This Week in Gardening & Nature
Plant of the Week: Broccoli. We grow both big head green broccoli and purple sprouting broccoli. For Fall planting, start seeds indoors now. If in St. Louis area, buy seedlings at August 15th Seed St. Louis Fall Seedlings Sale. Mosquito Bucket Challenge. Join thousands reducing mosquitoes without fogging—in your own...
Broken main spews water on Chouteau Avenue
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A broken water main gushed water onto the street Sunday at Chouteau Avenue and S. 3rd Street. According to the city water department’s website, the work order for the main break came in at 5:53 a.m. First Alert 4 observed a City...
Holiday Blackout as Fierce Storms Leave St. Louis Sweating in the Dark
Severe storms barreled through the St. Louis region on Saturday, knocking out power to roughly 70,000 people across Missouri and Illinois and abruptly plunging neighborhoods — and a few backyard holiday parties — into the dark. The outages hit on a packed Fourth of July weekend, sending residents scrambling for generat
Rain gardening 101: Brighten your yard & keep waterways clean
Rain gardening 101: Brighten your yard & keep waterways clean. The 80,000 acres of prairie that once flourished across St. Louis, Missouri are all but gone today — replaced by roads, buildings and lawns. And when nature disappears, rain has few places to go. That’s a growing problem. As...
Steamy St. Louis Sunday Tees Up Booming Afternoon Storm Show
St. Louis is starting Sunday, July 5, 2026, on a quiet note, with clear skies and temperatures parked near 70°F. By this afternoon, though, things heat up: highs climb into the upper 80s, humidity sticks around, and a passing front brings a solid shot at showers and thunderstorms after about 2 p.m. If you have outdoor
This Missouri BBQ Joint Smokes Ribs for Hours, and They Still Sell Out Almost...
The smoker runs all night. The ribs go on before dawn, and they do not come off until they are tender enough to fall off the bone. This St. Louis BBQ joint has been perfecting that process for years, and the result is so popular that they sell out almost every single day.
Glen Carbon honors winners of annual garden and landscape contest
Winners were chosen from community nominations for design, plant health and well-kept grounds.
STL Weather Update: Isolated thunderstorms possible
ST. LOUIS – A cool front that moved through the region ahead of Independence Day celebrations brought heavy thunderstorms to the area Friday, helping reduce fire concerns before fireworks displays. Some lingering smoke and fog overnight created hazy conditions early Sunday morning. Additional scattered showers helped i
Police arrest 9 adults, take in 4 juveniles after street takeover
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced that nine adults were arrested and four juveniles taken to the reunification center after an overnight street takeover. Police said they shut it down in Willmore Park. In addition to those taken into custody, officers seized...
Gas station shooting kills innocent mother who was buying slushies for her kids
FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - A Missouri mother who had just bought slushies for two of her children was shot and killed at a gas station while walking back to her car. Shakeela Martin, a 35-year-old mother of five, was shot and killed just before midnight Tuesday at a BP gas station in Ferguson while walking back t

















