COLLINSVILLE - During this past fall, 23,000 students from elementary, junior high and high schools around Illinois participated in a virtual audition process and of those auditions, more than 7,000 students were selected to participate in district festivals celebrating student musicians in bands, orchestras, choruses and jazz ensembles. Students in grades 7-12 who participated in the ILMEA District Festivals are also eligible to be selected into ILMEA’s Junior and Senior All-State Student
From ASA Midwest Council: The holiday season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” yet for many workers it also brings added stress, distraction, and fatigue. Between November and December, employees balance their normal workload with personal obligations surrounding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and other celebrations. While the season is full of […]
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected The ESS Team as the apparent best-value proposer and Design-Build contractor of the next project in MoDOT’s Improve I-70 Program, between Rocheport and Columbia. The team consists of contractor Emery Sapp & Sons with designer Parsons. Negotiations to finalize the contract are currently in progress. Improve […]
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy (D-CT) would require AI chatbots to verify all users’ ages, prohibit minors from using AI tools, and implement steep criminal penalties for chatbots that promote or solicit certain harms. That might sound reasonable at first, but behind […]
Yes has released a new track from their upcoming super-deluxe reissue of 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans.The latest is a newly remastered single version of “The Remembering (High the Memory),”…
St. Louis-based Build-A-Bear Workshop and Sanrio, best known for its Hello Kitty® brand, announced the national expansion of the Build-A-Bear x Hello Kitty and Friends Workshop.
Missouri lawmakers are taking a closer look at a bipartisan plan that would give every public-school student free breakfast and lunch starting in the 2026-27 school year. House Bill 1662 creates the "Missouri Free School Meals Program."
Monday marked the first day legislative members could begin pre-filing bills ahead of the new session next month. Among more than 500 pieces of legislation were pre-filed, one of which proposes adding the biblical Ten Commandments to Missouri classrooms.
The City of St. Louis is inviting community members to the official launch of PlanSTL’s Area 4 Neighborhood Planning Initiative, a new community-driven process designed to build a stronger, greener and more connected future for North St. Louis neighborhoods. Resident input and involvement in this process will assist the City in identifying priorities for capital […]
From Brookings: Across the country, from Virginia to Michigan to Arizona, tech companies are pouring billions of dollars into new data center projects needed to store and manage digital information amid the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, state and local governments are enticed by projected increases in economic output, job creation, property tax revenue, […]
Missouri state senators are hoping to force the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to lower underperforming school districts’ accreditation status a year earlier than the department’s policy allows. The Missouri Senate Education Committee convened a hearing Thursday morning to question Missouri Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinge about the department’s efforts to support underperforming schools […]
A December 4, 1925 article in the Alton Evening Telegraph announced that “Jake Schneider of the Broadway Market has a whole Buffalo on display at his market.” He had received it (already slaughtered) the day before. Schneider had purchased the buffalo (technically an American bison) from the famous Scotty Philip herd at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. After several days on display, the buffalo was skinned, cut up, and buffalo steak, buffalo roast, and “buffalo this and that”
From West Newsmagazine: Westland Acres has a long battle ahead. The residential subdivision on the border of Chesterfield and Wildwood is an historic African American neighborhood. Wealthy developments surrounding the site have caused property values to skyrocket, and along with it, property taxes. What residents remain are eager to sell their properties and see the […]
From Construction Forum: Walmart’s next test of 3D-printed construction will begin in Lamar, MO, a community between Joplin and Nevada. Work is scheduled to start in December on the retailer’s latest store built with 3D-printed wall systems. The project puts Missouri at the front of what partners describe as a nationwide series of more than […]
COLLINSVILLE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 8 Commander, Captain Casey Faro, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSCs) in Madison and St. Clair counties during December. The use of RSCs combine a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public. The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Officers working the detail will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, operating vehicles
A Spanish Lake man is charged with 11 felonies and six misdemeanors for shooting into a duplex three different times because he believed his ex-girlfriend was staying there.
From ConstructConnect: To shed light on the current state and future of construction, experts from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and ConstructConnect recently shared their analysis during the Construction Economy Outlook, Presented by ConstructConnect News. What is the Current State of the Construction Economy? While the broader U.S. […]
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