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Over a week after a murder in University City, a fourth individual is facing charges in connection to the incident.

From St. Louis Magazine: Long-time homeless advocate Rev. Larry Rice is resurfacing in St. Louis County, making his pleas to the County Council in three-minute increments over the past few meetings. Nearly a decade after the City of St. Louis ordered Rice to shut down his Downtown West shelter—prompting Rice to sue the city—the homeless […]

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Pearl Jam has announced a new photo book chronicling the band's Dark Matter tour.Titled React/Respond, the book includes over 125 images taken by photographer Geoff Whitman, who joined Eddie Vedder and company on…

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A search is underway for an unhoused person who was reported missing in the aftermath of last week's large fire in downtown St. Louis that tore through multiple vacant buildings.

Costco has submitted plans to Lake Saint Louis to build a 195,000-square-foot store on Lake Saint Louis Boulevard, across from Hawk Ridge Circle.

From Leader Publications: Flooding in Old Town Eureka should be a thing of the past, thanks to a new earthen floodwall, officials say. Engineers on Nov. 6 tested the wall, spanning from Hwy. 109 to west of Bald Hill Road along Flat Creek, for leaks or flaws. Jon Derner, a structural engineer with Horner & […]

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From Architect Magazine: If you are reading this, Bob Stern (1939-2025) had something to do with it. Or at least he would claim he had. One hallmark of all the tributes that have been pouring in over the last two days since his passing at the age of 86 was announced is how intensely personal […]

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ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE/BELLEVILLE - Illinois Department of Transportation engineer Joe Monroe commended his crews for their efforts overnight to manage state roads during the morning commute on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, amid challenging winter weather conditions. The area was hit with sleet and 4-6 inches of snowfall throughout most of the region on Tuesday, making it almost impossible for IDOT to clean the roads in their mission. The precipitation was non-stop throughout most of the day, Monroe said.

With increasing demand for warehousing space in the Central Illinois, family-owned McLeod Express has opened its second warehouse in Decatur, Ill. Contegra Construction completed the 611,000-square-foot facility. It supplements McLeod’s existing warehouse operations and is conveniently located about a mile from the I-72 exchange and three miles from the Midwest Inland Port in Decatur. “Our […]

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Missouri lawmakers say need for regulations of artificial intelligence cannot wait for federal action.

It was never enough to simply expel migrants as quickly as possible for the Trump administration. A massive conglomerate of federal officers was incapable of hitting Trump advisor Stephen Miller’s 3,000 arrests per day quota, no matter how many rights it violated. Any pretense of only going after migrants with criminal records was discarded during […]

From RentCafe: More renters are searching for apartments in St. Louis than ever before. They’re setting up alerts for listings that match their needs and act swiftly when the best deal comes along. Driven by this surge in interest and more intentional search activity, St. Louis jumped a whopping 74 spots to rank among the nation’s […]

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BETHALTO - Riverbend residents have the opportunity for a unique Christmas experience in Bethalto. Bethalto Christmas Village features lights strung throughout Central Park, hot chocolate, s’mores, vendors, visits with Santa and more. Food costs a few dollars, but walking through the park to enjoy the lights and Santa is completely free. Bethalto Christmas Village is open from 5–8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays until Dec. 21, 2025. “Please, encourage your family and

HDA has been engaged to design the New Morgan Gateway Commerce Center, a major industrial development in Morgantown, Pennsylvania for Panattoni Development Company. The project is being built by Brinkmann Constructors and will introduce two state-of-the-art warehouse facilities across more than 128 acres, bringing significant new industrial capacity to the region. HDA’s design for the […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Fans of the hit TV show “Friends” have a unique, “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to see some of the original props in Edwardsville. EXO Lounge’s Christmas pop-up, titled “The One With the Christmas Pop-Up,” runs through Dec. 31, 2025. Owner Gina Gamblin can’t wait to share themed cocktails, snacks, trivia and karaoke with guests. But she is most excited to showcase the original couch, door, clothing and other memorabilia from

St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said other homeless people who escaped the building Friday reported one of their friends still missing.

From St. Louis Business Journal: Harris-Stowe State University is moving forward with plans for a new science, engineering, math and technology-focused building. The 82,443 square-foot STEM building, plans for which were previously public, will cost $62.3 million, the university announced on Tuesday. Located in the heart of Harris-Stowe’s Midtown campus, the building is expected to […]

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