New Year's Eve

The Pageant on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri.

St. Louis venues and promoters cancel New Year’s Eve events as coronavirus cases rise

Niara Savage

St. Louis venues and promoters are canceling New Year’s Eve concerts and parties as coronavirus cases climb in the city.

Jennifer Meyer's dog Gonzo poses in her dog-friendly Airbnb in Fairview Heights. She's glad to see Airbnb trying to help hosts deal with unauthorized parties.

Economy & Business

Airbnb cracks down on New Year’s Eve parties in St. Louis and other cities

Corinne Ruff

Some Airbnb hosts in the region are glad the company is helping to combat parties, but they also worry the rules could be unfair to first-time guests who don’t have any reviews yet.

Arts

First Night Welcomes The New Year With A Bang

Wednesday's First Night celebration in Grand Center is the official end of St. Louis' yearlong 250th anniversary celebration, and will showcase St. Louis…

A bare foundation remains of a house on West Watson Rd. The house was destroyed by a tornado that hit Sunset Hills on New Year's Eve 2010.

Still up in the air: Sunset Hills, a year after the tornado

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-998063.mp3One year ago tomorrow a rare winter tornado tore through the St.…

The historic entrance arch to the Lewis Place neighborhood, which will receive state aid nearly a year after a tornado damaged 91 homes in the area.

Lewis Place finally receiving state aid

Rachel Lippmann

Nearly a year after a tornado damaged 91 homes in the area, residents of the Lewis Place neighborhood in north St. Louis are getting some help from the…

Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon walks with resident Anthony Tumminia during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Mo. on Jan. 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes in a storm Dec. 31, 2010. Tumminia'a home was completely destroyed.

Mo. gets $5M disaster-recovery grant from FEMA

Missouri is getting more than $5 million from the federal government to help in the long-term recovery for people hit by tornadoes and flooding.The grant…

Firefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on Dec. 31, 2010. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Presentation designed to help tornado victims avoid scams

When a natural disaster hits, the devastation left behind isn't always limited to destroyed property and emotional distress.Another element -- fraud -- is…

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with reporters following a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on Jan. 1, 2011. Nixon has asked the president to issue a disaster declaration for the area, along with others in Missouri. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Nixon asks for federal disaster declaration for New Year's Eve tornadoes

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the president to issue a disaster declaration for areas hit by tornadoes and severe storms on Dec. 31.Nixon on Friday…

Sunset Hills firefighters survey the damage from the New Year's Eve tornado. A woman injured in the storm has died.

Fenton woman injured in New Year's tornado dies

Rachel Lippmann

A Fenton woman injured in the tornadoes that ripped through St. Louis on New Year's Eve has died.From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:Birkes becomes the fifth…

One MO highway death over New Year's

Rachel Lippmann

It was a safer year for motorists traveling on Missouri roads during the New Year's holiday this year.The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced today…