, Ameren has been working to renovate its natural gas storage fields to make them more efficient for the company — and, they say, save customers money. St. Louis Public Radio’s Will Bauer recently toured one of the fields near Freeburg and has this report.

Blustery Wednesday, colder air moving in

1 week 6 days ago
ST. LOUIS — A Wind Advisory has been issued Wednesday for portions of the area through 12 p.m. as our next cold front approaches. Ahead of this boundary, a few spots of light rain have damped the ground, but the more impactful note will be the wind behind it, as well as dropping temperatures through [...]
Haley Fitzpatrick