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Let’s talk about how the first three weeks of Missouri’s legislative session are going. In short: Gridlock in the Senate. Scandal in the House. Senate Democrats entered the year divided after a contentious leadership fight. But the 10-member caucus appears to have coalesced around a simple two-pronged strategy: absolute opposition to increasing the sales tax […]

Lambert International Airport reported 38 flight cancellations and 10 flight delays this morning due to the severe winter storms affecting air travel across the country.

Missouri’s child welfare agency has for years struggled with high turnover rates among staff who work most closely with children and families. Children’s Division, the section of the state’s social services department responsible for foster care and investigating child abuse and neglect, has also had seven directors since 2018 — and during that time faced […]

A Missouri House bill aims to increase the physical education requirements for K-12 students. Introduced by Rep. Bishop Davidson, a Republican from Republic, the legislation would require all students to participate in a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity each school day. PE classes, additional recesses and other supervised physical activities could fulfill the […]

After four years of robust wage hikes, the proposed state budget contains no raises for workers

St. Louis is experiencing a cold week with temperatures staying below freezing until Groundhog Day, with no snow in the forecast.

Kansas co-founder and drummer Phil Ehart is ready to tell his story. The rocker is set to release the memoir, I Am Phil, in April.According to the book's description, it “captures…

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Headlines from the Jan. 26, 1926, front page include: A policeman-turned-robber blamed an actress for leading him into a life of crime.

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Through television ads and online campaigns, industry-backed groups are promising jobs, clean energy, and lower electricity bills.

The City of St. Louis and Metro Transit are now exploring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) instead of the MetroLink Green Line. The $1.1 billion light rail project proved too costly. St. Louis is now pursuing BRT in hopes of delivering rail-like service at roughly half the cost and building it faster with fewer construction impacts.

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Extreme Cold Warning and Cold Weather Advisory in Effect

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Extreme Cold Warning: Dangerously Low Wind Chills Expected Overnight

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction ForumSterling Bank has formally reset its long-planned redevelopment at the corner of South Bemiston and Carondelet avenues in downtown Clayton, submitting plans for a four-story office building and bank branch that replaces an earlier proposal for a high-rise apartment tower.The new project, filed with the City of Clayton on Jan. 20, […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A company is looking to build three data centers in Metro East, which could all be linked for one project. The data center development firm, Cloverleaf Infrastructure, has been working on projects in the Midwest, especially in states that receive more of their energy from renewable sources, and is eyeing […]

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From WashU Medicine: Cones, bollards and fenced-in sections on the Washington University Medical Campus stand as visible signs of progress. Nestled between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital sit Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza and Wohl Circle, two areas of current construction. After completion of the vertical expansion of the Steven & Susan Lipstein […]

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