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Firefighters with the North County Fire & Rescue Fire Protection District responded to a three-alarm fire late Tuesday morning at the site of an old bowling ball plant in Jennings.

From St. Louis Public Radio:  Interstate 255 will be shut down for six months beginning Feb. 1 so crews can repair 3.5 miles of the highway from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 in St. Clair County, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Friday. The project, which was announced last year, is expected to be completed […]

From Bloomberg CityLab:  At a gathering ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, dozens of local leaders sent the message to federal officials that affordable housing is their top priority. “We’re calling on the new administration and Congress to support and quickly pass the largest and most comprehensive investment legislation in housing in our country’s history,” said […]

From The Beacon:  Missouri’s 2025 legislative session is kicking into gear, and lawmakers are weighing in with ideas on how to manage the state’s $455 billion economy. For the next five months, lawmakers will consider what kind of businesses to boost, how landlords will be allowed to manage their properties and whether to overhaul Missouri’s […]

Sammy Hagar is clarifying his comments about his future on the road.Sammy is due to kick off a new residency in Las Vegas in April, and ahead of the shows…

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WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat police officers, smashed windows and trashed offices as lawmakers hid in designated safe areas. Just […]

From Spectrum News:  A new training facility in Shrewsbury for St. Louis-area firefighters got the initial green light last week. The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen voted to approve a special use permit for Central Core Fire Training Center Commission (CCFTC) to develop and operate a firefighting training facility at 4224 Carr Lane Court. Plans were […]

A St. Louis-based tech firm said it has expanded with the acquisition of an audiovisual system integration firm in the Pacific Northwest.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council will co-host a panel discussion about the EHS fall play, “Letters to Sala.” At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, community members are invited to the EHS auditorium for a conversation about the play and the collaboration between the Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Last fall, EHS students met with their Jewish peers from the JCRC’s Student to Student program so EHS students could learn more about Judaism, the Holocaust and Jewish traditions. “ Ashley and her students took all that information and incorporated it into their production,” explained Rachel Bray with JCRC. “But really, these students took it a step further and really absorbed the life lessons about connecting with people who don’t look like you, pray like you, believe the same things necessarily that you do, and how in life, sometimes that can reall

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After Kerry Casey questioned why St. Louis Public Schools is fully accredited, district teachers asked her to resign.

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Multiple members of the public addressed Edwardsville aldermen and city officials during the Jan. 14 Edwardsville Public Services Committee meeting. Pamela Moody and her spouse, Peter Cocuzza, both addressed how the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Governors’ Parkway and Esic Drive could cause issues. “I think it’s going to create more problems, […]

From NAHB:  The week-to-week framing lumber composite price was unchanged on Jan. 10, after climbing 0.5% the week prior. Lumber prices are now 8.5% higher than they were one year ago. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) continually tracks the latest lumber prices and futures prices, and provides an overview of the behaviors within […]

From Construction Dive:  Construction executives will be watching how President Donald Trump’s second administration plans to handle certain industry challenges that have plagued progress for some time. To support construction growth, the Associated General Contractors of America recently outlined five key recommendations for the Trump administration during a construction outlook webinar on Jan 8. They […]

WOOD RIVER - An East Alton man accused of aggravated robbery in the 600 block of Eden and Whitelaw in the Wood River continues to face charges. The man - Antonio M. Shaw - a 19-year-old East Alton resident - has been charged but released by a judge because of the SAFE-T Act conditions, Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. Shaw was charged with aggravated robbery (a Class 1 felony), robbery (a Class 2 felony), and theft (a Class 3 felony). The incident did not happen at the Wood River Recreation Center but was a block away at the end of a city parking lot, Chief Wells said. The judge released Shaw from custody with certain conditions because of the SAFE-T Act, including that he be placed on electronic monitoring. Among the other conditions of his release is that he has no contact with the victims in this case. The chief said the situation occurred on Jan. 12, 2025, in the 600 block of Whitelaw Avenue. Wood River Police received a call about the situation around 5:25 p.m. that

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From ULI:  Architecture is a profession steeped in tradition, built on a romantic story of young talent learning at the drafting tables of those who have mastered their craft. This generations-old tale carries on, but how practical or healthy is it for us to hold on to this story today? Our field has grown more […]