St. Louis News

“They're using energy to process already clean water”

Care for some water, fresh from the tap? While sales of bottled water are booming in the United States, a handful of St. via KMBC

More money is on the way to help fight a growing problem in St. Louis -- graffiti. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Part of a street is renamed in honor of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty. via KSDK-TV Saint Louis

“That money was not used by Burghoff to renovate the restaurant but transferred to another Burghoff controlled bank account at National City Bank”

St. Louis Business Journal - Lisa R. Brown Matt Burghoff, a developer who has completed commercial projects in Kirkwood and downtown St. via Bizjournals

“And then you have departments that have huge deficits because of pensions and the sick-leave buyback.”

In the last five years, the city of St. Louis has spent more than $4 million buying unused sick days from dozens of employees, a St. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“He opened the door, and the gunmen forced their way inside and demanded to know where the weapons were in the house”

By Carolyn P. Smith

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Police are looking for two unidentified black males who forced their way at gunpoint into the Pennsylvania Avenue home of an 84-year-old man and robbed him of an undisclosed amount of money.

The man was not injured Monday morning when the incident occurred.

East St. Louis Detective Ricky Perry said police were sent to the victim's residence to investigate a report of a burglar-alarm sounding. They arrived to find the resident lying on the floor, unharmed but badly shaken. Read more

“The CVC will welcome the return of union workers no later than Friday, April 11”

The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission and the three audiovisual unions that work at the America's Center reached an agreement Friday to end the labor agreement deadlock that has kept union members ... via STLtoday

Bluish A woman who grew up thinking she was Christian discovers that her long-deceased mother was Jewish. via Riverfront Times

“I didn't want to be a cripple for the rest of my life”

It poured ferociously last week during the opening-night performances of two current productions that are both set in Ireland, a land known for incessant rainfall. via Riverfront Times

Jessica Simpson is feeling "much better" after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. via KMOV.com

“The future of space exploration is one of the most important science-related issues discussed in our society”

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Source: NASA HQ - Comments ST. via Space Ref

Subject : Jerry O. Wilkerson Retrospective Openings Discerning Palette: Jerry O. Wilkerson Retrospective Like many of his contemporaries in the pop art movement, Jerry Wilkerson, who died of cancer in 2007, ... via Riverfront Times

Assassins Stephen Sondheim's most audacious musical is also one of his least-seen. The show takes direct aim at our national obsession with guns. via Riverfront Times

Centene Corportation officially announced Wednesday morning that they will not build their world headquarters in Ballpark Village. via KSDK NewsChannel 5

“Our statement on that particular area is that if you don't have to use it, please don't.”

We all know that talking on cell phones while driving can cause crashes. But explosions at gas stations? This week's topic concerns gullibility. via STLtoday

“It is a large county with 100,000 people. The county is full of intelligent people capable of home rule.”

Franklin County voters will decide on April 8 whether to take the first step toward establishing a charter government. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis firefighters rescued three children and a woman from a burning building early today in the 2800 block of Montgomery Street. via FireFightingNews.com

Assassins Stephen Sondheim's most audacious musical is also one of his least-seen. The show takes direct aim at our national obsession with guns. via St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

How all of this compares to Balaban's in 1972, 1992 or even last year, I can't say. via St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

“They were trying to scare people”

Neighbors in the tidy, middle-class Southampton neighborhood in south St. Louis said Monday they barely noticed the comings and goings of one of their enclave's newest arrivals. via Belleville News