The Mississippi surpassed levels recorded in the St. Louis area in April, but the degree of flooding depends upon which neck of the river you’re talking about. On Tuesday, river towns north of St. Louis reported some closed businesses and roads and a voluntary evacuation in West Alton.
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.
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 · Flooding · Extreme weather · Heat · 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.
Some in Missouri and Illinois were singled out for excellence; others were branded with a consumer alert, that would-be teachers should be wary. The national group that did the survey said it will be repeated annually, said the evaluating group's president Kate Walsh.
Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy confronted Cold War tensions in Wall-divided Berlin and bolstered the confidence of its beleaguered residents by telling them, "Ich bin ein Berliner." On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will face eastward from the Brandenburg Gate for the latest address of an American president in the city that has been a flashpoint of East-West relations.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday became the first member of Congress to endorse a “Ready for Hillary” super PAC that wants former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Clinton has not said whether she will run. McCaskill has made it clear for months that she wants Clinton to run.
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.
Duff's, a mainstay of the Central West End since Karen Duffy opened it in 1972, is closing its doors this month. Over the years, Duff's developed a reputation for reasonably priced, imaginative menus and a good selection of wines. But what made Duff's invaluable were the poetry readings on Monday evenings.
When all memories of disagreements about kissing or not kissing have faded into the special obscure place where flimsy opera plots go to rest, there will remain the beautiful singing of Smetana’s seamlessly controlled and genuinely magnificent music.
As The Muny turns 95, a new fan system makes the seats cooler than ever. Boosting the cool factor, overall, is the job of executive producer Mike Isaacson and president and CEO Denny Reagan, who talked with the Beacon about The Muny's future.
Donna Korando is the Beacon's arts and features editor. You can contact her at dkorando@stlbeacon.org.
As St. Louis gears up to be a part of events for National Small Business Week in which local entrepreneurs Jack Dorsey and David Steward will play prominent roles, the area's SBA director feels that the Gateway City's climate for entrepreneurs and small businesses is improving.
Mark Lynas, a noted British author and environmentalist, spoke Thursday at the Donald Danforth Plant Science center about his conversion from an anti-genetically modified crop activist to a proponent of GM plants.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said the initiative is about keeping start-up businesses “here when they become successful and grow jobs here as well, rather than just being some sort of training ground for Silicon Valley companies.”
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.
Tossing a high school graduation cap into the air typically signals the launch of a bigger life. But a new study shows that's often not the case for young people with autism.
Recent research out of Mizzou suggests that excessive use of Facebook can have negative effects on romantic relationships, including cheating, breaking up and divorce. The negative impact tends to be on newer relations, under three years duration. Doctoral student Russell Clayton advocates more moderate Facebook use to prevent its threats.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a company that had patents on genes linked to higher risks for breast and ovarian cancers. The ruling is disliked by a biotechnology industry group, but is praised by university researchers.
Sally Altman is the Beacon's Health and Science editor. You can contact her at saltman@stlbeacon.org.