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Mike McIntosh, now 40, hadn’t yet been born when his mother started the family business he now runs, DDT Wines & Spirits. At one time, various family members operated about a dozen liquor stores in the St. Louis area. When his mother, Elizabeth McIntosh, wanted to open what was then DDT Liquor in Pagedale in 1976, she was unable to secure a loan. “At the time, honestly, banks weren’t lending to Blacks for small-business ideas, proven or not,” he said. “And the funny thing was, at the time…

Ameren Missouri has agreed to buy a 150-megawatt solar facility project from Chicago-based energy project developer Invenergy. The subsidiary of Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) said Wednesday that the project, being developed in southeastern Illinois, could begin generating energy as soon as 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. Terms of the purchase, and the exact location of the project, weren't disclosed. A company spokesman said more details would be released when Ameren Missouri files for regulatory…

ST. LOUIS - The rain Thursday morning has flooded multiple streets in the St. Louis area. Coronado Avenue just south of Carondelet Park in south St. Louis was flooded. There was standing water that was several inches deep. The Metropolitan Sewer District was at the scene trying to get some of the drains unclogged in [...]

The newly published report identifies five main areas where the state’s innovation and entrepreneurship economy is currently lagging and offers 16 recommendations to combat those challenges.

Formerly located in St. Charles, Rock Star Tacos have taken the show to the former home of J. Smugs GastroPit.

Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling. Olive Crossing 14.8 ACRES 180,000+ SF OFFICE SPACE  181 APARTMENT UNITS 160 HOTEL ROOMS | DUAL-BRAND MARRIOTT  30,000+ SF RETAIL, DINING, & SERVICES These buildings in Clayton aren’t long for this world. NextSTL – Green Street Proposes Tower in […]

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The two ‘pop-up’ locations will house a total of 60 people who typically won’t go to regular homeless shelters.

ST. LOUIS - Thursday morning's rain is expected to change to freezing rain and then snow into the afternoon. MoDOT officials are urging drivers to avoid rush hour traffic Thursday afternoon. They're saying, if you can, try to make plans to leave work earlier or work from home. MoDOT's biggest concern Thursday morning is getting treatment [...]

St. Louis photographer Jess Dugan has spent much of their professional life documenting identity as a concept.…

Schmitt has sued dozens of school districts over their masking rules.

“He’s not changing his mind,” Neville Chamberlain (Jeremy Irons) reports laconically between prim puffs on his morning cigar, reading confirmation of Adolf Hitler’s plan to invade Czechoslovakia.…

O'FALLON, Ill. - Multiple cars were flooded in O'Fallon, Illinois early Thursday morning. Street flooding stranded one motorist on Bristlecone Drive, just north of I-64. FOX 2's meteorologist Jaime Travers was checking out the area in the Woods Basement Systems Storm Runner. The storm sewer system couldn’t handle all of the rain overnight, and the [...]

A controversial Missouri gun law that penalizes police for enforcing federal gun laws is facing a new legal challenge from the U.S. Justice Department. On Wednesday, the department filed suit to prevent Missouri from enforcing its Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), a law that allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they […]

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that nearly 16,000 student borrowers would receive millions in loan repayments, after the department found that four private for-profit institutions made misleading claims about their job placement rates. “The Department remains committed to giving borrowers discharges when the evidence shows their college violated the law and […]

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We need to talk about Tony Collida's pancakes.…

Across much of the U.S., winter is not as cold as it used to be. The four warmest Januaries on record have all occurred since 2016. In Missouri, winters are about four degrees warmer on average than in 1970 — and farmers are starting to feel the effects.

Urban highways & interstates allow drivers to get from point A to point B quicker than had they taken surface streets, but they’re also a major divider between the existing neighborhoods they cut through.  In the late 1950s the downtown’s 3rd Street Parkway was being extended north, eventually connecting with ...

Federal data reveal the plan does little to stop drilling and may push future development into Indigenous communities.

ST. LOUIS - Thursday morning has heavy rain. The rain will continue through the morning hours with temperatures starting in the low 40s. Temperatures will continue to fall Thursday as the strong winds turn to the north. The area will be at the freezing point by mid-afternoon. 1-3 inches of rain is possible. Rain and [...]