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From St. Louis Magazine: When a storm tears through a historic neighborhood, the damage it causes isn’t just to shingles and siding—it’s often to the delicate craftsmanship that defines a street’s character. In St. Louis, many century-old homes are topped with distinctive slate or terracotta Spanish roof tiles, materials chosen as much for beauty and […]

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Civil rights organizations, including both St. Louis and St. Louis County NAACP chapters, decried the changes announced by the airport officials.

North Grand Neighborhood Services (NGNS) has successfully rehabilitated over 20 abandoned properties into affordable housing units in north St. Louis over the past 20 years, despite facing challenges such as theft.

CARLINVILLE — Ricky J. Collins, 50, of Edwardsville, was charged with domestic battery causing bodily harm on Sept. 30, 2025, following an incident in which he allegedly struck his daughter in the head with his hand on Sept. 29, 2025. According to the charging document, Collins knowingly caused bodily harm to his daughter by striking her in the head. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department is handling the case. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Airport officials are asking contractors in its minority and disadvantaged business programs to provide evidence of discrimination they have suffered, in the latest change born of the Trump administration’s opposition to diversity initiatives. St. Louis Lambert International Airport is reevaluating all the companies it certified through the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise […]

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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is sending a reminder out to Missourians to be vigilant after a surge of West Nile virus cases this year.

From Bisnow: The world’s largest tech companies have led a surge of data center construction across the Midwest with huge campuses for artificial intelligence. But the region’s next wave of build-out is expected to involve smaller facilities, with developers seeing opportunities to repurpose defunct industrial sites and languishing office space as AI processing centers. From […]

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German chemical giant Bayer must pay a $600 million Missouri court judgment that found its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, a ruling the company says could hasten a decision to stop making the popular product. The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 30 refused to hear an appeal in the Cole County lawsuit that initially awarded four […]

Chicago is set to make a return to Las Vegas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced a nine-show residency at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, kicking…

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Chris Goodson’s Fields Foods was an anchor in the community nonprofit Beyond Housing’s development in Pagedale until the store abruptly closed in July 2023.

It’s not enough to go after the “worst of the worst.” It was never a sustainable effort, what with migrants committing fewer crimes than natural citizens. The attempt to rid the country of as many non-white people as possible under Trump always had to go bigger. It has become ICE raiding swap meets and Home […]

From Construction Physics: It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US. More than 7,300 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents in the US in 2023, around 18% of all motor vehicle deaths that year. Until around 2009, pedestrian deaths in the US had been falling, declining from 7,516 […]

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Bill Brown, a former Eureka High School teacher, says his one-man protest is guided by principles.

GODFREY - Gerard Fischer with American Family Insurance wants the best for his clients. Located at 3014 Godfrey Road in Godfrey, Fischer’s American Family office works closely with local businesses like Andy’s Auto Body Center to assess damage and turn in claims. Fischer collaborates with his clients to make sure they get the service they need, so his insurance office can help them afford the repairs and get back on the road. “If my client’s not happy with the claims adjuster or the claims adjuster’s not getting back with them or whatever, then they can contact me,” Fischer said. “I can step in and help. I can get the ball rolling, put a stick of dynamite underneath somebody and get the ball rolling so they can take care of my client.” Fischer shared that insurance coverage has changed a lot in recent years. As the technology in cars has increased, insurance companies have adjusted their rates. “Five or seven years ago

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Why are moderate liberals so unable to meet the moment?

From Virginia Tech: The 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, served as a headgear wake-up call for Scott Greenhaus. A 40-plus-year veteran of the construction industry, Greenhaus was working with his team to install a post-tensioning system when the bridge collapsed. It killed five motorists and one team member and left the […]

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GILLESPIE — Adam L. Bray, 44, of Gillespie, was charged with domestic battery on Oct. 1, 2025, after allegedly punching a family member in the face on Sept. 30, 2025. Bray was previously convicted of domestic battery in 2018. The charges state Bray knowingly caused bodily harm to the victim during the latest incident. In his earlier case, Bray was found guilty and sentenced to one year of probation and five days in jail with time served. The current charges are being handled by the Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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