Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s makeover of the State Board of Education is nearly complete, with the state Senate set to confirm the last of his four new appointments this week.
The turnover on the eight-member board also means its longtime leadership has been pushed aside. That includes Charlie Shields, the former Republican lawmaker who has served on the board since 2012 and was its most recent board president.
Shields told The Independent he was willing to continue serving but supports the governor’s…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave an update Wednesday on radioactive waste cleanup along Coldwater Creek and sites near downtown St. Louis.
There was one note leaders made sure to start this meeting with: There have been no federal funding cuts for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program site cleanup.
Over the last year, the Army Corps of Engineers said it's made progress on Coldwater Creek cleanup, including putting up signage warning the public about radioactive waste in the…
SpotSee, an environmental monitoring device business that's part of Clayton-based Harbour Group, has acquired a California company in the same industry.
One of the St. Louis area’s biggest animal welfare nonprofits plans to build a new $22 million shelter complex in north St. Louis County, in an attempt to take on the region’s pet overpopulation problem.
Many of downtown St. Louis' new residents are from across the country, raising the question of what's being done to attract more to the slow-growth region.
Schnuck Markets, the St. Louis-based grocery chain, is bringing products to its shelves from the first group in its business accelerator program that seeks to help grow businesses owned by diverse founders.
Longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate, announced Wednesday he will retire after his term ends in January 2027.
“I truly love the job of being United State Senator, but in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch,” Durbin said in a social media video.
Durbin’s retirement will end a 44-year congressional career. The East St. Louis native who has lived in Springfield for the last five decades was first elected to the U.S. House in 1982.
Durbin,…
St. Louis-based Stifel Financial Corp. on Wednesday reported net income available to shareholders of $43.6 million for the first quarter – a 72% drop compared with the same period in 2024.
Local laws prohibiting landlords from discriminating against tenants who receive public assistance would be unenforceable under legislation approved by the Missouri Senate Tuesday night.
The bill takes aim at ordinances passed in several Missouri cities to protect tenants from discrimination based on the source of their income — especially tenants who use federal housing choice vouchers, known as Section 8 vouchers, to pay rent. It now returns to the House, which approved it earlier this year.
If…
WASHINGTON — Trump administration health officials announced Tuesday they hope to eliminate eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply before the end of next year, though they haven’t received guarantees or written agreement from food companies.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary detailed efforts to phase out the dyes during a press conference alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the department’s Washington, D.C.,…
Three newly elected St. Louis Public Schools board members were sworn in Tuesday night during a meeting at district headquarters.
Karen Collins-Adams, the wife of former district superintendent Kelvin Adams, was named president. She replaced Toni Cousins, who was not reelected earlier this month.
At the meeting, board member Ben Conover, who was appointed in February after the resignation of Sadie Weiss, wondered if Collins-Adams' marriage would pose a challenge.
"I have some concerns, I think,…
The city’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday approved providing up to $4.3 million for additional funding for ongoing repairs to a deteriorating city-owned downtown parking garage.
A federal judge's recent ruling has thrown a wrench into efforts to block state control of St. Louis law enforcement, leaving city leaders scrambling to reassess their approach.
A Missouri man who said his mother's body was wrongly transferred from a nursing home and cremated against her wishes has been awarded a $5 million court judgment.
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