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Conservation Officer Confirms Bobcat Sighting in Belleville Subdivision
BELLEVILLE – A bobcat sighting in Brookhill Estates, near Green Mount Road in Belleville, has garnered significant attention this past weekend. The wildcat was first spotted on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, when a person let a dog out in the backyard. Brookhill Estates, located just east of Green Mount...
Bernie’s Redbird Review: An Aging Cardinals Rotation Isn’t Holding Up In The Summer Heat.
Lost in the caterwauling over the destitute St. Louis offense were the cracking sounds of a heavy baseball bat blasting pitches served by a Cards starter. It is an alarming noise that warns us of the severe damage to come. It means that another Redbirds starting pitcher is getting beaten up. It happened again Tuesday night before thousands of eyewitnesses at the ballpark in Cincinnati. This time, the punching bag was newcomer Erick Fedde.
Yadier Molina's absence is showing once again for the Cardinals
For years, teams feared Yadier Molina. From 2005-2022, Molina's first and final years as the St. Louis Cardinals' starting catcher, the Cardinals allowed just 886 stolen bases, the fewest in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks, the next-best team at limiting stolen bases, allowed 1,310 stolen bases. That's a gap of over 400 stolen bases in 18 years.
MoDot holds last public hearing to discuss the future of I-229 Double Decker Bridge
On Aug. 15, 2024 residents and the Missouri Department of Transportation met at the Remington Nature Center for the last public hearing on the future of the I-229 Double Decker Bridge.
Double Trouble – 2 of America’s Most Hated Highways in Missouri
I wish I had a nickel for every time I've driven on these Missouri highways and had bad words come to mind that I hopefully didn't say out loud. What I thought was just my opinion is now officially fact. Two of America's most hated highways call Missouri home. This...
Teenager missing after getting in a SUV
ST LOUIS – St. Louis County police issued a “missing endangered advisory” for Claire Ojeda. Ojeda was last seen on August 9, 11:50 p.m., as she got into a white sports utility vehicle at the Phillips 66 in the 4300 block of south Broadway Street. According to...
Francis Howell School Board again tables vote on bathroom measure for trans students
The Francis Howell School District board voted Thursday to table a vote on a policy that would require transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificate. It's the second time the board has delayed voting on the proposal since it was first introduced last October.
Affton teen’s memoir chronicles journey from Kabul to St. Louis
Sara Mosavi, a 17-year-old immigrant from Kabul, Afghanistan, and a 2024 graduate of Affton High School, is set to publish her memoir “Traveling With the Wind.”. The book, written while she was in school at Affton, details her experiences as an immigrant teenager. Mosavi is raising funds with the help of her mentor to self-publish the book before starting college at Saint Louis University in the fall. She will be raising funds through this weekend at www.indiegogo.com/projects/traveling-with-the-wind-memoirs-of-a-refugee-teen.
Sports historian Ed Wheatley to speak at Sunset Hills Historical Society event
The Sunset Hills Historical Society hosts award-winning PBS film producer, author and local sports enthusiast Ed Wheatley on Monday. The program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m., Aug. 19 at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3939 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Wheatley will discuss local...
GM Signs Landmark Solar Power Deal for Three Assembly Plants
As part of an ongoing push around renewable energy, we’re announcing a 15-year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy for three GM assembly plants. NorthStar’s Newport Solar project in Newport, Arkansas, will support the electricity needs of GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Lansing Grand River Assembly in Michigan, and the Wentzville Assembly site in Missouri by adding renewable energy directly to the grid we source from. The Newport project has a capacity of 180 megawatts. NorthStar Clean Energy is a unit of CMS Energy.
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