ST. LOUIS - A judge's ruling on Friday has made room for the Railway Exchange Building to be acquired by the St. Louis Development Corporation's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority. The City of St. Louis judge approved for the organization to condemn and take over the building and the adjacent parking garage by eminent domain, [...]

ST. LOUIS - Winters in St. Louis have been getting milder. Over the last several years, there have been very few big snowstorms and only small amounts of cold air. Chris talked about the solar cycle and the path forward—I think that is one of the bigger factors involved in this outlook. That and a [...]

ST. LOUIS – We endure our share of icy driving conditions in the region. Let’s look at what could happen and what you can try to do to keep your vehicle from spinning out of control. Last winter, a firetruck from the Rock Community Fire Protection District went viral as it slid down a neighborhood [...]

ST. LOUIS – Our extreme winter pattern is not only harsh for us but also for wildlife, which tends to take treacherous routes to find more suitable environments. How does such weather affect animal movement and influence human success for hunting and gaming? “The weather has a humongous impact on animal behavior because they literally [...]

FESTUS, Mo. – From local cut-your-own Christmas tree farms to tree suppliers nationwide, weather has impacted the yuletide tradition. Victoria Meert of Meert Tree Farm in Festus, a 61-year-old local business, said their fields are looking great this year. She says they’ve been blessed with more rain than many other places in our region. Meanwhile, [...]

ST. LOUIS – 2024 has been a standout year for solar activity, with a total solar eclipse in April and a series of solar storms that brought the northern lights this summer. According to Dr. Mike Nowak, a researcher at Washington University, the sun’s activity follows an 11-year cycle, with the solar maximum marking the [...]

ST. LOUIS - If you want to learn about stargazing, you can always visit the library and find plenty of books on the subject. But did you know that many St. Louis area libraries can do even more by giving you the tools you need to look to the heavens. Since 2014, the Saint Louis Astronomical [...]

MISSOURI - Two skateboarders are pushing their way through Missouri this week as they continue a coast-to-coast adventure. Their journey has come with various bumps in the road, especially as they've crossed the show-me state due to one Missouri statute. The California native skateboarders Jason Vanproppal and Orio Ramirez left Moberly, Missouri, on Friday with [...]

ST. LOUIS -- More than 100 people have been sickened in an ongoing E. coli outbreak potentially connected to salads served at several events, St. Louis County health officials reported Wednesday. Despite a recent negative test result for lettuce samples from Andre's Banquets & Catering, investigators remain focused on the local catering company as the [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A woman was sentenced to two years in prison for setting multiple fires at a Marriott hotel after being terminated from her job as a housekeeper. A judge sentenced Ramona Cook, 26, to three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay $119,067 in restitution. According to court documents, Cook was [...]