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Brentwood to consider “adventure” playground as part of Deer Creek floodplain overhaul
Brentwood aldermen are planning a special meeting on Wednesday to consider adding upgrades to a playground in the Brentwood Bound project floodplain. The project has a base cost of $4.7 million, not including already purchased equipment, and $1.6 million in possible upgrades, the Post-Dispatch reported. St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Brentwood leaders want a destination playground. […]
1 hurt, 1 arrested in Bethalto, Ill. shooting
One person was hurt and another person was arrested after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Bethalto, Illinois.
Missouri lawmakers postpone special session for tax cut proposal
Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday said they are delaying coming back to the state Capitol for work on a proposed income tax cut.
Dick Ford, longtime St. Louis TV news anchor, dies at 88
Dick Ford, who appeared on local airwaves on three different stations from 1965 to 2005, died Tuesday at his home in University City.
FEMA announces O'Fallon disaster recovery center
Those affected by the flooding can receive home repairs, payment assistance, updates on their application status for various services and more.
Sorento School loses bid to switch school districts and stay open in Metro East
A regional Illinois school board denied the petition to switch Sorento from Bond County to the Mt. Olive School District.
Washington University agrees to settle retirement accounts lawsuit for $7.5 million
The $7.5 million settlement would end a yearslong legal fight over whether Washington University mismanaged its employee retirement accounts.
Did you know there is a Hall of Fame in Wentzville?
This weekend in Wentzville check out the State Championships for Missouri Horse Pitching Association.
Chattanooga’s City-Owned ISP Pushes 25 Gbps Broadband
Chattanooga, Tennessee is one of a growing number of U.S. cities to build its own broadband network. The ISP, tacked on to the city’s existing EPB electricity utility, has routinely delivered speeds faster and more affordable than the services provided by regional utilities like Comcast. While community-run broadband is portrayed as boondoggle socialism by telecom […]
St. Louis' Washington University named 15th best college in America
A new report recognizes Washington University as the 15th best college in the nation.
Metro Leaders Vote To Throw More Money Into Trolley-Shaped Black Hole
St. Louis’ unkillable Loop Trolley just got another round of life support. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments voted on Wednesday to give the deeply unpopular yet surprisingly resilient transportation boondoggle an additional $1.2 million in federal grant monies after the Bi-State Development Agency requested additional funds to keep it going for the next two years. The trolley has already cost taxpayers $51 million in federal and state dollars, but local officials feared it’d all be for nothing if they failed to revive it after a three-year hiatus.
Videira Wine Shop & Bar Will Open in Midtown This Fall
Mykel McIntosh was not planning on opening a wine bar. Though she's been honing her beverage knowledge in the industry for several years and has an infectious passion for wine, she was planning to use her gifts to support her friends, Ceaira Jackson and Misha Sampson, in their forthcoming venture, Nexus Cultural Cuisine and Craft Cocktails. Jackson and Sampson had other ideas.
Estranged mother arrested for transporting California teen to Missouri boarding school
A California mother and former dean of a Missouri boarding school for troubled youth were indicted last week for a scheme to take the woman's teenage son against his will and bring him to the Show Me State.
Illinois congressional delegation urges Biden to OK federal help for St. Clair County
“These were the same storms that caused damage across the river in Missouri,” they told the president.
FDA authorizes omicron-targeting booster vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlit updated Covid-19 boosters designed specifically to target the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of the coronavirus.
Moderna Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) have both been engineering such shots since late June, when the FDA asked them to develop vaccines with BA.4 and BA.5 — the subvariants of the virus' omicron variant, which have been responsible for around 400 deaths each day in the U.S. this summer — in mind. Pfizer again has…
Edwardsville Amazon warehouse rebuilding without storm shelter, documents show
Alan Green
Democratic state Auditor nominee Alan Green is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where he discussed his campaign for state auditor with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg.
Green served as a member of the state House from 2014 through the beginning of 2021. He is squaring off against state Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick in November. Fitzpatrick is planning on appearing on an episode of Politically Speaking at a later date.
Water main break leads to boil advisory in Jefferson County
A water main break in Jefferson County leads to a voluntary boil advisory.
Missouri Supreme Court fines Gardner $750, citing misconduct in Greitens investigation
The Missouri Supreme Court reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Tuesday and fined her $750, finding that she violated professional misconduct rules during the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. The …
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