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Business group Greater St. Louis Inc. is teaming up with Go! St. Louis to elevate the fitness nonprofit’s annual marathon, announcing Thursday a new partnership focused on making it a “nationally significant race.”

Guns N’ Roses returned to the stage Thursday in Abu Dhabi and treated the crowd to some songs they haven’t played in a very long time. According to setlist.fm, the band performed…

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Innovative technology that creates a virtual representation of the seabed of ports and waterways and provides real-time information to shippers and port operators is now available and has the potential to impact freight movement much like traffic navigation apps have been a game changer for motorists. Details on the digital twin technology developed by Israeli-based […]

Police on Thursday identified the man shot and killed Tuesday night at a Chinese food restaurant in the city's Academy neighborhood.

It’s double success for twin sisters in the Metro East. Ariana and Briana Straughter graduated from Madison High School, earning top honors for the class of 2023. It’s the first time in the district’s history with twin co-valedictorians.

Reform efforts aimed at making it easier and more affordable to repair technology you bought and paid for continue to see progress. California’s SB 244 this week passed in the California State Senate with a vote of 38-0, a notable retort to the lobbyists that had been trying to kill the bill: The bill still […]

The Soulard property is owned by 1001 Russell LLC.

Since becoming publicly traded, Benson Hill’s share price has sagged from its starting point of $10, trading at $1.18 per share Thursday afternoon.

CARROLLTON – June 1 – Twenty-three graduating seniors were awarded a total of 47 scholarship grants at the Carrollton High School graduation held May 19, 2023. The total awards amounted to $39,200. Grant recipients, the school they plan to attend and the name of their awards are: Julia Alexander – school selection pending – Donna Riechmann Scholarship and Mary E. Harland Scholarship. Bryson Baumgartner – Lewis & Clark Community College – Mike Kiger Memorial Scholarship. Matthew Beiermann – Western Illinois University – Thomas Hough Scholarship and Hawk Pride Scholarship. Morgan Blasa – Lewis & Clark CC – Sarah Jane Tapp Goodman Memorial Scholarship and Eldred American Legion Auxiliary Post 1135 Scholarship. Kaiden Breckon – Western Illinois University – Mary E. Harland Scholarship. Jaelynn Camden – SIU Edwardsville – Col. William Jr. and Jane Stendeback Memorial Scholarship, Mary E. Harland Scholarshi

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The St. Charles County Council is sending $1.1 million more to the construction of a new boat dock at Klondike Park on the Missouri River near Augusta. The additional funding, which comes from a St. Charles County Port Authority grant, will pay for the construction of a boom to deflect debris […]

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim is encouraging Illinois residents to use caution when outdoors as air quality conditions are expected to be in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” category for Friday, June 2, according to the national Air Quality Index. The Illinois EPA has issued an air quality forecast of “Orange” or “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” for all of Illinois for June 2nd. Ground-level ozone is formed when emissions of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds from vehicles, power plants, and other industrial sources, react in the presence of sunlight. As a result of current ground-level ozone levels and anticipated weather conditions, the air quality is forecasted to be “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” in many regions today, and statewide tomorrow. These conditions pose a potential health hazard to sensitive populations, including individuals with respiratory or pulmonary

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first three batches of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois in 2023, both in Cook County. The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District collected a positive batch of mosquitoes in Evanston on May 30 and the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District collected two positive mosquito batches on May 31 in Park Ridge. The first positive mosquito pool in 2022 was reported on May 24th in Roselle in DuPage County. No human cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year. “The reports about the first batches of mosquitoes with West Nile virus is a good reminder that this is the time of year when Illinois residents should begin protecting themselves from vector-borne diseases,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “We urge everyone - and especially older people and those with weakened immune systems - to take precautions to protect themselves and their families from

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U2 is scheduled to open the new Las Vegas venue The MSG Sphere in September with their new residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere, and it appears Bono took it upon himself to…

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Go! St. Louis is replacing its longtime, flagship marathon with a new race centered on downtown St. Louis, officials announced Thursday.

Boardwalk Waffles and Ice Cream has shuttered its Soulard location at 1001 Russell Blvd.

"Unfortunately, there will be no way to avoid drastic cuts in the activities offered to our participants," the organization said in a Facebook post.

There are some 600 million cats in the world. Not all of them are pets — between 50 and 100 million in the U.S. — but cats share a fascinating history with humans. Washington University evolutionary biologist Jonathan Losos dives into that history in the new book, “The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa.” Losos joins guest host Alex Heuer to talk about all things cats.