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The program aims to strengthen employment outcomes and child support compliance for St. Louis families

From St. Louis Magazine: For most of Margaret McDonald’s nearly 30-year career at local design firms, including stints as a principal at Arcturis and HOK, work came before pretty much everything else. “Yes, it was my occupation and what I was being compensated for, but it felt like it was my life, and it was […]

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The crash took place about 5:40 p.m. Monday on Page west of Gruner Place, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

GODFREY – Alton Elite Jiu-Jitsu has been chosen as the December 2025 Small Business of the Month by the RiverBend Growth Association. Owned by Adam Marburger, the honoree has undergone a recent rebranding, transitioning from its former identity as Alton Martial Arts & Fitness. Located at 2716 Corner Court in Alton, Marburger opened operations eight years ago and has five employees today. A lifelong martial artist and local businessperson, Marburger had a longtime dream and turned it

From St. Louis Magazine: When you think of carbon emissions related to driving, you probably think of emissions coming from your vehicle. But the road you’re driving on almost certainly also emits carbon. In its production and its application, the asphalt used for roadways contributes to the carbon cycle that is blamed for rising sea […]

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Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke out against the Trump Administration’s dangerous cuts to medical research. In his remarks, Durbin stressed that the President’s decision to cut medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will set back medical advancement by decades by disrupting research into cancer, brain diseases, mental health, drug development, and more. Durbin began his speech by recalling his firs

Advanced Volumetric Alliance (AVA), a Minnesota-based modular building manufacturer, has secured a multi-million-dollar growth investment from Decathlon Capital Partners to expand its manufacturing capacity and support continued growth. Headquartered in Albertville, MN, AVA designs, engineers and manufactures entire buildings in an off-site environment for multi-family, senior living and hospitality developers. The company operates a 185,000-square-foot, […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: When Glen Corlett, the owner of well-established forklift dealership Union Machinery, retired, he could have sold to a larger company. Instead, he chose to take a chance on his longtime saleswoman, Jessica Farrell, who over 20 years had gained considerable knowledge about forklifts but admittedly didn’t know much at that […]

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Brionna Brooks, 31, died early Sunday after a single-vehicle crash in north St. Louis' Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.

If you didn’t get to see Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere in theaters, you’ll now have a new chance to see the film.The movie about Bruce Springsteen’s efforts making his 1982…

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From Offsite Builder: In a field crowded with startups promising to “disrupt” construction, Reframe Systems is quietly doing something harder: rebuilding the value chain. It’s rethinking how homes are designed, manufactured and delivered — using robotics, AI and a vertically integrated model that leaves no part of the process to chance. The result isn’t just […]

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The President of the United States is currently promising to spend the same pot of money on at least nine different things. The pot in question: revenue from all the random and fluctuating tariff duties that are almost certainly unconstitutional, which means he’s likely going to have to pay some or all of it back. […]

Edward Townsend is now facing adult charges after authorities say he killed a man and stole his car over the summer in the city's West End neighborhood.

The council on Tuesday will consider $55 million in cuts compared to this year's adjusted budget, including in the police, health and parks departments.

From St. Louis Magazine: Big changes are now underway in downtown St. Louis—with the groundwork being laid for even bigger ones in the decades to come. In 2026, the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and the National Park Service together plan to explore land acquisition, environmental testing, and a visioning study looking at expanding the national […]

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