St. Louis County's Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) will close McDonnell Boulevard between Byassee Drive and Eva Avenue in Hazelwood for a $3.4 million bridge replacement project. The road will remain closed between Byassee and Eva through 2025.
The closure will take effect at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers are advised to use Banshee Road as an alternative route.
About 15,000 cars cross the J.S. McDonnell Bridge, a 73-year-old structure along Coldwater Creek, daily. But, the heavily…
A St. Louis-based private equity real estate investment firm has opened two new industrial funds, and they've made their first acquisition in St. Louis County.
The number of local technology job postings decreased dramatically in 2023, mirroring a national trend of firms cutting back on tech hiring and staffing.
Defense assets that potentially could be sold include Digital Receiver Technology Inc. and the corporation's stake in United Launch Alliance, a rocket-launch joint venture, sources told Bloomberg.
Arch Resources Inc., a St. Louis-based coal producer, has hired a new chief operating officer whose prior roles include a stint at another locally based coal company.
Illinois state regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year.
The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two major electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, back to the drawing board in December when it rejected the companies’ multiyear grid plans on a 4-1 vote. The rare split decision…
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies to suppress the freedom of speech, with a majority of justices across the ideological spectrum raising issues with the case and its potential consequences.
The Biden administration argued to the court there is no evidence that the government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading or dangerous information online.
Beyond that, the court…
A three-alarm fire engulfed a historic vacant church Monday night in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Fire Department responded at around 8:45 to a fire at the former St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, located at 3114 Lismore St., in the St. Louis Place neighborhood.
The building is designated as a St. Louis city landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said this is the third fire at the church since 2022.
The church was constructed in…
With a swipe at the intraparty foes who have disrupted the state Senate for several years, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden on Monday dropped out of the Republican race for secretary of state.
Rowden, who as of January was sitting on the largest campaign fund in the field, said in a statement released via social media that when he announced in November, it was the best choice for his family but that he “no longer believe(s) that to be true.”
Rowden, a Columbia resident, entered politics…
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