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A new earthquake disaster movie features a crumbling Gateway Arch
Continental Split, a new low budget disaster movie featuring a crumbling St. Louis skyline and the destruction of the Gateway Arch, is now streaming for free on Tubi. The plot centers around an earthquake along the New Madrid fault line.
Six businesses broken into in Florissant overnight
FLORISSANT, Mo. – Florissant police are searching for suspects Monday morning after multiple overnight business break-ins. Florissant police confirm that at least six business break-ins happened along New Halls Ferry and Lindbergh in the span of about half an hour overnight Monday morning. Florissant police say this whole episode started with a break-in at Brennan’s […]
Pi Pizzeria closes its last location
ST. LOUIS — A pizza chain that caught the attention of former President Barack Obama has shuttered its last remaining location, with the business now up for sale. Pi Pizzeria in the Central West End was slated to close after service Sunday, and the business, including recipes, furniture and fixtures, is for sale, owner Chris Sommers told St. Louis Magazine.
Wash U researchers say child savings accounts can be used to deliver reparations
As reparations task forces continue studying how to repay African Americans for past racist harms, Washington University researchers say there are tested policy models that can deliver mass repayment. In the June issue of the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, the research brief Asset-Building Policy and Black...
Smaller Market Data Centers Gain New Way to Connect to Internet Exchanges
Global internet exchange operator DE-CIX hopes to connect data centers in smaller markets using a new approach that could benefit customers of the data center operator. A recent deal with Kansas City, Mo., data center operator NOCIX is an example of the kinds of partnerships DE-CIX hopes to establish with the data centers.
Colorado Rockies drop final game against Royals 10-1
GRAND JUCNTION, Colo. (KREX) —The Kansas City Royals snapped their three-game skid, crushing the Colorado Rockies 10-1 on Sunday. Maikel Garcia, MJ Melendez, and Bobby Witt Jr. all homered. Garcia’s three-run blast capped a four-run second inning off Tanner Gordon, who made his MLB debut. Jake Cave had two hits for the Rockies, but it wasn’t enough to keep their streak alive.
44-year-old woman drowns at Jefferson County summer camp
DITTMER, Mo. — A woman drowned on Sunday at a Jefferson County summer camp for people with developmental disabilities, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said emergency crews responded to Sunnyhill at 6555 Sunlit Way in Dittmer, where they found 44-year-old Martha Boland unresponsive in a pool.
Cardinals Notes: Trade Deadline, Nootbaar, Edman, O’Brien
Today’s 8-3 win over the Nationals improved the Cardinals’ record to 47-42, and continued the team’s impressive run of play over the last two months. After stumbling out of the gates to a 15-24 start, the Cards have now won 32 of their last 50 games, and have surged into the second NL wild card slot.
Independence Day Weekend travel expected to break records
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As the holiday weekend comes to an end, travelers are filling highways and airports across America. According to AAA, nearly 71 million people were expected to travel over the July 4th weekend. Today was expected to have the highest number of travelers with more than 3 million people potentially being screened at […]
Fox High has mural painted on wall leading to gym
The walk into the Fox High School gym is more colorful now that a large mural has been painted on an exterior wall leading to its entrance. Kenzie Wolk, an artist from Ste. Genevieve, painted the mural between June 3 and June 7. It celebrates both the school and the...
Joe Buck set to make MLB return
Joe Buck will get another crack at calling a St. Louis Cardinals game this season. The voice of ESPN’s Monday Night Football was supposed to return to the booth for a special, one-time broadcast that saw him and Chip Cary reminiscing about their families’ broadcasting legacy during a Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game on May 24. Unfortunately Read more... The post Joe Buck will return to St. Louis Cardinals’ booth July 29 after rainout appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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