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Trooper Alex Womack was responding to a crash scene on Interstate 55 in St. Clair County when he was struck by a semi-truck. His squad car was also hit.  

Today the Border Patrol reported a total of 94,190 Southwest border encounters in November. This was the first time the number has dropped below six figures since Joe Biden took office. Out of the total, about 47,000 were caught trying to cross the border illegally. The rest were asylum seekers who presented themselves at border ...continue reading "Border crossings drop in November"

Leaders at Webster University, Cordell & Cordell, Bank of Springfield and the Regional Business Council are among a new class of St. Louis-area executives new in their roles this year.

Big Lots may not have a suitor after all. The Ohio-based company, which is in the midst of Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, said it's continuing efforts to find alternative options.

A car on fire has caused all but one lane of northbound Interstate 270 to shut down Thursday evening.

The top-ranking official in St. Louis’ FBI Field Office is wrapping up her first 100 days, marked with big cases and big meetings.

There was another big development in the case of the shooting death of 16-year-old high school hockey player Colin Brown.

Great Rivers Greenway (GRG) will issue a bidding opportunity in January for construction of the Brickline Greenway. The project will consist of a 1.3-mile shared-use path and roadway reconfiguration from Fairground Park to Page Boulevard. Interested organizations are invited to a  contractor event on Jan. 7 to learn about the project and teams. An in-person […]

I forgot to mention that I'm out of the hospital and back home. In fact, I came home yesterday. I was scheduled to stay until today, but I made a nuisance of myself and bullied them into releasing me early. Why? This was my third time getting a treatment with a risk of causing Cytokine ...continue reading "Health update"

Our story so far: Democrats negotiate with Speaker Mike Johnson on a CR to keep the government open for another three months. After a bit of minor pressure from Elon Musk, Johnson reneges on the deal. The new deal is: Fuck you. We get everything we want, you get nothing. Now, I'm no Master of ...continue reading "Republican “fuck you” bill goes down to massive defeat"

by Tom Finan, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Construction Forum The year 2024 has been a stranger-than-fiction year, both in our region and in our nation. Against that backdrop a little escapism has been welcome. Since shortly after Nov. 5th our household has been binge-watching the television show The West Wing.  The West Wing is an […]