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Construction input prices decreased 0.1% in April compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.2% for the month. Overall construction input prices are 0.1% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction […]

On This Day, May 15, 1965 ...Bob Dylan scored his first top-40 hit when "Subterranean Homesick Blues" peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The tune was the lead-off…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Cedric Gerald, a 48-year-old former principal at Westview Middle School in St. Louis County, faces nine criminal charges related to sexual misconduct involving minors, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Gerald, who has served as principal since 2023, was arrested and is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond without the option of a 10% payment. Gerald has been charged by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with second-degree sexual trafficking of a child under 18 years of age, sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of child pornography, attempted statutory sodomy – person less than 14 years of age, sexual misconduct involving a child under 15, first-degree harassment, sexual contact with a student, and two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Office said there may be additional victims due to the extent of Gerald’s interaction

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ST. LOUIS - The City Of St. Louis Emergency Management Agency will conduct additional siren testing as studies continue toward installing new outdoor warning sirens within the city. The audible siren testing will occur on Thursday, May 15, 2025, beginning at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Sirens will sound once every 30 minutes, and testing could occur for up to four hours. Residents will be notified of the testing through CEMA’s NotifySTL alerts and social media accounts. “This testing will assist with the research necessary to ensure new sirens have the best reach possible to everyone in the City of St. Louis, residents and visitors alike,” said Sarah Russell, Commissioner of the City’s Emergency Management Agency. “The City installed the current Outdoor Warning Siren system 25 years ago, and over that time, the City’s landscape has changed substantially in some areas. The City of St. Louis has allocated $3.9 million toward a replacement system. Upgrading

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As federal investigators examine millions in missing vehicles, one woman's vanished car adds to mounting suspicions

From St. Louis Business Journal: A proposed $325 million entertainment, restaurant and retail complex proposed along the Mississippi River in north St. Louis hasn’t advanced since being unveiled in 2022, with the developer saying this week it’s been unable to secure financing needed to begin the project. Nashville-based M2 Development Partners in September 2022 first shared […]

ST. LOUIS, MO. – On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Mayor Cara Spencer announced that she is appointing Colonel Benjamin Jonsson as chief operating officer for the City of St. Louis, bringing internationally recognized leadership to the position directly overseeing the city’s operations. “Colonel Ben Jonsson has spent a long career serving our nation in a host of demanding leadership roles in the Middle East and at home,” said Mayor Spencer. “Having a leader of this caliber run City operations is a windfall for St. Louisans. I am immensely grateful to Colonel Jonsson for his service to our nation, and now, our city.” Jonsson has served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 25 years, including at the highest levels of the national security community and international operations. In his final assignment, he served as chief of staff at the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base since 2023, driving strategic alignment and execution for a 1,300-person globa

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, May 15, 2025,, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that she worked to secure millions in much needed disaster aid for the City of Springfield and St. Clair County. Specifically, the city was awarded $1,387,003.38 to help address debris removal from severe flooding in the summer of 2023. The grant is awarded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Budzinski has been a consistent advocate for additional FEMA funding for the federal government to appropriately respond to disasters impacting families across the nation. Additionally, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) announced that Illinois counties impacted by July 2024 storms and flooding, including St. Clair County, are now eligible to apply for FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. IEMA estimates that there will be around $20 million in funding available for all applicants

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ST. LOUIS - Welcome to what is likely to be the warmest and most humid day so far this year! Highs today are likely to reach close to or above 90 in many spots. That kind of heat and humidity will make the low level atmosphere very unstable as a weak cold front arrives from [...]

The fiscal distress Republicans are inflicting on residents of the nation’s capital is unprecedented, and it will hit human services the hardest.

by Cade Long, assistant preconstruction engineer, Brinkmann Constructors Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed the construction industry by creating intelligent digital representations of buildings. Virtual design and construction (VDC) builds upon BIM by integrating these models with scheduling, cost estimation and project coordination to optimize design, engineering and operational workflows. Together, these technologies create a […]

Gregg Allman was known for being a great live performer, and now one of those performances is being released as a live album.Gregg Allman Band – One Night In DC, May 15,…

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Megan Price, executive director of the Missouri Works Initiative (MWI), has been honored by the Construction Forum with an Emerging Leader Award. Price received the prestigious award at the Forum’s 2025 Building Tomorrow Awards program May 7 at the LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills. The awards recognize those […]

Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]

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The St. Louis Artists' Guild is proud to present an exhibition with SAQA KS-MO-OK Regional members (primary and secondary) whowere asked to select at least one word and create one […]

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The St. Louis Artists' Guild is proud to host Chaotic and Harmonious, an exhibition of the collaborative work of Ladan Bahmani and Brian Patrick Franklin, contemplates the role of repetition […]

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For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries showcases rare and magnificent examples of the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection of early Islamic textiles, including many that have not been on […]

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