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Three Good Things: The real origin of Memorial Day
In his weekly Three Good Things radio essay, KMOX host Scott Jagow explores a finding from the mid-1990s in a dusty old box at Harvard University. Inside was evidence that rebutted the common story of where and when Memorial Day started.
Cicadas have arrived in Missouri — and they make for a ‘tender and savory' snack. Here's how
Cicadas are a nutritional boon to birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians — and yes, even humans. The insects contain a high amount of protein, fiber and minerals. “Anything you can make with shrimp you can make with cicadas,” said Nicole Pruess, invertebrate keeper at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, who ate her first cicada dish last week. “We fried them up with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon juice and a little bit of fresh parsley. I thought it was going to be crunchy, but it was actually very tender and savory.”
Man shot and killed on northern edge of downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A man was shot and killed on the northern edge of downtown St. Louis Sunday evening. Police say the shooting near the intersection of 13th and Lucas, just after 8:00 p.m. A man in his 20s was shot in the head. Homicide detectives...
Family remembers mother, 2 daughters ‘taken from us too soon’ in car crash
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A Missouri family is in mourning after a car crash involving a tractor-trailer took the lives of a mother and her two young daughters. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 45-year-old Michelle C. Yaeger and her two daughters, ages 8 and 10, were traveling in a GMC Yukon when the crash happened around 7:35 a.m. Friday at the point where traffic from Interstate 55 merges onto northbound Interstate 270 in South County.
Valley Park homes battered by large hail Sunday
VALLEY PARK, Mo. — St. Louis County homes were battered by strong storms on Sunday. On Monday, roofers and contractors were all over a Valley Park neighborhood, Mission Hill Estates, because all the houses were littered with holes. Neighbors actually described the damage as Swiss cheese because of the...
10 years after ‘For the Sake of All’ health report, lead author sees little change
It’s been 10 years since the “For the Sake of All” report shone light on St. Louis’ racial inequities in health, education and economic opportunity. In that time, the 80-page document has been referenced in multiple policy changes and utilized by the Ferguson Commission, which was formed after the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr. by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
Man charged with murder in November shooting in Downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The apprehension of a suspect by a St. Louis Police tactical team on Friday has resulted in a murder charge in the shooting of a man in November in Downtown who later succumbed to his injuries. Police said in a news release that...
Radar-confirmed tornado twists through south St. Louis County
MEHLVILLE, Mo. — Residents in the Mehlville area were cleaning up debris Sunday night after the storm ripped through their neighborhood just off Interstate 55. A tornado in the area was confirmed by radar from the National Weather Service. Lisa Arndt said she and her family were having a...
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