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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills into law on Tuesday, including legislation to criminalize celebratory gunfire and fleeing from police.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Construction is expected to begin later this year on a stretch of the Brickline Greenway that connects with St. Louis City SC’s CityPark stadium. The project includes a new 0.85-mile trail along Market Street from Compton Avenue and 22nd Street, connecting CityPark and Harris-Stowe State University. The path’s construction could […]

Heavy rain and a chance of severe storms and tornadoes are expected in the St. Louis region today, with wind gusts potentially reaching 40 mph and the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers experiencing minor flooding.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The new stained-glass window in Rick Roth’s kitchen reminds him of his mother. He had it installed in May, not long after she died at age 97. It catches the morning sun and casts a prism onto the counter. “It just brings in such amazing light,” said Roth, who lives in […]

An O’Fallon man faces criminal charges after police say he shot a food delivery service driver who attempted to retrieve an order that had been delivered to the wrong address.

From Leader Publications:  Preliminary work has begun to add about $1 million in sidewalks around the Festus R-6 schools, which should make it safer for pedestrians to walk in the area, according to Festus city officials. Festus City Council members voted 7-0 on June 24 to hire Heneghan and Associates, which is based in the […]

Casey Jovick's new café offers grab-and-go items for breakfast and lunch on weekdays.

From Ladue News:  Right now, an unprecedented amount of federal funding is available for sustainability efforts. St. Louis is on the fast track to take advantage of this green opportunity. In spring 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies selected the City of St. Louis to join its Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities. It’s a three-year initiative to maximize unprecedented […]

Daniel Horwitz — who has fought plenty of free speech battles for Tennesseans — has secured an extremely quick victory for his client, Lakeland resident Julie Pereira. According to the complaint [PDF], which was filed June 6 of this year, the city of Lakeland took offense to a sign Pereira had placed in her yard. […]

From Labor Tribune:  A group of local teens is taking part in a new program to introduce, train and connect them to high-paying, rewarding careers in the St. Louis union building trades. The Skilled Trades Exploration Program (STEP) is a collaborative effort between the Missouri AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative (MWI), Boys & Girls Clubs of […]

Bonsall passed after complications with ALS.

Bob Dylan is getting ready to drop a new box set featuring live recordings made with The Band.The 1974 Live Recordings will be massive box set made up of 27 CDs.…

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From Webster Kirkwood – Times:  Webster Groves resident Vicki Singer was with her 2-year-old daughter at Larson Park in Webster Groves this spring when a pressing need hit: Her potty-training child needed to use the restroom. But Singer, 34, has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that causes stiffness and spasms in her extremities. […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Top state officials voted Tuesday to sell two downtown St. Louis office buildings and move many of the 600 workers to a facility in Chesterfield. Members of the Missouri Board of Public Buildings, which includes Gov. Mike Parson, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Attorney General Andrew Bailey, voted unanimously to pursue […]

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  A to-scale miniature replica of the historical home at 549 E. Argonne Drive in Kirkwood has found a new home at the Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis, and is now permanently on display for viewing. This 13-room, 2-story miniature house is built on a 3/4-inch scale and is roughly 3 feet […]

Crystal Quade and Mike Hamra are facing off in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Both believe an abortion-rights amendment could help them win the governor’s mansion in November.

From Labor Tribune:  Volunteers from Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, Bieg Plumbing, Frey Plumbing, Murphy Company and DeLuca Plumbing recently completed the conversion of a first floor closet to a functional restroom at the office of The Housing Partnership (THP), a nonprofit in St. Louis County. The addition will assist THP’s clients, a great many […]

From MRN:  A new report shows Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park is projected to generate over $660 million in economic activity across the St. Louis region within the next 10 years. WildCare Park, a safari park and conservation center the Zoo is developing in north St. Louis County, is expected to open to the public […]