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WashU unveils plan to transform former Goodwill complex

1 year 1 month ago
Washington University in St. Louis has plans to transform the historic Goodwill complex into a startup hub for bioscience companies.  The $100 million project, known as Catalyst: Powered by WashU, will include a renovated seven-story building with a new four-story addition.
Alex Barton

Missouri House passes redistricting, ballot question reforms

1 year 1 month ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lawmakers in the Missouri House passed two measures Tuesday outlined in Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s call for an extraordinary session. The Republican-controlled state House passed a controversial proposal that would redraw the state’s congressional maps to give the GOP a chance to flip one of the two Democrat-held seats. The new [...]
Mark Zinn

AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump

1 year 1 month ago
On average, it took less than two weeks for a governor's request for a presidential disaster declaration to be granted in the 1990s and early 2000s.
DAVID A. LIEB/AP, SOPHIE BATES/AP, M.K. WILDEMAN/ AP, ALEX ROZIER/MISSISSIPPI TODAY and ILLAN IRELAND/MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS, Associated Press

DNA helps SLMPD identify body found in 2020

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced that they have positively identified a man five years after his body was found. According to police, a body was found in the River Des Peres at Chippewa Street in south St. Louis on the evening of July 17, 2020. A DNA profile was created, [...]
Megan Mueller

Wildwood approves tax break for $50M project

1 year 1 month ago
St. Louis County officials have approved $3.3 million in tax breaks for the construction of a new $50 million apartment and retail complex in Wildwood, which is expected to bring significant changes to the area, though critics argue it will divert $2.4 million in tax revenue away from public services.
Nick Gladney

Missouri lawmakers to hold final vote on redistricting, amendments

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Missouri lawmakers are advancing two significant measures that could reshape the state's political landscape, focusing on redistricting and state constitutional amendments. In a special session called by Governor Mike Kehoe, the Missouri House voted 89-63 to perfect two bills. The first bill aims to alter the initiative petition process, requiring more than [...]
Nick Gladney