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A St. Louis man was arrested Tuesday and charged for a fatal shooting last fall in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood.

WOOD RIVER - A fire in a locomotive on the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks just north of West Ferguson in Wood River in the afternoon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, and captured the attention of local emergency crews. The incident occurred when a fire broke out in the main DC power system of the train. Wood River Fire Chief Wade Stahlhut confirmed that the fire was contained to the engine. Firefighter crews from Wood River, East Alton and Roxana responded to the scene, where they successfully isolated power through an emergency shutdown before firefighters approached the situation. “I am always proud of them,” Chief Stahlhut said regarding the firefighters' response. “They work extremely hard being prepared for a unique type of incident and knowing hazards mitigated before putting the fire out was huge.” The incident took place on the old BP property near West Ferguson, and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly. As of now, the cause of the fire

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From St. Louis Public Radio:  Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air. She had no idea when she and her husband, Darin, bought their blueberry farm a few miles north of […]

From Inpark Magazine: The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) announced the recipient of this year’s Building Museums™ Symposium’s Buildy Award: The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition, three outstanding projects have received Honorable Mentions: University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art building in Iowa City, Iowa; the Mattatuck Museum expansion project […]

Tuesday would have been the late George Harrison’s 82nd birthday, and he was on the minds of some of his rock star friends, who paid tribute to him on social media.The…

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A worker at Eaton Corp.’s Troy, Illinois, plant is no longer in danger of being fired because he refused to pay a $306 reinstatement fee after resigning his union membership.

A public golf course is building a new club house to replace a prior facility damaged in a 2024 fire.

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  The St. Louis Board of Alderman has unanimously approved a bill that adds prevailing wage requirements to incentivized projects such as TIFs and tax abatement projects and includes apprenticeship healthcare requirements to those projects. The legislation, Board Bill 155 (BB 155), sponsored by Alderman Bret Narayan (Ward 4), received […]

This article was published by Saint Louis Magazine on February 14, 2025. Today, Italgrani can’t boast the biggest building in St. Louis, but the company does play an incredibly important role in the global pasta business. The mill next to the grain elevator, constructed in 1987, is now responsible for milling around one-fifth of all of the semolina, the key […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  The Saint Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) Board of Directors approved giving $1 million to Annie Malone Children and Family Services Thursday. The money is to be used for building repairs at its more than 100-year-old building at 2612 Annie Malone Drive in north St. Louis. Annie Malone announced on Tuesday […]

From West Newsmagazine:  On Monday, Feb. 10, the Town & Country Board of Alderman reviewed a pair of bills that look to improve city infrastructure. The first, the municipal center carport rehabilitation project, will cost $77,296 and will repair 27 rusted posts that support the police department’s covered parking. The current posts compromise the integrity […]

St. Louis County will consider using more than $500,000 in Rams settlement money on an election.

If you’re interested in the future of our industry Construction Forum Emerging Leaders event on March 25th offers a prelude to Cardinals’ Opening Day that’s a home run. The event is being held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at Wies Offsite in Maryland Heights. It is free to attend but registration is required. Click here […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  Last October, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones took the stage at the city’s annual event celebrating the local business community projecting confidence about the region’s trajectory. She also issued a warning to those who, in her eyes, have held St. Louis back, namely by holding onto swaths of land in the city […]

From West Newsmagazine: Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) plans to open its rehearsal and production studio complex in May and is already accepting bookings for the rehearsal destination. Located at the intersection of Chesterfield Airport Road and Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard, the 32-acre campus is designed to provide facilities and services for touring professionals […]

Judges are getting angry. Federal District Judge Amir H. Ali ordered the Trump administration to resume USAID payments and he wants it done: During the contentious, 90-minute hearing, Justice Department lawyer Indraneel Sur told Ali he was “not in a position to answer” whether the Trump administration had taken needed steps to allow the assistance ...continue reading "It’s getting surly in Trump v. Everyone"

EAST ALTON - Community members are invited to participate in a head-shaving event aimed at raising funds for 3-year-old Rory Guss, who was diagnosed with leukemia. The event, titled "Brave the Shave for Rory Faye," is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at Don's No Man's Land at 610 E. St. Louis Ave., East Alton. Rory, currently in remission, will continue her chemotherapy treatments for the next two years. Organizers hope to gather support for the Guss family as they navigate the challenges of Rory's ongoing treatment. The event is being held in partnership with All About U Hair Salon in East Alton. While there is no entry fee to participate, attendees are encouraged to fundraise in advance of the event. Those interested in taking part in the head-shaving challenge can register by contacting Abbey or Kathy at (618) 581-9789 for Kathy. For those unable to participate in the shaving, organizers welcome the community to attend and cheer on the volunteers. All proceeds will

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A new documentary will be filmed in Maryland Heights and surrounding areas starting next week, featuring the story of a St. Charles resident.

JERSEYVILLE – The Jersey County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 25, 2025, warning the public of a string of stop sign thefts on Jersey County roads. “Recently, Jersey County has had several stop signs stolen or destroyed on Grange Hall Road at Sunderland and Crystal Lake Roads, and on Range Line Road at Sunderland Road,” the JSCO wrote in their statement . Potential offenders are reminded the offense is a Class A misdemeanor for which they can and will be arrested and charged. Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office at 618-498-6881. This includes individuals involved in the activity who “want an opportunity to make it right,” in which case they should ask to speak with Sheriff Nick Manns.

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