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St. Louis has everything it needs to heal itself. The illness is generational, so must be the cures, writes Annissa McCaskill, executive director of Forward Through Ferguson.

Oh, Fifth Circuit, you crazy, crazy kid. I take back almost all the bad things I’ve said about you. The cop-friendliest circuit in the nation has done the unimaginable: set up a circuit-on-circuit showdown that can only be resolved by a Supreme Court decision. Until that happens (don’t hold your breath), you and your Google […]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into National Public Data, a company designed to conduct background checks. The move comes amid widespread reports of stolen Social Security numbers last week.

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From Cision:  St. Louisans can find what they need for their homes, inside and out, including kitchen and bath designs and fixtures, flooring, window treatments, decks, fencing, windows, siding, doors and so much more. Visiting the Show is also a great opportunity to have a fun family day out, with a little something for everyone. People […]

The Missouri Department of Transportation confirmed with 5 On Your Side that the rock had been on its list to be removed for a number of months.

Officials with the hotel, which has been closed for nearly all of this year, say it plans to reopen in 2025.

PONTOON BEACH - Three individuals from three different cities face the same set of criminal charges after allegedly damaging gaming machines and stealing money from them. The following individuals were each charged with theft and criminal damage to property: Courtney T. Jones, 33, of East St. Louis Melvannli G. Dean, 28, of Collinsville Brandon B. McCullar, 36, of Glen Carbon According to Madison County court documents, all three individuals allegedly damaged and stole over $500 from gaming machines owned by J&J Gambling, which were located at the Flying J Travel Center at 1310 E. Chain of Rocks Road in Pontoon Beach. While all three individuals face Class 3 felonies for theft, Jones and Dean additionally face Class 4 felonies, as the damage they caused to the gaming machines reportedly exceeded $500. McCullar’s property damage charge was classified as a Class A misdemeanor, as the damage he caused to the machines totaled less than $500. The Pontoon Beach Police

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EDWARDSVILLE — A large contingent of law enforcement officers gathered at Hawthorne Animal Hospital on Thursday morning to honor Odin, a beloved Alton Police K-9 who died after being shot at a scene at Seventh and Liberty in Alton. Representatives from the Alton Police, the DEA, Madison County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, Edwardsville Police, Granite City Police, Glen Carbon Police, and Columbia Police, along with numerous unmarked law enforcement vehicles, participated in the tribute. Odin's casket, draped with an American flag, was brought out as the Edwardsville Fire Department displayed an American flag from its ladder truck at Plum Street. Taps were played as the canine was moved into a van, and officers saluted the fallen canine during the transfer. The procession escorted Odin to an undisclosed location, marking a solemn farewell to the canine who served the community.

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ALTON - Bernice and Clarence Geisler of the Nutwood Drainage District in Jersey County had been married for about a year when a horse trade gone bad tore them apart. Their fathers, Henry Geisler and Charles Ontis, decided to swap horses. For a time, everything was fine, but then Henry Geisler decided that his new horse was balky. Ontis refused to trade back, and responded that Geisler had waited nearly three months to complain, and that while Geisler had the horse it was maimed by barbed wire and injured. Geisler employed attorney R.C. Chappel of Jerseyville to bring suit to retrieve his horse and Ontis retained Attorney Martin J. Dolan to defend his side. Jersey County Sheriff Frank Sowell spent an entire week interviewing witnesses, and subpoenaed 20 of them. Bernice and Clarence Geisler had been living with his parents, but when the dispute over the horse trade became heated, Bernice packed her clothes, left her husband, and went home to her parents’ house where she could

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GODFREY - Lewis and Clark Community College Financial Aid is offering FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Completion and Corrections Assistance during an upcoming workshop, Aug. 27, 2024. Assistance will be available from 3-6 p.m. in Baldwin Hall, on the college’s Godfrey Campus. Students should start in the Financial Aid office, BA 2450, on the college's Godfrey Campus to check in when they arrive. Free snacks and drinks will be available during this event. Anyone with questions can contact Director of Financial Aid Angela Weaver at aweaver@lc.edu .

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From Building Design + Construction:  Law firms differ from many professional organizations in their need for private offices to meet confidentiality with clients and write and review legal documents in quiet, focused environments. Yet the legal profession also is not immune to the challenges many industries are experiencing in adapting to hybrid work, attracting and […]

A city in Bollinger County is scrambling after the entire police department in Marble Hill, Missouri, resigned.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Global conglomerate Bayer plans to sell part of its campus here while investing $100 million in other local office and lab space. The company on Wednesday said it will market about 90 acres of its Creve Coeur campus, which includes 14 buildings spanning 838,000 square feet at the southeast corner of […]

SPRINGFIELD - This year has been a whirlwind of activity, and it’s hard to believe it’s already back-to-school time. Since the spring legislative session ended in late May, I’ve been busy working on constituent requests and cases, visiting local organizations and businesses, and meeting with people on local projects and issues. The work in Springfield is just one aspect of being a State Representative. The local district office work continues year-round, and my dedicated staff is here in the office while I attend events and meetings. Throughout the spring and summer, my staff and I held traveling office hours across the district. I also held a tele-town hall in July to provide updates on the legislative session and to hear from constituents. We are continuously planning outreach events around the district. On September 3rd at 1:30 p.m., I am hosting a Senior Fraud Seminar at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon, where the Attorney General’s office will present on

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Two women and one man were arrested Wednesday in rural southwest Missouri on child endangerment charges following a tip to the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.

The governor’s ban on intoxicating hemp products hit a delay Wednesday after Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft rejected the emergency rules detailing how it would have been enforced. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order earlier this month to remove all hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages from store shelves and threatening penalties to any […]

From Construction Business Owner:  Independence drives the construction industry. Builders and skilled tradespeople constantly go out on their own and take big chances, because they believe there is a better way to get things done. Rugged individualism helps create better processes, more ambitious projects and durable businesses. Why do many firms bury that independent streak […]

Ferguson has undergone some significant changes in the 10 years since the killing of Michael Brown set off unrest.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis-based Birch Creek Energy has completed financing and full operation of Altona Solar, a 42-megawatt solar project in Audrain County, Missouri, that generates enough electricity to power more than 6,300 homes. “We cannot thank our financing partners enough for their invaluable support as we complete our first project in […]