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Judge Christopher Lopez said the plan, which allows the Cardinals and Blues to continue their relationship with Diamond Sports Group, would save jobs and help fans.

JERSEYVILLE - A Grand Re-Opening event is in the works for the renovated Susnig Center in Jerseyville. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Tyler Hermens said the department is working towards hosting a “dedication event” or Grand Re-Opening ceremony for the Susnig Center. While the estimated date is Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, he said more details would be made public soon. The Susnig Center, which also houses the Jerseyville Parks & Recreation Department and the Illinois Valley Senior Center, underwent a major renovation last year. The facility is located at 401 Mound St. in Jerseyville. Among the upgrades were the installation of new gym flooring, replacement roofing, new ADA-compliant bleachers, retractable batting nets, new restroom facilities, and more. These improvements were made possible by a $450,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources PARC program, according to a city press release from 2023. The Susni

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Members of the prog rock band Yes are being sued over a song that appeared on their 2021 album, The Quest. Riz Story, whose legal name is Rudolph Zahler, filed a copyright suit…

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More than 1,000 industry leaders gathered at the MJ Unpacked Conference in St. Louis to address issues facing the cannabis market.

Richard D. Zellner of O'Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for using company funds to pay off $2.1 million in credit card debt.

The Vacancy Collaborative tackles the persistent issue of vacant and abandoned properties in St. Louis.

WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Nov. 5 election took over the White House, the U.S. Senate and as of late Wednesday, the House, after calls were made in enough races to project a majority. They are expressing high hopes for unified control of government. But before they’ll be able to celebrate enacting sweeping changes to […]

The embattled city development agency has already contracted out for marketing work, with a Kansas City firm in line for nearly $1.2 million since 2022. The new, in-house position pays $125,000.

From Dezeen:  Global design studio HOK and Minnesota-based Snow Kreilich Architects have teamed up to create the Citypark urban sports campus and stadium for a Major League Soccer club in St Louis, Missouri. Designed for the St Louis City Soccer Club, Citypark spans 25.5 acres in the heart of downtown St. Louis, near the iconic […]

COLLINSVILLE - A man from St. Louis faces seven felony charges after police found illegal weapons and drugs in a Collinsville hotel room following a domestic battery incident. Anthony Milton, 39, of St. Louis, was charged with the following: Armed Violence (Class X felony) Unlawful Use of Weapons - Machine Gun (Class 2 felony) Aggravated Domestic Battery (Class 2 felony) Possession of Weapons by a Felon (Class 3 felony) Aggravated Battery (Class 3 felony) Possession of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver (Class 3 felony) Domestic Battery (2nd or subsequent) (Class 4 felony) On Nov. 6, 2024, Milton was allegedly seen on video and by multiple witnesses “throwing the victim to the ground and then stomping on her head,” according to a petition to deny his pretrial release. The incident reportedly occurred in a public place, the La Quinta Inn in Collinsville. “Victim suffered a severe laceration to her forehead,” the petition states. “Officers

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Denali Water Solutions, which spreads meatpacking sludge on farmland as fertilizer, will pay a $610,000 fine for pollution in Arizona and California. It’s faced opposition in some Missouri rural communities.

Protests are taking place outside ALDI grocery stores throughout the region Thursday, including in St. Louis, aiming to expose the stores "inadequate animal welfare practices."

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A private high school in St. Louis County broke ground Tuesday on a new $5 million science and technology-focused school addition, while launching the campaign to fund it. Notre Dame High School, an all-girls private Catholic school at 320 E. Ripa Ave. in Lemay in south St. Louis County, said […]

Maybe if law enforcement didn’t abuse subpoenas so frequently, it might be a little bit more difficult for criminals to do the same thing. Subpoenas can be used to order companies and service providers to turn over user data and information. But they don’t require law enforcement to run this request past a court first, […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The state’s new transportation czar may be familiar to St. Louis-area motorists. Ed Hassinger, who was named director of the Missouri Department of Transportation Wednesday, served as the agency’s district engineer for St. Louis, overseeing projects ranging from the disruptive, two-year-long remake of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) through the city and […]

Toni Cornell is continuing to follow in her father's footsteps with the release of a new song.The daughter of the late Chris Cornell will debut a track called "Sunset of Your Love"…

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From Riverbender:  Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Architect Alex Metzger explained the timeline of the secure double entry construction project at the recent Board of Education work session. Over the past year, the district has been in the process of installing secure double entries at each school. Last summer, they installed entries at Cassens […]