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The road collapsed at Ferry Street and Blair Avenue in north St. Louis on Wednesday afternoon after a rainstorm, creating a 40-foot crater.

Before closing its second-biggest coal plant, Ameren wants to run it on a limited basis while completing crucial transmission projects.

Did you watch the 1/6 hearings last night? I did, but thanks to lingering jet lag I dozed through bits and pieces of it. I think I mostly got the gist, but there were some things I probably missed. Anyway, it seemed pretty effective, though as usual it's all but impossible for me to judge ...continue reading "How many people still have uncertain opinions about Trump and 1/6?"

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County officials continued a discussion on Thursday to lower food truck fees. The Finance Committee discussed the resolution to lower the fee for mobile food service establishments (food trucks) by $200 from $375, but it failed for lack of a motion. County Board member and Finance Chair Chris Guy of Maryville said that the Health Department Committee voted on June 3, 4-1, to lower the fee. The County Board will vote on the issue during its monthly meeting at 5 p.m., June 15. County Board member Jaime Goggin of Edwardsville and member of the finance committee said he is not in agreement with lowering the fees. “When (the County Board) set the fees they looked at the cost to the county,” Goggin said. “It actually costs the county more to inspect a food truck.” In 2018, the county established the operation of food trucks and its permit fees. Goggin said cutting the fee is going to cost the county and it should not fall on taxpayers

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Federal authorities have indicted 14 people, including two rappers, in the St. Louis region on allegations they ran a fentanyl distribution ring.

Get ready to see (and hear!) the famous Blue Angels in the area this weekend.

They characterized the committee’s work as political, designed largely to discredit Trump and distract from current vexing economic issues.

Former Director of The City of St. Louis Civil Rights Enforcement Agency joins our growing team! As Policy Catalyst, Charles will lead Trailnet’s strategic policy and advocacy agenda through coalition-building, …

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A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged two groups supporting then-President Donald Trump planned the riot …

A West End man charged with killing his McDonald’s coworker on Tuesday, June 7, appeared in court for the first time this afternoon, pleading not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed-criminal action. According to a probable cause statement, 19-year-old Terrance King was working his job at the McDonald’s on Hampton Avenue near Highway 44 on Tuesday evening when he got into an argument with his coworker, 23-year-old Kevyn Henderson. The restaurant’s manager then escorted King outside.

A St. Louis-based private equity firm has sold the flooring business it's built since 2017 to a Minneapolis-based private investment firm.

MORO - Debra Reed, regional director of operations at Crest Healthcare Consulting , has been named a "Woman of Distinction" by McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a national competition for the skilled nursing industry. Reed was also named a “Veteran VIP” - a woman with over 15 years of industry experience - by a panel of industry experts for her contributions to the field of skilled nursing. She was presented with an award at a ceremony that was held in Chicago on May 12. Reed said that her husband Scott and their two daughters - Amber and Cassie - are “so proud” of her accomplishment, and she is equally proud of her team at Crest Healthcare Consulting. “It is humbling to be recognized by McKnight’s,” Reed said. “This also honors my team, as it supports the terrific job they have all done during the pandemic.” Crest Healthcare Consulting provides consulting services to central/southern Illinois

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“I really want them to track this person down,” said the mother. “I don’t want anybody else’s kids going through this stuff."

A publicly traded industrial real estate trust with a growing presence in St. Louis has purchased an industrial building in St. Louis County for $8.5 million.

Residents living in some majority Black neighborhoods in St. Louis have a 18-year lower life expectancy than residents of majority white neighborhoods less than 10 miles away, a regional health study found. For over a century, Black St. Louis residents have experienced housing policies and development strategies that have trapped generations in segregated and disinvested neighborhoods, […]

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One of the largest school districts in the area will start to require masks starting Monday.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School Principal Daren DePew announced that 514 students from GCHS earned Honor Roll accolades for the second semester of the 2021-22 school year. Students who obtained a grade point average of 5.0 or higher during the second semester earned High Honor Roll accolades, while students who achieved a 4.2 GPA or higher earned Honor Roll status. To view the complete list of honorees, click on the Honor Roll link for each graduation year: CLASS OF 2022 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2023 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2024 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll CLASS OF 2025 - High Honor Roll - Honor Roll For more information about Granite City School District #9, visit www.gcsd9.net .

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PONTOON BEACH - In an effort to keep the Madison County Transit (MCT) Trails clean, welcoming, and appropriate for all ages, MCT is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any individuals or groups vandalizing or dumping on the MCT Trails. Although MCT has offered this reward for several years, a recent increase in vandalism and graffiti on the MCT Trails has prompted this reminder. In many cases, the graffiti that is appearing on the trails and in the tunnels is inappropriate, lewd, and not in line with MCT’s mission to provide Madison County residents and visitors with a safe, scenic, and family-friendly venue for outdoor recreation or transportation. Most of the graffiti is being found on the MCT Trails in the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon area. In addition to offering the reward, MCT is partnering with local law enforcement from various municipalities to track these incidents, investigate, and hopefully soon apprehend the offender. “W

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