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Plocher’s choice of Rod Jetton is sharply criticized by the House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.

From Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:  Immediately after the Federal Reserve began increasing interest rates in March 2022, construction activity in the single-family housing market began to slow. Homebuilders had been facing higher costs and construction delays due to supply chain disruptions. In many cases prospective buyers of these new homes had agreed to […]

Climate change may be fueling fires, but housing demands are driving risk.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The first apartments are open at the former MetLife office campus in south St. Louis County, part of a mixed-use redevelopment that includes one of the largest office-to-residential conversions in the St. Louis region. The 600,000-square-foot former insurance company headquarters, at 13045 Tesson Ferry Road, is being converted into The […]

What could happen if firms in the built environment took a proactive approach to developing relationships and building capacity for non-traditional firms? In the case of design practice CannonDesign it resulted in a program that spread organically from St. Louis across the CannonDesign offices nationwide, and is even being emulated by competitors. This video produced […]

We’ve dealt with plenty of outlandish government behavior here at Techdirt over the years. But, every so often, something clears that high bar — something that hits you square in the jaw and makes you take a step back. You’ll never know what your government employees feel they’re entitled to do until they actually do […]

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Police responded to a mental health crisis in the Chatham Drive and McKelvey Road area Monday morning. Our officers were able to communicate with the person, de-escalating the situation. It ended with a peaceful resolution. Police say they're committed to providing ongoing training and support to enhance our officers' ability to [...]

ALTON - The North Alton-Godfrey Business Council donated $1,000 to the Alton Memorial Hospital Services Foundation on Nov. 6 in support of the SIU School of Medicine’s Family Medicine Residency program at Alton Memorial Hospital. The Family Medicine Residency program kicked off at AMH in 2021 with its first six-member class. The program now has a full roster of 18 residents, with its first class set to graduate next summer. Dr. Nazanin Kheirkhahan, PGY-3, has signed with the BJC Medical Group and will join the AMH hospitalists staff in September. The North Alton-Godfrey Business Council is a not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting activities and projects which the communities that it serves. Alton Memorial is a member of NAGBC.

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Metro East man prosecuted by his office pleaded guilty to disseminating child pornography. Jerry Newby, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Jersey County Circuit Court to four counts of Class X dissemination of child pornography. He faces a sentence of between 24 and 120 years in prison. Newby is detained in the Jersey County jail, and his next court date is scheduled for Dec. 18. “Perpetrators who exploit innocent children must be held accountable, which helps prevent further abuse and can be critical to helping abused children and their families heal,” Raoul said. “This plea highlights the vital efforts of my Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which works tirelessly to identify and track down individuals who exploit children. I will continue to partner with local law enforcement to locate and hold these offenders accountable.” Newby was arrested and prosecuted as part of Attorney General Raoul’s

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Anne Allred's replacement for KSDK's 10 p.m. broadcast has been found.

McCarthy Holdings, Inc., one of the nation’s largest commercial construction companies, is pleased to announce Ian Pope has joined the firm as director of sustainability. In this role, he will oversee McCarthy’s national sustainability program as part of McCarthy’s corporate social responsibility commitment, including overall strategy, reporting and implementation across the company’s jobsites and offices. […]

A man was killed in a car crash Thursday morning in unincorporated north St. Louis County.

ALTON - Alton High girls soccer standout Lily Freer has made some big decisions, but arguably none bigger than the one she just made. The AHS junior, still a grade too young to sign an official NCAA letter of intent, made a verbal agreement to continue her soccer and academic career at the prestigious Stanford University. "I'm very excited and feeling really good about it," Lily said. "It is a very competitive environment." For her accomplishment, Lily is an Auto Butler Car Wash Athlete of the Month for Alton. Stanford plays in the PAC-12 conference against other Western United States powerhouses like UCLA, USC, Colorado, and Washington State, all teams ranked in the top 25 in NCAA Division I. Stanford currently sits ranked No. 3 in the nation according to the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings and will begin play in the NCAA DI Tournament this weekend. "I was blown away because they are a top top school," Lily's former Alton High coach Gwen Sabo said. Former coach because

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Higher rent prices, decreasing real estate availability and a lack of new development projects has made St. Louis’ retail landscape a landlords’ market, officials said.

WeWork has identified nearly 70 North American sites where it aims to terminate its lease agreements as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

A scrap metal recycling plant in St. Louis faces thousands of dollars in fines and correction costs after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it was potentially polluting the Mississippi River. The company, SA Recycling LLC, has three facilities in the St. Louis area along the Mississippi River. The specific plant at fault, located in the Patch Neighborhood on Nagel Avenue, reportedly did not control its stormwater runoff and could have possibly polluted the river. "EPA alleges that…

The effort is led by a St. Louisan on a campaign to expand the league and the sport ahead of its inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.