From St. Louis Public Radio: Every time there’s a mayoral election in the city of St. Louis, Alderman Shane Cohn finds himself having the same thought. Folks in his 3rd Ward who are super invested in that race couldn’t tell you the name of the mayor of Clayton or Chesterfield, he said recently on the Politically […]
The FTC remains politicized. One commissioner is leading the way—when it suits him. The Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan was not a well-run institution. I wrote about this at the time, often and at length, and I regret nothing. But wow—wow—would you be forgiven for thinking that the goal of new management is to […]
Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS) announced today that it has acquired the equipment of the Highway Services Group from Penhall Company, expanding its pavement maintenance and preservation capabilities nationwide. With this equipment asset purchase, ESS now owns the largest diamond grinding and grooving fleet in the United States, with more than 242 pieces of equipment. […]
To mark its 50th anniversary, St. Louis–based architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers has published its first book, A Legacy of Positive Consequence, documenting the people, projects and ideas that have shaped the firm since its founding in 1975. The publication traces Trivers’ evolution over five decades, highlighting major projects, long-standing client relationships […]
Jason Gasawski has joined Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. (K&L) as Vice President of Construction Management. A resident of Shiloh, Illinois, Gasawski began his construction career in 2005 as a carpenter with Dessouard Commercial & Housing Improvement. He then spent the next seventeen years at S.M. Wilson & Co. working his way up from project […]
Looks like we’re about to get some new music from Def Leppard.The band shared a video teasing what appears to be a new song on Instagram, with the clip showing posters…
A Missouri man is celebrating after successfully hunting the deer he’s been after for three years.
Luke Beaty, from Lawrence County, said he spotted the unusual buck, nicknamed "Cactus Jack" by some locals, after leaving church in November.
Although the St. Louis region has seen a mild winter season so far, there has been growing attention towards the weekend forecast for a potential of snow.
ALTON – Two individuals from Alton face felony charges in separate cases of domestic battery. Shane M. Vanetten, 41, of Alton, was charged with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery and a Class A misdemeanor count of domestic battery on Jan. 6, 2026. On Dec. 25, 2025, Vanetten allegedly knowingly and without legal justification caused bodily harm to a household or family member who was 60 years of age or older at the time of the offense. The East Alton Police Department presented
GLEN CARBON - A local chiropractic clinic recently settled an agreement following allegations that the clinic committed fraud. Ryan Cleland and Infinite Wellness Integrative Medical Center in Glen Carbon entered into a $249,258.24 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General. This agreement resolves allegations that the clinic presented false and fraudulent claims for treatments that were not medically reasonable or necessary.
ALTON - The Mississippi River Water Trail organization will host their tenth annual Mississippi Meanderings speaker series this weekend. From 12–5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, river paddlers are invited to the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton for a day of community and education. Three speakers will discuss the history and culture along the Mississippi, as well as the work it takes to paddle on the river. “We are a community of paddlers in the St. Louis region fo
You really can’t make this stuff up. On Friday, the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs posted to Twitter/X condemning Nicaragua’s government for—and I quote—”detaining Nicaraguans for liking posts online,” calling it evidence of “how paranoid the illegitimate Murillo and Ortega regime is.” The Bureau demanded “the unconditional release of all political prisoners” and […]
WASHINGTON — The first year of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch, as the president and his administration pushed forward with an aggressive immigration agenda. In the past year, the Trump administration has aimed to drastically change immigration policy in the United States, including by stripping […]
by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum “In all of our actions we must stick together. Unity is the great need of the hour, and if we are united we can get many of the things that we not only desire but which we justly deserve.” — Dr. Martin Luther King on December 5, 1955, […]
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