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Community leaders are hoping to attract more retail businesses to downtown St. Louis through new incentives.

No matter who’s pitching the system, gunshot detection just doesn’t seem to be having any affect on crime rates or clearing investigations. The biggest player in the business — ShotSpotter (now known as SoundThinking) — has seen some major contracts cancelled because it can’t live up to the promises it made. Chicago is dumping the […]

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From Riverbender.com:  Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that contractors can now apply for the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program. The program is part of the state’s multipronged effort to increase equity and opportunity in capital construction jobs through the Illinois Works (ILW) Jobs Program. “We’re […]

The frozen pizza maker celebrated the sales milestone by announcing the grand prize winner of its Golden Slice Giveaway.

A deputy with the St. Louis City Sheriff's Department is accused of child endangerment after a 2-year-old used the deputy's service weapon to shoot himself.

From NPR:  Construction to replace the main sewer line in Cahokia Heights, a city plagued with decrepit water and sewer systems for decades, will begin later this spring. Federal, state and local officials made the announcement on Monday, detailing the more than $5 million project that’s expected to be complete next spring. “It’s going to […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A drug treatment clinic and community pharmacy are the newest tenants to open at R&R Marketplace, an economic and community hub that is living up to the name of the nonprofit behind its redevelopment, Refuge and Restoration. The $20 million redevelopment of the once-empty 90,000-square-foot Dellwood shopping plaza by Refuge and […]

A 17-year-old on Tuesday afternoon was shot in the city's Midtown neighborhood.

I have an update on judge shopping. Three weeks ago the Judicial Conference of the United States cracked down on the practice, but then they caved: Following blowback from Senate Republicans and some conservative judges, judicial policymakers later clarified that the policy was discretionary, leaving it to each district court to decide how to implement ...continue reading "Judge shopping ban lasted three weeks. Now it’s gone."

St. Louis Business Journal:  Embattled St. Louis developer Green Street faces a string of new claims, including one by a former employee who says the firm gave investors misleading financial information. Steve Mabry sued Green Street in St. Louis Circuit Court on March 22, claiming that he reported the misleading information, plus a scheme to […]

From AP News:  The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship highlighted the importance that bridges play in the daily lives of many Americans. Six construction workers who were on the bridge are presumed dead. The drivers of more than 30,000 vehicles that crossed the bridge daily must find […]

The measure provides that unlicensed schools would be overseen by a new board, with more than half of its members representing Christian schools, instead of the state.

MACOMB, Ill. (WMBD) -- Western Illinois Universities' undergraduate admissions and School of Graduate Studies have removed the $30 application fee for the month of April. The fee waiver applies to undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. The universities Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Enrollment is hoping this will bring more applications [...]

A St. Louis man on the run for nearly three months in connection with a deadly arson case was arrested over the weekend in Las Vegas.

From Labor Tribune:  Tradeswomen and women considering careers in the construction industry can sharpen their skills and learn new ones at one of Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) upcoming volunteer workdays. For each event, MOWIT partners with another 501(c)3 organization to provide quality construction services for free. Women are encouraged to bring PPE and hand […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A $755 million plan to renovate Missouri’s century-old Capitol building hit another snag Thursday, raising questions about whether the project will move forward. Members of the Missouri State Capitol Commission, which oversees the seat of state government, pushed back against a recommendation by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to add a new […]

The outage happened amid storms that produced heavy rainfall, hail and even a tornado in the St. Louis region.