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Labor Day weekend is near and several events are returning to the St. Louis area. Labor Day weekend to many is looked at as the last hurrah of the summertime.

ST. LOUIS - The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois near downtown St. Louis is nearing completion, and the St. Louis Regional Freightway gave invited guests and the public the opportunity to see one of the last significant milestones in the project firsthand from the special vantage point of a riverboat cruise on August 26. Passengers on board witnessed history in the making as preparations continued for the third and final bridge truss to be floated into place. The installation is a crucial phase of the project underway to replace the vital rail artery across the Mississippi River, which is one of the nation’s primary east-west rail corridors serving one of America’s largest rail hubs by car interchange volume and gross tonnage. Dating back to the 1890s, the Merchants Bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak as a bridge crossing across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, and replacement of the structure has been

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People are much more likely to survive on medication, but establishing a standard of care and widespread access have been slow.

Forty-three years after its founding, Cardinal Ritter celebrates astonishing accomplishments that include 100% graduation and college acceptance rates.

Could Tyler O'Neill be on the verge of another September surge? His most recent power display is coming at a critical time for the St. Louis Cardinals.

The animal control department hasn't been able to pick up strays because there's no room to hold them in the shelter.

While this ruling [PDF] is likely correct under current Fourth Amendment case law, it does raise questions about the propriety of mass data grabs that aren’t particularized to suspected criminals or investigation targets. (h/t Orin Kerr) Tennessee resident Matthew Bledsoe was recently convicted during a jury trial for his participation in the January 6, 2021 […]

Christmas came far too early—and with bad intentions—for one St. Louis County family, as a University City man threatened to burn their house down.

BELLEVUE, Neb. - A Nebraska man paddled a hollow pumpkin Saturday 38 miles down the Missouri River. Duane Hansen of Syracuse, Nebraska spent his 60th birthday breaking this world record. Before Hansen started paddling Saturday, the record was right around 30 miles. A Facebook post from the City of Bellevue, Nebraska said two city employees [...]

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State Representative Ian Mackey (D-St. Louis) is no fan of Missouri's new book-banning law. But he's also not a fan of school superintendents now taking books out of schools in response to it. He says they're being too "risk averse" and "need a little bit more backbone."

From the introduction of new clubs to the addition of staffers—humans and therapy dogs alike—area schools are working overtime to make sure kids at all grade levels have the help and support they need to carry on.

The St. Louis County Republican Party recently claimed the conspiracy theorist would drop out of the November contest.

Next Friday, September 9th, we’ll be hosting our 25th anniversary event. We’ll post the actual details later this week, but the best way to make sure you can attend is to be a regular paying subscriber to Techdirt. You can back us via the qualifying Techdirt Insider packages (Crystal Ball, Watercooler, or Behind the Curtain — or the equivalent […]

St. Charles County police will “redirect any concerns related to academic curriculum and library book content to the citizen’s respective school district for review.”

Elegant, romantic and sometimes just plain fun, these restaurants aren’t necessarily the fanciest from the STL 100, but they are ideal for your next date night.

JERSEY - Senior Chase Withrow is set to have a massive season for the Panthers football team. After finishing last year with a combined 672 yards, a statistic that led his team, he's already on his way again this season. In Jersey's home-opener against the Granite City Warriors, Withrow had an excellent game. He ran for 246 yards on 29 carries. He also had a reception good for another 20 yards. Withrow is a Quality Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Jerseyville Male Athlete of the Month. Where he's most dangerous is on kick returns. 490 yards were from kickoff and punt returns last season. He notched 40 yards from returns against the Warriors. The Panthers have had great success against Granite City in the season-opener. Last year the Panthers won 49-0, 16-0 the year before that, and 23-14 before that. "The scoreboard speaks for itself," Chase said postgame. "I think that's a pretty big surprise." Chase has been playing for Jersey all four years now and is extremely excited for his senior

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The Republican candidate for St. Louis County Executive says that her name will remain on the ballot.

Every car Luke Reynolds is aware of that’s been stolen this year in Soulard has been a Hyundai or a Kia. In all, more than 1,800 of them have been stolen citywide so far this year, a 1,000% increase compared with the same time frame last year. Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration has sent a demand letter to the automakers insisting they do something to stop the epidemic of thefts involving some makes and models of their cars or face a lawsuit, but Reynolds says that’s not enough. “I’d…