From U.S. News: Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. The site is eerily quiet. Last month, the $20 million project was on track for on-time completion by November 1. Now […]
From Mass Transit: The Kansas City Streetcar (KC Streetcar) Main Street Extension to the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) is set to open Oct. 24, 2025. The KC Streetcar Main Street Southern Extension adds 3.5 miles to the existing downtown KC Streetcar route, connecting the current southern terminus at Union Station to 51st […]
From KSDK: Frequent floods are forecast for Missouri’s future as the state’s dam policies lag behind national standards. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that annual precipitation throughout the Midwest has increased by around 10% over the last 50 years. Rainfall during the four wettest days of the year has increased 35% while the amount of […]
From Hotel Investment Today: In seeking ways to save on development costs while still creating unique and memorable hotel experiences, adaptive reuse is becoming a frequent tool for developers. A study of Yardi Matrix data by RentCafe found that in 2023 hotels accounted for more than one-third of all adaptive reuse projects in the U.S. […]
The Trump administration’s war on higher education has reached new levels of authoritarian absurdity. Not content with merely investigating George Mason University and its president Gregory Washington for his diversity efforts, the Department of Justice has now decided to investigate the faculty members who dared to support him. Yes, you read that correctly. Federal agents […]
ALTON — Forty years ago today, on July 29, 1985, the site for the Robert Pershing Wadlow Statue in Upper Alton was officially staked out, marking the beginning of a community effort to honor the world’s tallest man. The statue was completed and dedicated during a two-day celebration on Oct. 19-20, 1985. Steve Tassinari, co-chair of the Robert Wadlow Statue project, with the late Ron Vanata, recalled how his childhood fascination with Wadlow grew into a mission to bring renewed spirit to the Alton community. “I became interested in Wadlow as a boy, like many of the other Alton area boys,” Tassinari said. Tassinari and many other boys used to visit the Wadlow grave and put themselves next to the graveside and imagine how tall Robert actually was in the end. He was 8-feet-11.1 inches tall at the time of his death. He remains the world's tallest man in the Guinness Book of World Records. Tassinari's interest was rekindled in the 1980s when he demonstrated
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ALTON - Alton native Ja’Markus Gary, recognized for his many athletic and academic achievements at both Alton High School and McKendree University in Lebanon, IL., has taken a new step in his career by joining the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division. Recently, Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor administered the oath of office to a deputy position. Gary, in a ceremony attended by family, marked the beginning of his service with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Gary will start the Police Academy on August 18, 2025. The four-month academy session will be followed by several weeks on patrol alongside a Field Training Officer. Sheriff Connor expressed enthusiasm about Gary’s future contributions and said, “We are excited to see the many contributions Deputy Gary will make during his upcoming years of service to the citizens of Madison County.” Gary was a 2022-23 Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honoree for McKendree, and saw
Nine people were indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in an illegal gambling conspiracy occurring at six locations in southwest Missouri, a Department of Justice stated Friday.
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