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Voters need one of six excuses to vote absentee, but no-excuse absentee voting begins Tuesday, July 23. This article is free to all readers.

Here are the top and bottom ten states for change in unemployment over the past year: The worst performers are mostly blue states. The best performers are mostly red states. Make of that what you will.

Lane closures continue on the Clark Bridge this week as the Illinois Department of Transportation conducts routine inspections of the cable-stayed super bridge.

A heat advisory covers most of the region today, with thunderstorms possible late this evening into the overnight hours, and a break in the heat expected for Thursday before temperatures heat back up Friday.

FLORISSANT, Mo. - A Missouri Lottery player won the top prize of $100,000 from a $5 "Money Rush" Scratchers ticket. The lucky winner bought the ticket in Florissant during a stop at Dunn Road Mart, located at 3555 Dunn Road. When scratching the ticket, it took her a moment to register the feeling. “At the [...]

From Government Technology:  City officials want to spend millions of federal dollars installing flood basins, wetlands, porous pavement and other projects to prepare for future flooding. They also want to provide millions of dollars to residents to buy out high-risk properties, repair flood damaged homes and even replace destroyed cars. The money, almost $26 million […]

Def Leppard just released the video for their latest single, “Just Like 73,” featuring Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello.The clip, which takes place in May 1973, features computer-generated younger versions…

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From Leader Publications:  The construction of a pavilion at Kimmswick has been slightly delayed due to poor soil conditions and several weeks of rainy weather. The pavilion, which is being built in a county park near the Mississippi River where riverboats can land at Kimmswick, is expected to be complete by August, Parks and Recreation […]

From CBO:  The construction industry has faced many hurdles, including an ongoing labor shortage, rising cost of materials, supply chain disruptions and evolving technology that has made it difficult for contractors to keep up. Meanwhile nonresidential construction is feeling promising tailwinds — according to Insulation Outlook’s 2023 survey, respondents were most optimistic about infrastructure, power […]

From Riverbender:  Area teens and tweens got the opportunity to experience the construction trades at Lewis and Clark Community College’s 2024 Construction Camp at the Scott Bibb Center. Sixteen campers, between the ages of 12-15, spent June 10-13 in the Scott Bibb Center’s workshop where they got their hands dirty, building a cat condo for […]

From Roads & Bridges:  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have allotted over $108 million in grants for 85 projects that will improve transportation and reduce roadway fatalities on Federal and Tribal lands. The grants, from FHWA’s Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects and Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund programs, […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The fate of a second effort at building a controversial home development on rural land here will be decided Monday night by the St. Charles County Council. Council members’ opinions on the project, near the August Busch Memorial Conservation Area in unincorporated St. Charles County, are mixed. Some have argued the […]

What should you do with all of the cicada carcasses and exoskeletons left behind?

From Forbes:  My friend had to reschedule our dinner plans for the second time this month. Her car, involved in a minor accident, had been sitting in the repair shop for nearly a month. The manager couldn’t give her a clear date for when it would be ready. It wasn’t due to a parts or […]

From KSDK:  Construction on the newest location from a St. Louis-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain, part of a $13 million redevelopment of a former big-box site in St. Charles County, could get underway in the next month, the developer said. The fourth Rosalita’s Cantina will be located at 1421 Mexico Loop Road East in O’Fallon, Missouri, […]

Kevin Costner is set to release a four-movie western series, Horizon: An American Saga, which explores the Old West before and after the American Civil War, with the first chapter releasing in theaters on June 28.

From Lincoln News Now:  For the second time in as many months, Troy’s Mayor had multiple opportunities to use his tie-breaking vote during Monday’s meeting of a divided Troy Board of Aldermen. Three of the four 3-3 votes Mayor Ron Sconce broke related to the development of a new apartment complex on a newly-annexed piece […]

Starting tomorrow, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, known as "The Rep," is holding its first prop sale at the old Lemp Brewery Warehouse in south city. The Rep has stored props there for 58 years but now needs to make room for new items.