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June 7, 1942 - May 13, 2026

A lightning strike is believed to have caused a massive house fire on Hedge Drive in O'Fallon, Mo., on Monday, destroying the home and damaging neighboring properties.

The St. Charles City Council approved Bill 14085 on Tuesday night. The bill was created to help the city differentiate between warehouses and large-scale data centers. Data centers will not be included as a permitted use in any of the city’s zoning districts, effectively prohibiting large-scale data centers in St. Charles City.

One of the area’s top experts when it comes to the issue of flooding has stepped down from his position on University City’s Commission on Storm Water Issues amid frustration over what he describes as the city’s lack of urgency surrounding flood mitigation efforts.

An orthodontist asked the Maplewood City Council last week to allow her to open an office in CB1—the two blocks in downtown Maplewood reserved for retail, restaurants and entertainment. The proposal came to the council after being approved by Planning and Zoning. The proposed office location is 7345 Manchester Road. Before the council took it […]

Iván Herrera hit a three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning — one of four homers by St. Louis — as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn had an MRI on his left knee on Tuesday, and it came back “clean,” manager Oliver Marmol said.

Senator Bill Cassidy just lost his campaign for reelection to his Senate seat in Louisiana. With that, his career in federal government is likely over. It’s no secret as to why this happened. In early 2021, Cassidy suffered from a spasm of patriotism and voted to convict Donald Trump during his impeachment trial after the […]

Emergency responders from across the region gathered at Six Flags today for swift water rescue training using the park’s Thunder River attraction to simulate real flood conditions.

St. Charles City Council approved a permanent ban on large-scale data centers, drawing applause from residents in attendance.

GODFREY – Godfrey trustees agreed to move forward with a study to possibly build a new shared use path. At their May 19, 2026 meeting , Village Board members unanimously approved up to $9,900 for Oates Associates to perform a concept plan study for a potential shared use path near the F.E. Widman Trail. As previously reported on Riverbender.com , the proposed path would branch off from the F.E. Widman Trail at Rocky Fork Road, then run south along Boy Scout Lane before turning west

Six suspects are in custody after a police chase on Tuesday evening in Ferguson.

Experience the convergence of music and contemporary art in a performance inspired by CAM’s spring/summer exhibitions, featuring powerful meditations on memory and home from Melody McKiver, Kevin Puts, Kaija Saariaho, […]

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