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U2 is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their iconic live album Under A Blood Red Sky with a special Record Store Day release.  The band is set to drop a remastered version of…

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More than two dozen students are now facing criminal charges for the Aug. 30 fights at Alton High School.

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  The Collinsville Area Community Foundation (CACF) has announced a partnership with Build Maryville to raise funds to build an entertainment pavilion at Fireman’s Park in the Village of Maryville. “We are very excited about this collaboration with the Collinsville Area Community Foundation,” Mike Spillers, chairman for the Maryville Parks and Recreation […]

Owner Maggie Laskowitz announced the closure and assured customers that Mix and Match’s City Foundry location will remain open to shoppers.

First responders were called to a residential fire in the 1500 block of English Pine. Upon arrival, they discovered one side of the duplex on fire. The fire occurred at approximately 1 a.m. on October 8. 

A man is behind bars after he was busted trying to cash in stolen lottery tickets in south St. Louis County, tickets he allegedly acquired through a series of burglaries.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The nearly 30-year-old Dome at America’s Center could be in line for some improvements, including a new turf and cooling system. With more than $70 million in Rams settlement money sitting in its account, the body that owns the Dome at America’s Center is beginning to think about the facility’s needs […]

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 […]