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Mark McCloskey, who made headlines in 2020 by waving weapons with his wife at racial injustice protesters, is requesting that the courts expunge a conviction tied to that incident.

A St. Louis man faces more than 70 charges after authorities say he broke into 16 different businesses in the past three months and stole cash and cigarettes.

The new city spokesperson is from Chicago but has lived and worked in Missouri since 2018.

Lauren Anthony grew up in the Metro East cooking with her family and, as a teenager, got her first job at fast-casual chain Lion’s Choice. Now she's executive chef of Commonwealth, located in St. Louis’ Angad Arts Hotel.

From Call Newspapers:  Oakville Middle School and Wohlwend Elementary will get upgraded secure entry vestibules this summer. The Mehlville School District Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 18 to approve a $1.026 million dollar bid for Aspire Construction Services to upgrade both the entry vestibules at Oakville Middle and Wohlwend Elementary. The bid includes professional, […]

From St. Louis Magazine:  There are two weeks left to vote online for how you think the city should invest the Rams money (i.e., the $250 million the city won in its suit against the NFL over the Rams departure). This is not a binding vote. Rather, it’s a narrowed-down list of 20 ideas that […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Tourism agency Explore St. Louis is seeking $20 million more from the city of St. Louis for work on the expansion of the America’s Center tourism complex downtown, which officials said would bring the tab so far to $260 million. The money would come from interest on the city’s Rams […]

From Construction Dive:  After numerous project wins in the manufacturing, infrastructure and healthcare construction sectors last year, Chicago-based Clayco plans to further expand its operations in St. Louis. The construction firm originally moved out of the city more than a decade ago, relocating its headquarters to Chicago in 2013. Since then, the company has begun […]

WOOD RIVER - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn is identifying a Wood River female who died as a result of a structure fire in the 800 block of State Street, Wood River, Illinois on Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, 2024. The initial call was dispatched at 5:14 a.m. The victim is identified as one: Donna W. Nance, 81, female/white – DOB: 08/27/1942, Wood River. An autopsy examination has been completed and positive identification was made from an implanted surgical medical device. Preliminary findings are that the decedent suffered from probable smoke inhalation and significant heart and lung disease. A final cause of death will be issued upon completion of routine toxicology testing along with carbon monoxide testing. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Wood River Police Department, Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office, Madison County Coroner’s Office, and the Wood River Fire Department. Funeral arrangements are pending with Elias, Kallal and Schaaf

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A man accused of firing shots during a Kirkwood trunk-or-treat event last year has been released from jail after posting bond.

Fontbonne University said five administrators were leaving the college. And three Webster University leaders have resigned or are leaving.

From NextSTL:  Plans and renderings of the project to replace the almost century-old Union-Lindell bridge were presented to members of the Forest Park Advisory Board at their December meeting. Plans show a new entry/exit connector to Forest Park Parkway, as well as new aesthetic elements to form a new gateway into the city’s premier park. […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The city is a national outlier for awarding tax breaks to developers, amounting to a loss of $1,634 per student per year in St. Louis Public Schools, according to a report released Wednesday. The report looks at annual revenue losses from tax abatements in SLPS and the 23 school districts in […]

From Riverfront Times:  St. Louis’ population decline is often talked about in the context of the city’s population peaking shortly after World War II and then dropping steadily in the seven decades since. But Saint Louis University professor and demographer Ness Sándoval says that to only focus on the city is to miss the bigger […]

MOUNT VERNON – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Patrol Troop 10 has announced the arrest of 48-year old Mikhail V. Subbotin of Lawrenceville, GA for Possession of Cannabis – More than 5,000 grams, Cannabis Trafficking, and Possession with Intent to Deliver Cannabis. On January 17, 2024, at approximately 11:41 a.m., a trooper patrolling in the area of Interstate 64 eastbound near milepost 71 observed a vehicle driving at speeds above the posted speed limit and initiated a traffic stop. The Trooper spoke with the driver, now identified as Subbotin. The smell of cannabis emitted from the vehicle and a consensual search of the vehicle revealed several boxes filled with suspected cannabis. With assistance from ISP Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, over 400 pounds of cannabis was removed from the vehicle. The case was presented to the Jefferson County State’s Attorney’s Office and the above-mentioned charges were approved. Subbotin is in custod

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Authorities on Thursday identified the 81-year-old woman killed in a house fire early Wednesday.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis’ development chief said Tuesday that Clayco’s pitch to consolidate a concrete operation and headquarters at a North City site not only didn’t fulfill the requirements of a request for proposals, but didn’t show evidence of community engagement, which is also mentioned in the document. “That was not presented […]