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St. Louis County bridge to close for replacement, radiation-contaminated soil removal

1 week 1 day ago
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…
Justina Coronel

After being rebuffed by regulators, Illinois utilities file slimmed-down spending plans

1 week 2 days ago
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…
Andrew Adams

Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at US Supreme Court

1 week 2 days ago
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…
Jason Hancock and Ashley Murray

3-alarm fire engulfs historic church in north St. Louis

1 week 2 days ago
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…
Kelsi Anderson

Caleb Rowden drops out of GOP race for Missouri secretary of state

1 week 3 days ago
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…
Rudi Keller