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Director of Public Utilities, Niraj S. Patel, P.E. awarded the 2025 Outstanding Professional Engineer in Government.

ST. LOUIS – Diarra Williams, 30, and Nicholas Warford, 31, both from Edwardsville, Illinois, were indicted on Feb. 26, 2025, for their alleged involvement in a scheme that defrauded more than $7 million from school meal programs intended for low-income children in Missouri. The couple, who operated a local non-profit organization, were arrested on March 4, 2025, following the indictment, which charges them with multiple counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering. The indictment details a fraudulent operation that reportedly lasted from March 2020 through July 2022, during which Williams and Warford allegedly misrepresented their service of over 2.2 million meals through Missouri’s At-Risk Afterschool Program and Summer Food Service Program, both funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the indictment, Williams claimed that her non-profit, The Bailey Foundation, served large quantities of meals while in reality, Warford's

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GLEN CARBON/EDWARDSVILLE — High winds led to power line malfunctions in Glen Carbon and Edwardsville on Wednesday morning, March 5, 2025, leaving approximately 1,800 customers without electricity for a short period. The incident occurred at around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday when winds caused a power line to malfunction in Glen Carbon, affecting 1,600 customers in that area and 200 in Edwardsville, according to Brian Bretsch, a spokesperson for Ameren Illinois. "Crews quickly spotted the issue and safely secured the area," Bretsch said. He noted that while the crew faced strong winds, they were able to successfully repair the power line. Power was restored to all affected customers by 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, just 25 minutes after the initial outage began.

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile are giving fans another preview of their upcoming collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels?They've just released the new track “Swing for the Fences,” the second song released from the album…

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Montgomery is accused of battery, unlawful arrest, and violating the civil rights of St. Louis' deputy jail commissioner after a handcuffing incident.

It is almost difficult to believe this is a real thing that happened with the President of the United States, but here’s what actually happened on Tuesday. In the morning, Donald Trump threatened to imprison protesters and defund any university that allows certain protests. Then, that same evening, he stood before Congress and declared — […]

In addition to golf supplies, the store will also sell gear for pickleball and tennis enthusiasts.

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Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The 20-story tower has 92 units, with the possibility to add more apartments in the building’s vacant office space. The owner said he could sell more of his downtown holdings.

The Muny is preparing for its 107th season as St. Louis' outdoor theatre, and the next phase in preparation is approaching: ticket sales.

A restaurant located in downtown St. Louis will close its doors permanently and reopen in a new city, according to an announcement on social media.

Billie Joe Armstrong is going from "American Idiot" to America's pastime. The Green Day frontman has joined the ownership group for the Oakland Ballers baseball team, which plays in the minor Pioneer…

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With a rare, stage-four Lymphoma called Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Tim Basler is facing mounting medical bills and considering alternative treatments.

The downtown federal building underwent a $75 million upgrade in 2019