Mary Delach Leonard
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Every September, Metro East Town Honors Hero Killed In Afghanistan A Decade Ago
TROY, Ill. — Chloe Smith, a little girl with blond hair and a bright smile, stood before 600 runners, bravely singing the national anthem at an annual 5K → Read More
20 Years Ago, Route 66 State Park Rose From The Ashes Of Times Beach
Marilyn Leistner, the last mayor of Times Beach, gazed at a grass-covered mound, the size of four football fields, where the remains of her town are buried → Read More
Beepball Lets Visually Impaired Athletes Take The Field Again
The sun was fierce — and so was the competition — on a recent Saturday in South St. Louis County as visually impaired athletes from around the region took → Read More
Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park
A bill to make Cahokia Mounds part of a new national park was introduced in Congress Thursday by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. The Cahokia Mounds and → Read More
Federal Legislation Expected Soon To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park
Federal legislation to make Cahokia Mounds part of a new national park could soon be introduced in Congress, according to proponents of the plan. → Read More
The Stanley Cup Runneth Over With Memories For Blues Fans
St. Louis has the Blues, and fans can't get enough of them. After 52 years in the National Hockey League, the hockey team — the Stanley Cup champion St. → Read More
The Stanley Cup Runneth Over With Memories For Blues Fans
St. Louis has the Blues, and fans can't get enough of them. After 52 years in the National Hockey League, the hockey team — the Stanley Cup champion → Read More
At Home Games, The Blues’ Music Men Score Big With Fans
When the St. Louis Blues take home ice Monday night against the Boston Bruins for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, fans will be singing, as they have since → Read More
Last Honor: St. Louis Call Center Schedules Veterans' Burials For All National Cemeteries
About 30 times a day, Drayton Denson answers the phone at a call center in south St. Louis County that helps U.S. military veterans secure a grateful → Read More
Urban Farming: Chickens Rule The Roost In Many St. Louis Backyards
On a recent sunny-side-up morning, Seth Jansen delivered two lively hens and a rental coop to Anne Miller’s home in Olivette. Miller smiled nervously as → Read More
A Giant Ferris Wheel Will Soon Rise Above Union Station
Construction will soon begin on a 200-foot observation wheel that will loom large over Union Station and provide sweeping views of the city. The St. Louis → Read More
A Giant Ferris Wheel Will Soon Rise Above Union Station
Construction will soon begin on a 200-foot observation wheel that will loom large over Union Station and provide sweeping views of the city. The St. Louis → Read More
Cardinals Promise All The Traditional Hoopla At Friday’s Delayed Home Opener
At long last, spring finally arrives for Cardinals fans at 2:30 p.m. Friday when the Budweiser Clydesdales take their annual strut around the warning track → Read More
Cardinals Postpone Home Opener Until Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals have moved their home opener at Busch Stadium from Thursday afternoon to Friday because of a rainy forecast, the team announced. → Read More
Aw, Shucks: Missouri’s One And Only Corn-Cob Pipe Factory Turns 150
Phil Morgan delights in showing visitors around the oldest corn-cob pipe factory in the world – the 150-year-old Missouri Meerschaum Company in Washington, → Read More
Rooms With A View: Ballpark Village Expansion Is Rising Into Downtown Sky
When Cardinals fans go to Busch Stadium this season, they’ll have a good view of a major construction project under way at Ballpark Village. A 29-story → Read More
Furniture Bank Delivers Used Furnishings And Hope To St. Louisans Struggling To Start Over
Mary Hayes cradled Tucker, a 15-year-old Boston terrier, tightly in her arms as movers from the nonprofit Home Sweet Home furniture bank maneuvered a → Read More
Ameren Missouri To Invest $5 Billion To Improve Statewide Electrical Grid
Ameren Missouri is planning $5 billion worth of improvements to its energy grid, company officials announced Friday. The Smart Energy Plan includes 2,000 → Read More
‘Clock is ticking’ on saving Lincoln artifacts from auction block
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation is hoping to raise $9 million to keep from having to sell Lincoln artifacts to pay off a loan it took out to buy the collection in 2007. The collection is housed at the Lincoln Library and Museum is located in Springfield. → Read More
Foundation Needs $9 Million To Keep Lincoln Artifacts Off Auction Block
As Illinois celebrates the 210th birthday of favorite son Abraham Lincoln, officials with the Springfield presidential museum created in his honor hope to → Read More