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St. Louis firefighters union says Interim Public Safety Director Dan Isom is using authority he doesn’t have to block promotions.

We’ve already noted how U.S. broadband maps aren’t just terrible, they’ve laid the foundation for terrible policy. When your maps falsely overstate competition and broadband coverage, it makes it easy to downplay or ignore the primary reason U.S. broadband stinks: regional monopolization and the state and federal corruption that protects and enables it. But the […]

*Note* 4046 is the building to the right in the image above. A demolition permit application for 4046 Laclede in the Central West End neighborhood was summitted April 5, 2022. It is located within a preservation review district, but it is within the CORTEX West Redevelopment Corporation’s redevelopment area. Since it is a Chapter 353 […]

The post Demo Alert: 4046 Laclede Avenue appeared first on NextSTL.

A Creve Coeur-based global packaging company is expanding its presence in Australia.

The St. Louis region's largest general contractor has promoted from within to replace its retiring CFO.

Federal prosecutors are seeking prison time for Emily Hernandez of Sullivan, William "Bill" Merry of St. Louis County and Paul Scott Westover of Lake Saint Louis.

Experts say the Fed's action could have mixed effect on mortgages; Real estate professionals say it makes loan pre-approval even more important.

A St. Louis-based industrial fiber processor will expand its operations in Metro East after the company closed on $7 million in tax credit financing.

Paris Rollins' business has expanded to include baby food and prenatal juices.

A more than 200-year-old building in the heart of downtown St. Charles that served as the state’s first capitol sustained minor damage from a fire Sunday.

A 2021 study finds Missouri has some of the highest rates of elevated blood lead levels in children. The research is part of an investigation into lead and its impact on Midwest children by the Midwest Newsroom and the Missouri Independent.

Missouri's First State Capitol Building is just off Historic Main Street St. Charles, a portion of the city that can present firefighting challenges.

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. - Eleven dogs were rescued from horrible conditions in Pulaski County over the weekend. Deputies rescued the dogs from a home near Vichy. The pet owners surrendered the animals. Deputies are expected to file charges against them. The dogs were malnourished and dehydrated. They're now receiving care at the Kitten and Puppy [...]

“I will never give up,” said Miller. “It’s my job as her daughter to find her.”

A gas fireplace, heated bathroom floors, and closet built-ins are just a few of the unit’s features.

When Jason Bibb needs to illustrate just how difficult it is to get into the Corner Bar's (571 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles; 636-724-9060) legendary cocked-hat bowling league — a tradition that dates back to at least the 1940s, if not all the way back to 1875 — all he has to do is point to his own situation.

ST. LOUIS - Thieves targeted cars in west St. Louis overnight. They broke into six or seven cars in the parking lot at Nick's Pub on Manchester and Sulphur Avenues. The thieves also got away with one car. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Jason Maxwell was at the scene. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with [...]

When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her South St. Louis home had been remodeled. But then the nurse called to say her son’s blood lead level was dangerously high — five times the level federal […]

The post Known to be toxic for a century, lead still poisons thousands of Midwestern kids appeared first on Missouri Independent.

ST. LOUIS - A man turned the tables on a would-be carjacker early Monday morning in south St. Louis. The victim told FOX 2 he was on the phone in his car parked along Connecticut Street at Roger Place when a man tried to open his car door. That's when the victim pulled out his [...]