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A couple driving an RV between Kansas and New Jersey lost control of the vehicle on Interstate 70 Thursday morning, leading to a fiery crash with a box truck.

WOOD RIVER - Wood River Main Street has unveiled a new website with the goal of helping promote local businesses. Kristen Burns, director of Wood River Main Street, said the website launched last week. The website allows business owners to build their own profile pages, with a directory that can take users to all the pages for businesses in Wood River. Burns explained that the design aims to promote these local businesses. “It’s really geared toward all of our downtown businesses and all of our businesses in Wood River. It’s a really, really cool concept,” Burns said. “I’m super, super excited to have this up and running. It’s been a long time coming and it was a lot of work to get it going, but it’s going now.” Every business can input information about their hours, services and more on their individual profile pages. They can also upload coupons or job postings. This free profile is similar to a website for eac

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Editor’s Note: Next Wednesday, June 25th, Peter Choi, AIA, principal-design for HOK’s San Francisco studio will be one of the panelists for the Forum’s quarterly networking/presentation program. The presentation is titled “It’s All About the Data: Opportunities, Challenges of the Data Center Design and Construction Boom.” Over 200 persons have registered for the program. To […]

Three-time Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda took to the stage to address the audience after the rain-delayed show Wednesday night.

Bruce Springsteen fans can look forward to a new album next year. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, The Boss gave an update on what he’s been working on,…

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ROXANA - Jenny Brown emerged as the ace pitcher for Roxana's girls' softball team, which closed with a big regional win. Roxana beat Marquette Catholic 8-7 in a regional game before losing in its next game. In an April 6-5 loss on April 7, 2025, to Jersey, Brown recorded nine strikeouts, one of her best games on the mound over the season. Jenny is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of Month. "Jenny has a lot of pitches and keeps the ball low," Pat Brannon, Roxana head girls' softball coach, said. "Jenny became our ace as the season moved on." Brannon said Jenny has "unlimited potential" for the future and he said this past year should be a "confidence builder" for the pitcher.

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Hager Companies is announced several leadership promotions that reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to growth, innovation, and operational excellence. These appointments recognize the outstanding contributions and steadfast dedication of several key members of the Hager leadership team, whose vision and commitment have positioned Hager for long-term success. Johnston Hager has been named president and CEO. […]

S. M. Wilson & Co. has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2025 honor. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage LLC, a partner in employee engagement technology. The confidential survey uniquely measures the employee experience and its component themes including employees feeling Respected and Supported, Enabled […]

Creators of ‘Bring It On: The Musical’ Attend Muny Performance Three of the creators of Bring It On: The Musical were in the audience Wednesday night for the Muny production, which runs through Sunday. — members of the musical’s Tony-nominated creative team — attended the performance, and Miranda addressed the audience after the curtain call. […]

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At least three times this year, tornadoes have crossed the Mississippi River from Missouri into Illinois, including twice in the heart of the St. Louis region.

From St. Louis Business Journal: McBride Homes said it has paid off the liens that a former contractor had filed against individual McBride homeowners, as part of a legal dispute between the two companies. The Chesterfield-based homebuilder, the largest in Missouri, said it paid $10 million in mechanics liens that had been filed by Builder’s […]

‘Bring It On–The Musical’ Soars to Great Heights on The Muny Stage by Pat Lindsey High school can be challenging for anyone, but for Campbell Davis (Jonalyn Saxer), the most popular and perky girl in affluent Truman High School, it became an overnight nightmare. Campbell waited her whole life to be a senior. She also […]

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The Muny commenced their 2025 show season with the musical "Bring It On" this week, and audience members had a surprise appearance by some of Broadway's biggest names.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department is asking the public to help locate a missing 24-year-old woman. According to police, Cydney Taylor was last seen in the 1100 block of Baron Ave. in Spanish Lake on Monday. Police described Taylor as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds. She [...]

EAST ALTON - Women are invited to enjoy a prom night while supporting local kids in foster care. On June 28, 2025, community members can check out “Mom Prom,” a prom night for women 21 and older complete with a meal, DJ, silent auction, raffles, carriage rides, photo ops and more. Proceeds from the night will go to Dream Home Charities, a local nonprofit that provides Christmas gifts for families impacted by the foster care system. “We just need people now, honestly,” said Sherry Gilleland, founder of Dream Home Charities, who organized the Mom Prom. “It’s just going to be so much fun. We just really, really, really need the community to help us, support us. Buy tickets and just come and have a fantastic time.” The Mom Prom will run from 5–11 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at Julia’s Banquet Center in East Alton. Gilleland promises the prom’s “A Night to Remember” theme will ring true. She noted that some

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From Industry Week: President Donald Trump wants high tariffs on imports to encourage companies to make products in the United States. However, doing so will be a challenge, engineering and building experts say. There aren’t a lot of buildings available nationwide to serve as factories, the costs to build new facilities are climbing and the […]

U.S. Steel's rolling and finishing operations, using metal slabs from other facilities, continue at Granite City Works.

Editor’s Note: Local media was out  to cover the action on this year’s Construction Forum “Yeah I Built That” construction career event. Normally held at St. Louis Development Corporation’s Northside Economic Empowerment Center, located in Sumner High School, the event was forced by tornado damage to pivot to tents erected in the parking lot of […]