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Police say one person is in custody in a Granite City standoff, which has left several streets blocked off and some homes evacuated.

From NPR:  School districts across Missouri are currently testing drinking water in their buildings for lead contamination — and some have already found it. A 2022 Missouri law requires schools to test drinking fountains, sinks and kitchen water sources for lead contamination. Districts have to complete that testing and report their findings publicly by next […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A developer is offering two sets of properties for sale near the Major League Soccer stadium that could allow for ground-up development. Two of the roughly 8 acres in properties are vacant sites about a block north of CityPark stadium, the $461 million home of the St. Louis City SC […]

From MRN:  Landowner Rick Pogue addressed the St. Peters Board of Aldermen at the Feb. 22 meeting to request an amendment to the current zoning requirements. He requested the change to allow Central Power Systems to rent the location behind the Arrowhead Building & Supply inc. facility on North Service Road. The Missouri-based Central Power […]

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 […]

A Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy found the puppies in a creek.

Federal officials are investigating whether residents of a small subdivision in the St. Louis suburbs are living on top of contamination dating back to World War II after finding radioactive material in their backyards. The Cades Cove subdivision, a small enclave in Florissant, was built on top of where Coldwater Creek once meandered. The creek, which runs through several St. Louis suburbs and into the Missouri River, was contaminated decades ago by waste left over from the development of the world’s…

Leaders of a bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Speaker Dean Plocher over allegations of misconduct said Monday that there is no timetable for when the inquiry will conclude. State Rep. Hannah Kelly, a Republican from Mountain Grove and chair of the House Ethics Committee, spoke to reporters following a roughly three-hour closed-door meeting of the committee on Monday afternoon. It was the committee’s first meeting since December and the first since outside counsel was hired to…

A group of lawmakers met behind closed doors for hours late Monday afternoon to discuss an ethics complaint. 

An old creek meander was covered when the subdivision was built, burying contamination in a small area.

Metallica has partnered with the work wear company Carhartt to help fund skilled trade education for women.Carhartt has awarded Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation and its Metallica Scholars program…

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People reported a fire in the structure's north leg at around 10:40 a.m., the St. Louis Fire Department said.

One of the home's owners must have been at least 62 years old on Jan. 1 to qualify, a county representative said.