From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: When Bricklayers Local 1 suffered a spate of three suicides, they knew they had to do something. Working with contractors, they developed the Riding Boss program, an innovative approach that today is saving lives. Brian Jennewein, director of the Bricklayers and Allied Crafts Administrative District Council (BAC ADC) of […]
A group of U.S. investors will take over the massive video-sharing platform TikTok, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump signed an executive order certifying a transaction for TikTok complies with a 2024 law requiring the platform’s Chinese parent company, Byte Dance Ltd., divest TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. The company is valued at […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys on behalf of a dozen U.S. House Democrats Thursday pushed for a federal judge to force the Trump administration to comply with an appropriations law that allows for unannounced oversight visits at Department of Homeland Security facilities that detain immigrants. “We don’t know what detention will look like in the future,” said […]
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Herrin Police Department announced Officer Kevin R. Bailey as the first new hire in the state certified through the military police reciprocity program launched earlier this year by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB). The swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, September 17, at Herrin City Hall , marks a significant milestone between Illinois law enforcement and state officials in an effort to streamline hiring for qualified U.S. military police veterans. Illinois joined 18 other states in May of this year, allowing for Military Police veterans to qualify for law enforcement training requirements . "It’s exciting that we could lead the way in this new hiring pipeline,” said Herrin Police Chief David Dorris . “It was a simple process, and I thank both the U.S. military and the state of Illinois for their collaboration." Military Police were previously ineligible for certification reciprocity and were required
From St. Louis Magazine: Few videos of the May 16 tornado are scarier than the one taken from the top floor of The Hudson apartment complex on DeBaliviere at Pershing. You can watch it here. In two seconds flat, the roof lifts away and the walls collapse. It wasn’t an isolated event. Lots of roofs […]
ST. LOUIS - Greater St. Louis, Inc., a regional economic development organization, has named Ron Kitchens as its new CEO after nearly a year-long search. Kitchens, a native of Ozark, Missouri near Springfield, comes to St. Louis from Wichita Falls, Texas, where he served as the President & CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and [...]
From St. Louis Public Radio: New documents obtained by St. Louis Public Radio revealed the proposed data centers at the shuttered Armory building in Midtown would cost roughly $1.5 billion. That cost rivals that of a $1 billion, 440-acre data center proposed in St. Charles that recently prompted the city to enact a one-year moratorium […]
TOPEKA — House Minority Leader Brandon Woodard says there’s no way to sugarcoat results of the November 2024 election that deepened the Republican supermajority in the Kansas House. The idea, from the perspective of Democrats, was to recruit viable candidates to compete in winnable districts so the 85-40 GOP advantage would be reduced by at […]
Mayor Borgmeyer on Thursday expressed confidence that he could withstand the recall vote — if petitioners gather enough signatures to get on the ballot.
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: Is it a granny flat? Is it a carriage house? No, it’s an ADU — Accessory Dwelling Unit. Roughly 50 residents turned out to a presentation earlier this week concerning the practicality of building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in Kirkwood. The event centered on the city’s zoning and building codes that govern […]
ST. LOUIS - Mold counts in St. Louis have reached their highest level of the year on Thursday, likely to trigger some seasonal allergies. Thursday's mold spore count comes in at 139,869. It's the highest for St. Louis this year and the highest since the mold count peaked just above 140,000 last year in late-September, [...]
The courts will determine if the bill revising Missouri’s congressional districts is constitutional, Gov. Mike Kehoe said Thursday after announcing his plans to sign the measure this weekend. Speaking to reporters after an event in Columbia, Kehoe said he felt confident he was on firm legal ground when he called lawmakers into a special session. […]
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A city judge on Thursday ordered the former boss of the area carpenter’s union to sit for a deposition after lawyers for the union spent half a year trying to get him to answer questions in a lawsuit against him. St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Whyte ordered Al Bond, who national union […]
Lawrence Group’s Austin office is proud to serve as the design architect for upgrades to the pedestrian bridge and surrounding site at the historic Elisabet Ney Museum in Downtown Austin, TX. Located at 304 East 44th St., the Elisabet Ney Museum was once the home and studio of renowned German sculptor Elisabet Ney. The 3,700-square-foot […]
MARYVILLE, Ill. — Jeffrey Fields, 59, of Maryville, has been identified as the man who died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning, Sept. 18, 2025, in Fairmont City, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. The crash occurred at approximately 11 a.m. Sept. 18, in the 1900 block of Collinsville Road when Fields’ vehicle struck a support column for a train trestle, the coroner’s office reported. There were no witnesses to the crash; a passerby discovered the wreckage and alerted police. Fields was pronounced dead at the scene. Teat Funeral Home in Fairview Heights is in charge of arrangements for Jeffrey Fields. The obituary for Fields at Ignite Ministries and Fellowship Church is linked below: https://metroeaststar.com/2025/09/18/jeffrey-fields/
From St. Louis Business Journal: A custom homebuilder plans a high-end subdivision in south St. Louis County, with prices up to $1.2 million. Whalen Custom Homes, a custom home builder based in Kirkwood, plans to begin construction soon on a 13-home subdivision to be called Great Oaks, said Mike Whalen, president of the firm. Whalen […]
St. Louis -- Join the American Cancer Society for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, the leading breast cancer movement in the United States. This inspiring event unites survivors, caregivers, families, and community members in a collective effort to fight breast cancer and support those affected by the disease. The walk is free [...]
ST. LOUIS — James Roach, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of Colin Brown, an O'Fallon, Ill., teenage hockey player, on Interstate 55 last November, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. Roach faces charges including first-degree murder, first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon for shooting from a motor vehicle. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reported that Roach was previously in federal custody on unrelated charges. Colin Brown, 16, was struck by a stray bullet while riding with his father on Interstate 55 in the St. Louis on Nov. 23, 2024. Brown was a varsity hockey player at Christian Brothers College High School and a member of the Affton Americans Hockey team. He died four days later. He resided with his family in O’Fallon, Ill. Three other suspects — Donovan Baucom, Garret Jordan
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