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The University of Missouri has lost almost a third of its Black student population over the last decade, and students say a lack of Black faculty is part of the reason. Lilley Halloran reports faculty say hostility from university leadership makes it hard to stay.

The deal to lure the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line to Kansas, announced by Gov. Laura Kelly with glee just a few days before Christmas, may represent the largest public subsidy in the history of American professional sports. Is it a wise investment? No, but it follows a recent Kansas trend of abandoning […]

ST. LOUIS - Even as a weak cold front slides through the region, our weather will stay mild and dry Tuesday. Some morning clouds will give way to clear skies. Temperature highs again will be around 60 F, 20 F above average for early January. Mostly clear and chilly overnight, with wake-up temperatures Wednesday in [...]

Democrats see Missouri's Josh Hawley as one of four GOP senators who could vote to rein in President Trump's power to continue armed action.

Saturday marks 10 years since David Bowie’s death and his longtime pianist Mike Garson is opening up about the last time he spoke with the rock legend.Garson tells Gold Derby that…

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Headlines from the Jan. 6, 1926, front page include: Mount Vesuvius breaks into violent eruption; much lava flowing

A new study reveals a conundrum for climate policy: People hate it when you tell them what to do.

On this day in 1972, the St. Louis Blues were involved in one of the wildest brawls in sports history at the Philadelphia Spectrum, scuffling not only with fans, but members of law enforcement, too.

Sometimes all a charitable idea needs is small act of generosity and connections to energize growth. So it was with Danny Miller and his Farmington-based Total Electric. In 1992, Miller made Total Electric’s first donation to the then nascent St. Francois County “Shop with a Cop.” He also realized it had greater possibilities if he […]

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From St. Louis Public Radio: On a recent windy afternoon, Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s Mary Ann Srenco gave a walking tour of the Walls off Washington, the foundation’s sprawling mural project on the eastern edge of Grand Center. The multi-artist opus began in 2022 on the rear walls of two Washington Avenue buildings, hidden from the […]

The post After Transforming Grand Center With a $50M Building Spree, Kranzberg Calls for New Partners appeared first on Construction Forum.

From Missouri S&T: Five years ago, St. Louis businessman Fred Kummer and his wife, June, made history with a $300 million gift to Missouri University of Science and Technology. It remains the largest single donation in Missouri higher education and has not only transformed the university but also positively influenced the state’s economy and S&T’s […]

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  My favorite parts of KSHE are the community, the music, and the AD Show. I think I should be in RRA because I’ve been calling in for a while...

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From KSDK: A new wave of renewed conversations and tangible plans are emerging to breathe fresh life into Laclede’s Landing, a historic riverfront district in St. Louis that has, over time, diminished to just a shadow of its former self. Over the past couple of decades, businesses have left the Landing, and as a result, […]

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From The St. Louis American: The Laborers’ International Union of North America, known as LiUNA, plans to build an Urban Training Center at Plymouth Industrial Park in Wellston. The proposed training center would be located at 6440 Page Ave. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority board approved the proposal Nov. 19. “Workforce development is essential […]

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Summit Real Estate Group, a St. Louis–based industrial real estate firm, is moving forward with a new Class A industrial development in central Ohio, extending work the company has done in logistics and warehouse markets across the Midwest. The project, known as 23 North Industrial Park, is planned on roughly 23 acres in Lewis Center, […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) has secured $80 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury — the largest single allocation ever awarded to the agency. The award significantly expands SLDC’s ability to attract private investment into economically distressed areas […]

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From Spectrum News: A gas station and convenience store is planned for part of a now-demolished mall site. QuikTrip plans a new location at 9507 Watson Road, which is part of Crestwood Crossing, the $67 million redevelopment of the former Crestwood Plaza mall site. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2026, according to the […]

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