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Online Gaming’s Final Boss: The Copyright Bully

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Since earliest days of computer games, people have tinkered with the software to customize their own experiences or share their vision with others. From the dad who changed the game’s male protagonist to a girl so his daughter could see herself in it, to the developers who got their start in modding, games have been […]
Corynne McSherry and Kit Walsh

Snowmelt concerns arise with below-average snowpack

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After heavy snow around Thanksgiving, much of December and January have lacked the precipitation needed to boost river flows and recharge reservoirs — a scenario, however, that is not uncommon for mid-winter.
Haley Fitzpatrick

Investors Seek to Collect $13M Judgment Against St. Louis Developer, While Pursuing Fraud Lawsuit

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Investors due to receive a $13 million court settlement from a St. Louis developer are seeking to collect in Missouri while also filing a new federal lawsuit claiming fraud. Developer Jeff Tegethoff, who has worked on some of the largest pending developments in St. Louis and the Lake of the […]

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Tom Finan

Progressives in Congress vow to oppose immigration enforcement funding

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WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday they will oppose any federal funding for immigration enforcement following the deadly shooting of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis.  “Our caucus will oppose all funding for immigration enforcement in any appropriations bills until meaningful reforms are enacted to end militarized policing practices,” […]
Ariana Figueroa

Nearly $1B in Downtown Projects Added in 2025

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From St. Louis Business Journal: Significant downtown St. Louis projects were announced or started in 2025. From January to December, nearly $1 billion in projects were unveiled or broke ground in the 2.91 square miles that encompass the region’s downtown. Millennium Of the new projects announced in 2025, the biggest was the Millennium Hotel site […]

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Tom Finan

Missouri Supreme Court upholds state’s gender-affirming care restrictions

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a law barring minors from receiving cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers and gender transition surgeries and prohibiting Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for all ages. The decision, written by Judge Kelly Broniec, affirms a 2024 Cole County Circuit Court ruling from that sided with the state on all […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Five Construction Trends to Watch in 2026

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From Construction Dive: Contractors will need to depend on a familiar formula in 2026. Over the past 12 months, construction activity leaned heavily on a narrow group of winning sectors. Tech giants pledged billions to expand the buildouts of their data center footprints. Public infrastructure construction, such as highways and water works, hummed along despite […]

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Tom Finan

Alton Mayor Reports Progress In Sinkhole Drainage

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ALTON — SCI Engineering has made notable progress this week in draining a sinkhole that formed beneath the soccer field at Gordon Moore Park, city officials said Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. The sinkhole draining started on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The sinkhole, which developed above a mine operated by New Frontier Materials beneath the field, first appeared on June 26, 2024. The City of Alton hired SCI Engineering as an independent consultant to investigate the site and develop a remediation