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The SLPS board voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Robert Harvey to fill the term expiring in April 2027.

The Warrenton Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit and a site plan for a proposed data center near Interstate 70.

Changes to the organization that oversees high school athletics in Missouri are a top priority of state lawmakers this year, following allegations of discrimination under investigation by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway. State Sen. Jason Bean, a Republican from Holcomb, and state Rep. Bennie Cook, a Houston Republican, have filed bills the past two years seeking […]

The NCAA wants states to ban prop bets that could be manipulated by student athletes

Rand Paul is furious. That’s because someone posted a video falsely accusing the Kentucky senator of taking money from Venezuela’s Maduro regime. Paul should know that the First Amendment sets a deliberately high bar for defamation of public officials like him. Under New York Times v. Sullivan, he must show not just falsity, but that the speaker knew […]

The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for its 2026 awards Wednesday, and seven have St. Louis ties. 

by MO Senator Curtis Trent From The Missouri Times: Missourians are beginning to see something our parents and grandparents once worried about but rarely experienced —a grid under strain. For fifty years, Missouri enjoyed some of the most reliable, affordable electricity in the nation because past leaders built power plants and transmission lines with the […]

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DHS will move to the highest Code Blue activation level on Friday, bringing a record number of emergency shelter beds online.

ST. LOUIS - A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2026, confirmed that a winter storm warning and cold weather advisory are both items that should be taken seriously over the next three days. Mark Fuchs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, provided additional insight into the storm’s progression. He noted that the St. Louis Metro area could receive about 5 inches of snow, with some locations around St. Loui

The thing afforded the highest protections of the Fourth Amendment is a person’s home. This isn’t even a controversial statement. It has been that way ever since this amendment was ratified. But, under Trump, we’re constantly seeing that the administration considers all rights to be privileges — something only granted to people this administration likes. […]

From Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies: As the number of cost-burdened households swells and the price per unit of constructing new housing balloons across the US, off-site construction offers community-based organizations (CBOs) a compelling way to build high-quality and often well-designed affordable housing in less time and at a reduced cost. A new paper summarizing […]

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ST. LOUIS — A winter storm shifting northward has increased the likelihood of snowfall in the St. Louis area this weekend, according to local officials and weather forecasts. The upcoming winter storm’s track has shifted in the past day, prompting heightened preparations by transportation and public safety agencies. Joe Monroe, operations engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), provided insight into the department’s response on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum A new survey from Tower Grove Community Development Corporation (TGCDC) adds data and specificity to a theme that has surfaced repeatedly in recent Construction Forum panels: while demand for housing and mixed-use development exists in St. Louis City, the development process itself is widely viewed by developers as […]

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St. Louis County Library will begin construction on a new Chesterfield Branch starting in February 2026.