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The three shootings left two men and a woman injured.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The St. Louis Cardinals and development partner Cordish Cos. still have their eye on adding another residential tower in Ballpark Village, but financial conditions mean that there’s no timeline for starting the project. Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III said in an interview Thursday the Cardinals and Cordish have plans for […]

Missouri and Illinois residents will be able to witness a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning, October 14 at 10:26 a.m. While this is a must-see celestial event, astronomers, space fanatics and umbraphiles alike say that this is just a warm up to the big show: A total solar eclipse that will cross over parts of Missouri and Illinois on April 8, 2024. Author and eclipse chaser David Baron shares just how special total solar eclipses are.

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Ameren lineworkers, apprentices and judges have wrapped up practice and are headed to Overland Park, Kansas, to compete in the 39th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo from Oct. 13-14. Billed as the “Lineman Olympics,” the rodeo brings together the most talented lineworkers from utilities all around the globe to compete in events […]

GODFREY/ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School (MCHS) communications students spent an afternoon on air with the radio program at Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC). On Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, students worked with LCCC radio coordinators David Ollenbittle and Mike Lemons in the new radio suite on LCCC’s Godfrey campus. They recorded a podcast and went live on the LCCC radio station, WLCA FM 89.9. “It’s a very nice experience to bring them in, show them that we do have a lot of exciting options here at Lewis and Clark,” said Randy Gallaher, Dean of Liberal Arts, Business and Information Technology at LCCC. “They get to experience it and they get to themselves go on air, and it’s just kind of a neat experience for them.” MCHS has a radio station on the Marquette campus, which is managed by the high school’s radio class. The students travel to LCCC once a year to check out the college radio station and learn about opportunities

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From West News Magazine:  The Chesterfield Family (West County) YMCA, located at 16464 Burkhardt Place, has proposed a building extension that would allow space for a medical clinic. KAI Design submitted a request to amend the planned commercial district for the 5.6-acre site west of West Chesterfield Parkway, south of Burkhardt Place and north of […]

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Peoria man pleaded guilty Thursday to allegations he improperly received COVID-relief money through the Paycheck Protection Program. In March, Shon Smith, 33, was charged in U.S. District Court in Peoria with one count each of mail fraud, wire fraud, and making a false statement regarding a scheme to illegally obtain [...]

Upon saying “this has truly been a fulfilling journey,” Michael McMillan, Urban League president and CEO joined Simmons Bank executives, elected officials, and community members in grand opening ceremonies for a full-service branch in the Urban League headquarters at 1408…

From St. Louis Business Journal:  After becoming president of Saint Louis University in 2014, Fred Pestello said that conversations began shortly with Athletic Director Chris May about expanding SLU’s athletic complex. “Chris was determined. And it took years to get some traction,” Pestello said. “But Chris never wavered.” May’s vision has come to fruition nearly […]

From ENR:  In comments about the market’s most pressing challenges, Top 600 Specialty Contractors are widely optimistic that the worst of pandemic-induced delays are done—buttressed by another year of double-digit revenue growth for listed firms. But the market still suffers from major challenges as firms look to cultivate limited labor resources and manage rising project […]

Jones pledged to work to foster tolerance for both Jews and Muslims locally and called on residents to do their part, as well.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The company that aimed to turn local wine country into a national destination is now selling one of its projects. The Florida-based Hoffmann Family of Cos. has listed its Emmaus Homes campus in rural Marthasville for sale for just under $1 million, according to a listing on the real estate website […]

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, this week met with Illinois Army National Guard members currently working in Romania to help advise and assist members of the Romanian military. As one of our NATO allies bordering Ukraine, maintaining and strengthening Romania’s national security is critical to helping protect the region and strengthen our allies as Vladimir Putin continues his unjustified and unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine. A photo from this meeting is available here . “I was glad to meet with members of the Illinois Army National Guard and other American servicemembers doing the important work of supporting and advising Romania’s armed forces,” Duckworth said. “Strengthening the defensive capabilities of our NATO allies is critical in helping effectively deter Putin from continuing his unjustified aggression beyond Ukraine.

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The federal organization that oversees battle monuments around the world wants $30,000 to rehabilitate the World War I Missouri Memorial located in Cheppy, France.

Whatever questions there have been about SZA and St. Louis, she put them to rest in her near-two-hour concert. The special extended set was decidedly “so, so St. Louis.”

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Trustees unanimously approved an ordinance and a resolution Tuesday in what turned out to be an abbreviated session in village hall. The final section plan for the Dick’s Sporting Goods at Orchard Town Center was approved, finalizing a major junior anchor to the retail site, which opened in February with the […]

A new racket sports complex is coming to St. Louis.

Whether wandering through the St. Louis Art Museum, Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Springfield Art Museum or any of the other amazing museums in between, stepping into an art museum is like embarking on a silent journey through the halls of human expression. Admiring the art and artist who created such masterpieces can help us unwind and slow down in a world that often races ahead. Each step is a new discovery of stories that can evoke emotions and can sometimes speak to us on a soul level.

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is launching an investigation into the troubled St. Louis City Justice Center following allegations of mismanagement, lack of medical care, inadequate nutrition due to nonpayment of food vendors and failure to respond to civilian oversight efforts. Fitzpatrick said state Sen. Steve Roberts, D-5th District, called his whistleblower hotline and expressed concerns about the fiscal and operational management of the facility. In a letter sent Thursday to Mayor…