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St. Louis Treatment Plant Failure: Millions of Gallons of Sewage Still Entering the Mississippi

Since a failure at a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District treatment plant Sunday night, millions of gallons of sewage have continued to flow into the Mississippi River. As officials work to secure backup pumps this week -- and as the high water levels remain -- the problem persists. Is our drinki ... More >>

Two Men Accidentally Drive Smart Car into the Mississippi River (VIDEO)

Not so smart anymore! So says KDSK (Channel 5), which has gone all out with Smart Car jokes today with the news that two men accidentally drove their vehicle straight into the Mississippi River. Not a smart move, eh?! We love a good ole wordplay here at Daily RFT, but this is just rather cringewo ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Jan. 18-20

Third Fridays always bring a lot to the table. Embrace the unseasonably warm weather to come this weekend by heading out for some dining and libations. Read on for some tasty recommendations. Among them are Broadway Oyster Bar's Oyster and Crab Legs Festival, a couple of classes and the Loop Ice Car ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Jan. 4-6

Friday (Jan. 4): Happy Hour @ Vino Nadoz Treat yourself to half price wines, cocktails and local beer on tap, along with bar plates. 4 to 6 p.m. Murder in Maybury @ Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn Enjoy a comedy-mystery dinner over a multi-course meal that includes soup, salad, chicken entree with ... More >>

20 Reasons to Love Winter in St. Louis

We admit it. Winter in St. Louis can be pretty damn dreary. Weeks can go by without a ray of sunlight penetrating the grey sky. And then there's the cold -- a humid frigidity that drills right to the bones. It's enough to bring on a deep depression if you cannot open your eyes to all the great thi ... More >>

In the Galleries - Restoring an American Treasure: The Panorama of the Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley CLOSES September 3 at the SLAM

Lawrence Stojan: St. Louis Police Now Believe Homeless Man Was Murdered

An autopsy has revealed that a homeless man discovered dead in September was likely murdered. ​ Police found Lawrence Carl Stojan around 11 p.m. September 24 in the 100 block of Elwood, just off South Broadway, near the Mississippi River. Investigators first thought the 54-year-old had died from a ... More >>

Floating Skatepark to Dock at St. Louis Riverfront This Weekend

Photos courtesy of Red BullSkaters grinding their way down Old Man River.​At this very moment (9:09 a.m. on September 15) a 195-foot-long barge is making its way south on the Mississippi River toward St. Louis. Plugging along at around 10 mph, the vessel has drawn more than a few blank stares duri ... More >>

Wild Times in Cahokia: Masked Molesters, a Giant Leap of Faith and a Dead Body

​Of this, we are reasonably sure: No Cahokia police officer complained to his spouse yesterday that he was bored at work. Tuesday provided just too much action, especially for those cops working the overnight shift. Events got underway around 2 a.m. August 16 when police were called to a home for ... More >>

Nitrate Pollution in Mississippi River Basin Remains High Despite Conservation Efforts

Kelly Brady, USGSUSGS personnel sample water on the Missouri River at Hermann last month.​A new study out today indicates that the Mississippi River Basin (that includes the Missouri and Illinois Rivers) remains just as polluted from nitrates today as it was in the 1980s.The news comes despite eff ... More >>

Bryan Shelton: Charged in Killing of Man Found in Creek, Andre Hathaway

​The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office yesterday charged 29-year-old Bryan Shelton with the murder this month of Andre Hathaway. Hathaway's body was found in Moline Creek, a tributary running into the Mississippi River, in north city on June 8. The cause of death was initially reported as "massi ... More >>

Google Earth Photos Show Midwest Flooding

courtesy of Google and GeoEyeThis recent aerial view shows just both the Ohio River and the Mississippi River spilling over near Cairo, Illinois.​After we detailed our road trip through the flooded Missouri Bootheel and Cairo, Illinois, in a blog post yesterday, we heard from someone at Google, wh ... More >>

Kid from Vienna, IL, Won $5,000 For Painting This

Beating out 27,000 other inferior kids (ages kindergarten through high school) from all 50 states, a teen living across the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau emerged victorious in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art contest on Friday. The aptly-named Abraham Hunter, a 17-year-old from Vienna, Illi ... More >>

[UPDATE] Would Someone Please Shoot Those Deer Stuck on Mississippi River Ice Floe?!

