1,450 people work at the Granite City plant; temporary layoffs are expected and will begin in phases as equipment is idled, but its unsure how many workers will be impacted.
Due to bridge maintenance, the Lewis ramp to westbound I-44 will close at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and reopen by 5 a.m. the following mornings.
Leading opposition to Biden Administration plan is GOP U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who says cutting funding for classes would actually make U.S. less safe.
The state of Missouri is ordering St. Louis County to pay back $550,000 in federal grants improperly spent by a county contractor to serve some of the region's most vulnerable youth.
Alan Williams, 41, was set to face trial this week on multiple charges for killing Darius Houston in the parking lot of the Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church.
"Chancellor Stroble is committed to working with the board to ensure that a thoughtful and thorough process is engaged to identify Websterβs next leader," Verma said in the letter.