Spring Storm Blasts Missouri

It’s the first full day of Spring, but don’t look outside for evidence. Missouri did seem to dodge the bullet as far as the snowstorm that was predicted for northern Missouri. Only trace amounts of snow, mixed with freezing rain and sleet hit much of the...

The Shoe Browns

Alanson Brown was the older of the two Brown brothers. He made five dollars picking up potatoes other workers left behind in Rutland, Vermont, and bought a cow. He took the money from the sale of the cow, went to work in Mississippi for his uncle, and in three years...

SLU Researchers Testing Bird-Flu Vaccine

Saint Louis University is ready to test a new version of a bird-flu vaccine. Researchers are rounding up about 400 adults who want to take part. An earlier study of 450 adults has shown it takes a couple of high-dose shots to make the immune system produce antibodies...

SLU Approves New Basketball Arena

Trustees at Saint Louis University have approved building a $77-Million basketball arena. The arena will let the men’s basketball team play its games on campus. The team has been playing its games at the Savvis Center. The building also will be used for athletic...