The Greater St. Louis Marathon will bring thousands of runners to Downtown and take them on a grand tour of St. Louis’ neighborhoods from Lafayette Square to Old North. Go! St. Louis president Mona Vespa shares what it takes to plot 26.2 miles of marathon route and what’s new this year including an after-party and running through Gateway Arch National Park.
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) and SIUE have teamed up to create scholarships for the Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) of SIUE. MSD is offering two academic scholarships to minority and female candidates. Scholarship application submissions must be received/postmarked by July 19, 2024. To obtain an application or additional information: https://msdprojectclear.org/about/diversity/programs-resources/siue-ertc-scholarships/ Email Employment@stlmsd.com […]
This week’s Forum drone video highlights the reinvigoration of public space near an historic St. Louis Region bridge. On April 14th Great Rivers Greenway celebrated the completion of Chain of Rocks Park, a new 16-acre public park on the Missouri side of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on the Mississippi Greenway (also known as […]
The owner of a Hazelwood steel company appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted contract fraud for a repair project for a Mississippi River lock and dam.
Two high school students from the Parkway School District recently earned a perfect ACT score of 36, the highest possible score on the ACT college placement exam.
A pair of bills in Jefferson City would make it easier for Missouri to compete for the kinds of multibillion-dollar advanced manufacturing megaprojects that are landing in rival states, writes state Rep. Brad Christ, R-Sappington.
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York appeared to strongly disagree Tuesday with the former president’s lawyers’ explanation for why he should be considered in compliance with a gag order in the case. In a Tuesday morning hearing to determine whether to fine Trump for violating the order, Judge Juan Merchan warned […]
WASHINGTON — An additional $95 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is on a glide path to passage in the U.S. Senate after a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted Tuesday to limit debate on the package. The 80-19 procedural vote sets up a final passage vote as soon as Tuesday evening, […]
A brief report from investigators says the victim, a 29-year-old man, was shot in the head, arms and leg. Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.
Private attorneys hired by the top Republican in the Missouri House demanded on Tuesday that the ethics investigation into their client be formally dismissed. House Speaker Dean Plocher has still not publicly commented on the allegations of ethical misconduct that have hung over his final year in the legislature, or the later accusations that he […]
ST. LOUIS - Workers with KIA will be in the St. Louis area this weekend installing free anti-theft software on vehicles, according to the Richmond Heights Police Department. On April 26 and 27, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., upgrades will be at Busch Stadium, located at 608 S. Broadway. On April 28, from 8 [...]
Def Leppard is paying tribute to their late guitarist Steve Clark on what would have been the rocker’s 64th birthday. The band shared on Instagram a montage of pictures and videos of Clark performing, captioning the post,…
Up to 60 billion cicadas are about to emerge from the ground in St. Louis for the first time in 13 years. Nicole Pruess, invertebrate keeper at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, talks about this extraordinary occurrence and how periodical cicadas are a nutritional boon to the region’s wildlife — and even its human residents.
During the Oracle Health Summit, Ascension President Eduardo Conrado shed light on his biggest fear for the health care industry and what needs to be done to manage it.
Nearly a decade after community members installed a single basketball hoop on a corner lot along Cherokee St., Love Bank Park has been developed in a big way. “To see it actually happening was just pure magic,” said Eric "Prospect" White, a core leader of Love Bank Park’s redevelopment. The park, founded by neighborhood residents and business owners, “is more than just a space to play basketball,” said Pacia Elaine Anderson, a fellow leader of the park’s redevelopment. “It's something that could be a lifeline for people that need it.”
In a world where copyright law has run amok, even creating a silly parody song now requires a massive legal disclaimer to avoid getting sued. That’s the absurd reality we live in, as highlighted by the brilliant musical parody project “There I Ruined It.” Musician Dustin Ballard creates hilarious videos, some of which reimagine popular […]
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