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DENVER (AP) — Willson Contreras homered and drove in two runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-2 victory over the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Cardinals ended a three-game losing streak after being swept by Arizona, while the Rockies marked their 100th game with their 76th loss. Brendan Donovan and [...]

The family of Samuel Hayes Jr. is demanding transparency following his death.

It was over a decade ago that Mike wrote about the state of New York’s trademark bullying ways when it comes to enforcing its trademarks for “I ♥ NY.” Now, it should be obvious just how absurd it is for the state to even hold onto a trademark designed to promote the state, nevermind the […]

3 cars were involved in the crash Monday night, according to MSHP.

From The Detroit Free Press: For those in the market to buy a home in Detroit, there are options beyond house rehabs or condos within buildings. There is now a modest yet growing inventory of newly constructed for-sale housing, particularly upscale townhomes and new single-family houses. These types of new developments weren’t as common in […]

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Cub Scouts have been building Pinewood Derby cars and competing since 1953. With a name that’s a fun play on words, the construction industry “Pintwood” event is returning this year, combining beer, barbecue, fun, and the competitive nature of construction people to raise money for the Scouting movement. Generations of Scouts have carved, painted, and […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis panel on Wednesday considered a proposal for a single-family home being eyed along a commercial corridor in Midtown. The new home would be built by Scott and Teri Pohlman at 3126 Locust St. in Midtown Alley. It would be on a vacant parcel that has been long […]

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Troy Spencer's license has prevented him from receiving assistance from FEMA.

From St. Louis Public Radio: Hundreds of people gathered in Columbia on Thursday to discuss nuclear energy expansion in Missouri. The Missouri Nuclear Summit convened lawmakers, business leaders and state and federal energy officials in the Missouri Theatre for discussions on how nuclear power plants could meet projected demand for energy. “It’s a priority of […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A $24 million assisted-living facility that would require demolishing a historic home has been given the green light. Harmony Homes, based in Sunset Hills, received unanimous approval Thursday night from the Maryland Heights City Council for its six-building assisted living project at 211 Midland Ave., said Mike Oligschlaeger, one of […]

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Building permits have been issued and work is beginning on the $26.3M “Marquette Homes” affordable housing program in the Dutchtown area of the City of St. Louis. The Marquette Homes project, a collaboration between Lutheran Development Group and Rise Community Development, involves the rehabilitation of six buildings and construction of three new ones in the […]

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From The St. Louis Business Journal: The Paul Brown Lofts in downtown St. Louis are slated to sell for $5.6 million. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Monday held a foreclosure auction for the 16-story apartment and retail building, with a winning bid of $5.6 million from Frank Zhang. HUD helped finance the […]

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From St. Louis Post Dispatch: One of the leaders behind the Armory redevelopment in Midtown is off the hook for more than $69 million of debt as his bankruptcy case nears conclusion. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern Missouri earlier this month discharged at least $69.3 million of unsecured claims filed by creditors against Kevin […]

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From KBIA: More than 30 community members recently gathered at the downtown office of non-profit Love Columbia to learn about something advocates hope could help alleviate Columbia’s housing shortage. The idea calls for loosening the rules for building Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs. ADUs can be attached to or detached from an existing house, but […]

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JB Pritzker signed a senate bill into law that would protect property owners from squatters.

The new Blood Incantation album, Absolute Elsewhere, is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. Yes, that’s an audacious, possibly hyperbolic claim, but few can claim a sonic watershed as readily […]

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Police are investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a 19-year-old male.