​Update 11:41 a.m. The deer were rescued this morning. A helicopter hovered over the animals, blowing them to shore. Check out the video here.Original story follows...Have you come across the saddest story in St. Louis news this week? It's the tale of two deer that have been stuck on an ice floe i ... More >>

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three

Here Comes La Bastide

The Morning Brew: 3.31

Yep, the morning brew's tardy again. Can you say "dentist appointment"? Can you say it with Novacain Mouth? Let's just get started, shall we? Even as Eat Me Daily reports that a Wisconsin legislative committee has approved a bill that would legalize the sale of raw milk, the Wall Street Journal wr ... More >>

River Water Worries

St. Louis County Council Clears Way For North County Casino

Image Via​While thousands of St. Louis county voters took to the polls yesterday to decide important issues like a smoking ban and increased 911 funding, the fate of the largest stretch of undeveloped Mississippi River waterfront in the St. Louis region was left in the hands of six members of the ... More >>

St. Louis' Best Wheelchair Athlete of 2009: Clayton Braun

In July 2003 Clayton Braun nearly died on a Mississippi River sandbar after he dived headfirst into the water during a day of waterskiing. Three years later, confined to a wheelchair and with extraordinarily limited use of his arms and hands, Braun was something of a reluctant recruit to the area's ... More >>

What Does the St. Louis Corps of Engineers Say to $250 Million Stimulus Check?

flickr.com/photos/cottergarageDam. As in "now we can finally finish that locks and dam renovation up there in Granite City." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers here in St. Louis recently received nearly $250 million -- part of the $4.6 billion the Corps was appropriated under the Recovery Act.

Tours Planned For Old Missouri State Penitentiary. If Only It Still Had World Famous Street Art To Attract Visitors...

The Columbia Missourian reported over the weekend that several state agencies are pushing to open the doors of the old Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City to tourists.One hundred years before Alcatraz opened, the Missouri State Penitentiary was in operation. When it closed on Sept. 15, 200 ... More >>

Satisfy Your Inner Caveman in Unusual Festus Home

eBayHave you seen the curious local home for sale on eBay? The property is built inside one of the old sand mines that run along the Mississippi River south of St. Louis in Jefferson County.According to the description on eBay, the owners are behind on the balloon note they used to finance the proje ... More >>

Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, January 2-4, 2008

Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the can't-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar.FridayFeel good on Friday, the first night of the first week ... More >>

Missouri Gas Prices Lowest In Country: Why.

Go! 2/1-2/3

Brain Freeze

Summer in school, summer not.

William Elliott Whitmore

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. Schlafly Tap Room, (2100 Locust Street)

Flashback Alert: The Mississippi River Festival

The Unreal Guide To Soulard Mardi Gras

Welcome, Willkommen, Bienvenue, Aloha, Shalom, Howdy!

The village of Brooklyn, Illinois, gets some respect. Finally.

Week of November 9, 2006

Why so lukewarm about baseball, Joe?

Week of October 26, 2006

Week of October 5, 2005

St. Louis 101

Hey, students: Here's how to live the high life -- and the low life

Best Place to Hike

Route 100

Riverbike!

Tuesday Night Trail Rides return

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of December 31, 2003

DIY or Die

The St. Louis Independent Media Center makes its own fun to raise its own funds

Profanity Rock

Week of December 11, 2002

What About Betty Grable?

Fair St. Louis organizers dig up new ways to lure visitors

Track Meet

The Museum of Transportation throws wide its gates for a get-together

Net Profit

In this age of shrink-wrapped food and health scares, there are still folks who crave the taste of fresh-caught river fish. Jim Beasley casts his nets every day to feed that hunger.

River Dance

The Mississippi River Celtic Music Festival brings the best of Irish music to the Midwest

Raising Eire

The Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music and Dance beckons to lovers of the Emerald Isle

Private Parties

Patty Long's Ninth St. Abbey

Cementing a Deal

A giant quarry and the world's largest cement kiln are being welcomed by Ste. Genevieve County. But the operation may leave St. Louis gasping for air.

Best Sunflowers

Corner of Lewis and O'Fallon, St. Louis Riverfront

Collision Course

Gateway International Raceway is speeding to expand parking. But environmentalists are waving a red flag.

Voodoo Engineering

New plans for a levee in St. Charles County raise concerns about flooding in Illinois and the completion of Missouri's popular Katy Trail