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A graphic from the National Weather Service of St. Louis.

Winter storm could bring 5-8 inches of snow through Monday night

December 15, 2019

A winter storm warning is in effect from now through Tuesday morning, with a possible 5-8 inches of snow and some ice expected to make roads difficult to travel. Heavy mixed — snow and ice — precipitation...

Students pictured above include back row, left to right: Samuel Caldwell, Nathan Hart, Ian McMurry, Caleb Robinson, James Zipfel, Andrew Kim, Benny Mayer.  Middle row: Meredith Blucker, Lily Jiang, Cole Lilledahl, Kira Boegeman, Philip Duchild, Madlyn Anderson, Rachel Wei.  Front row: Roie Randelman, Ava Wood, Ida Fan, Yeonsoo Park, Mary Lanio.  Not pictured: Raymond Soto, Dimitri Loli.

Lindbergh High Orchestra partners with German orchestra to celebrate 60 years as sister cities

December 12, 2019

  The Lindbergh High School Orchestra will take part in an exciting overseas collaboration over the next two years, playing alongside the Youth Baroque Orchestra ‘Die Telemänner,’ based in...

Decorated graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery after Wreaths Across America in 2018.

‘Wreaths Across America’ will honor veterans buried at Jefferson Barracks this weekend

December 11, 2019

Wreaths will be placed on the gravesites of veterans at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery this weekend as part of the national Wreaths Across America movement. This year, the local holiday wreath-laying...

Class assignment asking students to set your price for a slave gets international attention

Class assignment asking students to ‘set your price for a slave’ gets international attention

December 10, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District is getting international attention for a Blades Elementary assignment in which a teacher asked students to “set...

Jill Schupp running for Congress in St. Louis suburbs, challenging  Ann Wagner

Jill Schupp running for Congress in St. Louis suburbs, challenging Ann Wagner

December 4, 2019

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner has a Democratic challenger for 2020. Missouri Sen. Jill Schupp, D-Creve Coeur, announced Tuesday that she is running against Wagner in the 2nd Congressional District that covers...

Rendering of the new Union Station with the St. Louis Wheel and the St. Louis Aquarium.

St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will open Christmas Day

December 4, 2019

The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will open on Christmas. Special Christmas Day hours will be from noon until 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, the aquarium announced Wednesday. Timed admission tickets...

Rep. David Gregory addresses the Tesson Ferry Republican Club in July 2018.

Secretary of state warns of online misinformation with South County GOP legislators

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 26, 2019

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined local legislators for a town hall last month, discussing online misinformation, medical marijuana, election security, the 2019 legislative session and more. Reps....

A sign urges residents to avoid contact with remaining floodwater in Lemay Park June 21. Floodwaters may carry sewage and infectious organisms.

MSD cleaning up after sewage spill into Mississippi River tributary in Oakville

November 23, 2019

Crews with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or MSD, are cleaning up after a force main break Saturday in Oakville in south St. Louis County released 260,000 gallons of sewage into a tributary...

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