Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits. Facing growing pressure from advocacy groups, lawsuits and climate projections that show hotter days ahead, some state prison systems are moving to install air conditioning and expand cooling measures — though many facilities remain years […]
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Fire Department responded to a large fire Wednesday morning in St. Louis. According to the fire department, the first-alarm fire is from an abandoned two-story brick warehouse near S. Vandeventer Avenue and Market Street. The building used to be JJ's Clubhouse, directly next to the Goodwill Outlet. Traffic has [...]
ST. LOUIS — Two critically endangered Amur leopard cubs were born on Aug. 13, 2025, at the Saint Louis Zoo. The births mark an important contribution to the population of one of the most endangered big cats in the world with only about 100 remaining in the wild. This is the second litter for 7-year-old parents Dot and Samson. Dot and the cubs are doing well and bonding in their private, indoor maternity den. It will be several months before the leopard family makes a public debut at the age when cubs would naturally leave the den with their mother. Samson can be seen by Zoo guests in his habitat at Big Cat Country. “As a second-time mom, Dot knows exactly what to do,” said Julie Hartell-DeNardo, Saint Louis Zoo Kevin Beckmann Curator of Carnivores. “Every Amur leopard birth is critical for the survival of this rare species. Our team is incredibly grateful to see mom and cubs doing so well so quickly." The first few months of life are critical for newborn
Only 90% of Missouri kindergarten students were immunized against measles, mumps and rubella last year, according to the department. Some counties have rates nearing 75%.
This article originally ran in St. Louis Business Journal on August 26, 2025. An aerospace and defense manufacturer has completed a $30 million move and expansion of its advanced manufacturing facility. Elite Tool, a lean contract manufacturer for the aerospace, commercial and defense industries, has expanded into a new 120,000-square-foot production facility within its longtime hometown of Moscow Mills, in […]
ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s is starting a Child Connections: CBT Skills therapy group for kids ages 9 through 11. This group will meet from 3:45–4:45 p.m. on Mondays at the OSF St. Anthony’s Psychological Services Department. This group will focus on the link between emotions, thoughts and actions using a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) model. “The group is meant to use time together in a group to talk about emotions and how do we regulate them, using CBT as a model,” explained Lisa Lawrence, LCSW. “CBT is like scientific curiosity about what is going on in our mind and body, kind of like how we feel about something affects how we think about it affects our behaviors.” Lawrence, who will oversee the group alongside Staci Knox, LCSW, explained that the aim is to help kids who might be experiencing “negative outcome behaviors” to learn tools and strategies to better handle their emotions. She pointed to “emotional
Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, […]
Step into the world of Growing Together, an exhibit celebrating the legacy of Fisher-Price. Discover the fascinating history behind one of America’s most beloved toy makers and explore a curated […]
John Fogerty is heading out on the road again this fall.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced dates for The Legacy Tour, which is set to kick off Sept. 29…
Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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