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State officials warned of a snowy Monday commute. A top city official said it would take everything the city has to clear main routes by Tuesday afternoon.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about the idea from DHS that it’s un-American to refuse to house federal officers: Except for the fact that we literally have an amendment in our constitution that says nobody has to house soldiers. These people really are […]

From St. Louis Magazine: Identifying the worst intersection in the City of St. Louis isn’t a contest. But if it were, the intersection at Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue would surely be a contender. In addition to those two major thoroughfares colliding, traffic spills out from Highway 64/40 right there. There’s the spaceship Starbucks […]

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Portions of the St. Louis area received at least 8 inches of snow between 6 a.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday.

Caitlin Russell of Russell and Tony Stahlschmidt of Kienlen Constructors Inc. have been named among Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2026 Midwest Top Young Professionals, an annual recognition honoring emerging leaders in the design and construction industry. The 2026 class includes 20 professionals selected for demonstrated leadership, project impact, innovation and community involvement. According to ENR, this […]

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From St. Louis Magazine: Downtown boosters and historic preservationists cheered when the St. Louis City Assessor booted the old Orpheum Theater off the tax-exempt rolls last year. The move, they hope, will spur action by the building’s owner, which has allowed it to fall into disrepair. It also begs the question of how many other […]

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Note: This video is from Jan. 20. FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - A guilty verdict was handed down Saturday night in the 2023 case involving a man who shot two Hermann police officers. The trial of Kenneth Lee Simpson began Tuesday morning in Franklin County. Simpson is charged with first-degree murder and eight additional counts related [...]

The Missouri Gateway Green Building Council (MGGBC) will mark a major milestone on Tuesday, Feb. 10, hosting its Annual State of the Council — 25-Year Anniversary Edition from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Tarlton Corporation building in St. Louis. The event launches a yearlong celebration of the Council’s 25th anniversary and will feature live […]

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Lobbyists at Andy Blunt's firm represented Kansas nonprofit that led effort to lure Chiefs. Blunt helped run Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's campaign, chaired his inaugural committee and is a longtime friend.

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 The Illinois Business Journal: Madison County Board Chair Chris Slusser admits that he wasn’t heavily involved in the conversations around data centers at first. But when St. Charles, Mo., issued a moratorium on them last summer and St. Louis County followed suit, Slusser realized that he needed to take a closer look. Because, like […]

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From Reuters: Jan 23 (Reuters) – EquipmentShare.com shares rose 16.3% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, valuing the construction ​rental firm at $7.16 billion and signaling strong investor appetite for its tech-driven ‌business model. The company’s first-day performance echoed crypto custody firm BitGo’s strong market debut on Thursday, as demand for new listings spills over […]

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Schools, businesses, and churches in the St. Louis region have canceled classes and made schedule changes due to a major winter storm that dropped more than six inches of snow and brought extreme cold to the area.

A couple more inches of snow expected Sunday will push totals past a foot in some St. Louis areas.