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BREAKING NEWS: Florida’s Attorney General says the Supreme Court unanimously sided with her in a case where they unanimously ruled against her arguments. Perhaps there’s a reason that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is so vigorously defending a Florida law that would block social media companies from diminishing the reach of disinformation: she loves spreading […]

A former parks department employee here said he was fired during his first week on the job because he refused several sexual advances from the mayor.

Nonresidential construction fell in May, marking the fifth straight month of losses. The post-pandemic building boom has well and truly ended.

A couple says they are still awaiting an explanation more than four months after their 3-year-old son returned from day care in Godfrey with bite marks on his torso.

Prosecutors said the man shot his acquaintance in the head before stealing a gun, jewelry and methamphetamine from him.

Four key rulings limiting federal power will curtail the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies.

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  City leaders in Kirkwood on June 20 approved a contract to develop a master plan for Mitchell Park at a cost not to exceed $93,594. The master plan will be developed by DG2 Design Landscape Architecture of Eureka, which was the only firm to bid on the contract. The Kirkwood City Council […]

From Labor Tribune:  The steelworkers of Granite City have a new union leader at a time when their entire future seems to be in the balance. Craig McKey was sworn in as the new president of United Steelworkers Local 1899 on June 6 at the Labor Temple in Granite City, along with returning and newly […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Forrest Miller is the sort of guy who can turn a simple idea into something substantial. When he was a young man playing in a band, he found his calling. Miller grew up on the south side of St. Louis, near Cleveland High School. He played the accordion, then the drums. […]

Rush has paid tribute to their late producer Peter Collins, who passed away recently at the age of 73.Collins produced four Rush albums: 1985’s Power Windows, 1987’s Hold Your Fire,…

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From WSJ:  Lumber prices have tumbled into building season, a sign that residential construction and home-improvement markets are buckling under high borrowing costs. The price of two-by-fours, which skyrocketed during the pandemic, is a reliable leading indicator for the housing market. Lately it is flashing caution. Lumber futures shed 3% Friday to end at $452.50 […]

From UMSL:  This week, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed the state’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which includes more than $36 million in capital funding for the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The budget calls for $15 million in capital funding to support the launch of the university’s new School of Engineering, as well as $20 million […]

From Construction Dive:  The way big construction projects get done continues to evolve. Public projects used to happen via traditional design-bid-build, but today, many states and jurisdictions increasingly allow a range of delivery methods, such as construction manager at risk. That flexibility brings benefits — and potential perils — for contractors. Unlike in traditional design-bid-build, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Missouri American Water is investing $360 million this year to upgrade the water treatment and distribution systems that serve most of St. Louis County and parts of St. Charles County. Much of the treatment equipment and pipes date back to the early and mid-1900s and are being replaced to enhance […]

From The Intelligencer:  The construction is part of a $44.9 million complete construction in Phase 1 of the project. Phase 2, the renovation, is slated to cost $49.6 million All construction in the new building is on track to be done by June 2025, which is two months before the centennial celebration of the original […]

From NPR:  Ameren has officially taken ownership of its largest solar facility yet. The project near Beardstown, Illinois, is one of three big solar projects the company is adding in 2024. The Cass County Renewable Energy Center will come online later this year and produce 150 megawatts of power, enough to power about 27,500 homes […]

From The Intelligencer:  A local attorney and developer seeks to revamp a chunk of Edwardsville’s downtown transition district. Chris Byron with Byron, Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC, is planning to create Buchanan Street Plaza II that would be bordered by Buchanan, East Park, South Kansas, and East Schwarz streets. Developers plan to spend $7.5 million […]