The good news along this neck of the Mississippi River is that expected crests have been significantly lowered by the National Weather Service in St. Louis. The new crest forecasts are based upon lower than expected flows on the Missouri River.
City street workers erected the floodwall Friday along the St. Louis riverfront. The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 39 feet late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Next week’s crest could surpass July 1, 2008, when the Mississippi reached 38.67 feet, the highest stage since the Great Flood of ’93.
After weeks of dry weather patterns and blistering sun, the drought that has gripped most of the nation's midsection since June is showing signs of leveling off, but that is not the case in Missouri, a U.S Drought Monitor report shows.
There have been a few especially hot days in our city's past. Using hourly weather data compiled by the National Weather Service, we found the maximum air temperature (not heat index) recorded during any given hour in St. Louis, and they all happened in July.
Sunday brought widespread rain to the region for the first time in almost a month, but forcasters say the relief will be short-lived. Highs this week are expected to climb into the upper-90s again and drought coditions to worsen.
As heat continues to soar and drought conditions worsen across much of Missouri and the Midwest, the summer of 2012 is shaping up to be the hardest growing season in decades. This week's map is significantly worse than the previous one.
Missouri and Illinois are now experiencing severe drought conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday. Despite a slight break in temperatures and some scattered thunderstorms, conditions slightly worsened over the past week.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay announced today that he has crafted, with the help of Gov. Jay, a $1 million package to help victims of another tornado that inflicted damage in St. Louis on New Year's Eve, but has attracted less attention and no
The tornado April 22 swept across St. Louis County and northern St. Louis City before jumping the Mississippi River and causing damage in Granite City. See its path and the stories it left in its wake.
Severe storms are expected to hit the Midwest again Thursday, possibly sparking tornadoes and more flooding from Missouri and Kansas up to Wisconsin. The forecast comes after storms began pounding the Midwest at the start of the month, knocking
Drought · Weather · Extreme weather · Heat · Flooding · Mississippi River flood control
U.S. Drought Monitor · Missouri Department Of Transportation · National Corn Growers Association · University Of Missouri Extension
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Meeting in St. Louis next week, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will have its first opportunity as an assembled group to consider what to do after the Vatican issued a mandate for change this spring. It calls on the conference to reorganize and more strictly observe church teachings.
When a family of four goes to the St. Louis Zoo, they can be forgiven for not knowing it will cost them $60, $72 if they park. If they can't pay, the alternative is to tell the kids they can't do what kids do at the zoo.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley gave reporters less than a half-hour’s notice today when he announced that conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh’s sculptured bust will be formally installed in the Capitol at 1 p.m.
The world seems eager to learn more about Pope Francis, so learning that he admires St. Philippine Duchesne and her spiritual daughters — Argentinean nuns who have been under Francis' spiritual direction as they live among the poor — adds to understanding.
The celebration in Sikeston will reunite residents of the community which was destroyed in May 2011 when the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway to alleviate flooding on the Mississippi. Residents are still hoping for a FEMA buyout so they can relocate their village.
The Newman Money Museum at Washington University has a quirky pseudo-robot Ben Franklin in the basement that is essentially a TV screen projected into a plastic shell head.
The Beacon's Mary Delach Leonard and Rob Koenig extensively covered flooding in 2011 in Missouri. Now this coverage is compiled in an iBook. Read the stories.
"Lost Egypt," at the St. Louis Science Center, combines real images shot in Egypt with art and artifacts as well as interactive and family-friendly features and explanations of the science used to uncover the ancient world. The exhibit will run through Sept. 2.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
Organizers aren't trying to replace the rib fest, but music lovers will be able to find tangy sustenance as they listen to such greats as Mavis Staples (pictured), Big George Brock, Trombone Shorty, Kim Massie and Marquise Knox take the stage.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
Developers on the south side come in all shapes and sizes, with ambitions that vary from single buildings to entire city blocks. In the first of a two-part story, Jason Deem talks about building community.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Twenty winners will split a million dollars and a wide array of professional services after this year's Arch Grants competition. Victors will also see one-on-one business mentoring in their prize package. The diverse group includes everything from biotech concerns to fashion enterprises.
Innovation and entrepreneurial activity are on the rise in St. Louis, especially in bioscience, technology and alternative energy. The Beacon's InnovationSTL section focuses on the people who are part of this wave, what they're doing and how this is shaping our future. To many St. Louisans, this wave is not yet visible. InnovationSTL aims to change that. We welcome you to share your knowledge, learn more about this vibrant trend and discuss its impact.
The Academy of Science-St. Louis hosts tours of EarthDance, an organic farm, and the Monsanto Agronomics and Breeding Facility May 21-22. The workshop is meant to prompt discussion and answer questions about these two competing philosophies of food production.
Speaking to reporters at Monsanto, Howard Buffett warned that future generations would foot the bill for irresponsible soil use. He urged leaders to address thorny issues such as malnutrition and environmental destruction.
Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds was billed as a David vs. Goliath contest. Goliath won and won big. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer had violated Monsanto's patent on its genetically engineered soybean seeds.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.
Opera is for snobs. Country music is for rednecks. Everybody loves Chuck Berry now that he's been around for a few decades, but what about Nelly? Why can't we simply respond to what's before us without dragging preconceptions and prejudices into play?
You have to know your audience: McDonald's regulars don't need free-range chicken or a certain breed of beef; a second-chance high school needs personally motivated students as opposed to people ordered to attend and low-income Democrats by and large don't want a cigarette tax.
Last week, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura sacrificed his crown as the King of America. He faced an individual decision to play against the best in the nation or the best on the planet. Find out what happened at that world-level tournament.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's Voices editor. You can contact her and submit opinion pieces for possible publication at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.