SpaceX to launch private Crew Dragon flight around Earth’s poles
The historic, privately financed space flight will carry humans above Earth’s ice caps for the first time.
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Parents who want to stick to a budget and have money left over for extracurricular activities should do their homework.
Pork recall at Schnucks store in Town and Country
TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. – Schnucks Markets Inc. has recalled several bone-in pork products sold at its Town and Country location. In a news release, Schnucks is recalling the following 10 products sold at its store at 1060 Woods Mill Road: Pork loin rib chops Pork loin rib chops thick Loin pork chops thick cut […]
How August weather is affecting area lawns
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – St. Louis summers can be rough on our turf. After a stretch of hot weather, things have cooled down and we’re now transitioning to a wet pattern. Local lawn care companies have been fielding more calls about disease recently. “Probably mid-last week, everybody was enjoying the cooler temperatures but what that brought […]
Federal judge orders 100-year-old Illinois prison depopulated because of decrepit condition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois must move most of the inmates at its 100-year-old prison within less than two months because of decrepit conditions, a federal judge ruled. The Illinois Department of Corrections said that U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood’s order, issued Friday, to depopulate Stateville Correctional Center is in line with its plan […]
Police arrest suspect of fatal crash into Belleville home
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – A makeshift memorial sits outside a Belleville home one day after police captured a fleeing suspect who slammed his car into a home, killing two people. Just after 9 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the 100 block of Eighth St. when a vehicle crashed into the home. Police say the home […]
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For a limited time, score the Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator for a great discount.
U.S. troops suffer minor injuries from drone attack in Syria, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said several U.S. service members suffered minor injuries Friday from a drone attack in Syria.
Best prescription eyewear for athletes
The right prescription glasses stay in place and offer sharp vision — no matter where you are or what sport you love.
As mosquito season gets longer, how one city is working to prevent diseases
Hotter and more humid summers are making mosquito seasons longer, opening the door for more West Nile virus infections.
