by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum Missouri lost construction jobs May 2022 through May 2023, according to an analysis of federal data released by the AGC of America. It was one of just eight states that lost construction jobs, with the other 42 states recording gains. Missouri posted 138,100 jobs in May 2023, according […]
Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 building, the
The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms
We got nice inflation news today. The headline PCE inflation rate dropped to 1.5% while the core inflation rate finally showed some modest downward movement to 3.9%. This is the annualized monthly rate. On a year-over-year basis, headline inflation fell to 3.8% while core inflation was stuck at 4.6%. In related news, consumer spending was ...continue reading "Inflation ticks down yet again in May"
Deangelo Young, 30, is accused of driving drunk and speeding Wednesday night along West Florissant Avenue when he hit a Chevrolet Impala that burst into flames.
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis area is experiencing its first round of triple-digit heat, and it's already causing issues on the roads. A picture taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation last week shows a section of I-70, near Ellsworth County, Kansas, buckled from the heat. This could very well happen here in St. [...]
ST. LOUIS -- The heat continues today, and that's a good reason to stay inside. Around 50 cooling centers are now open across our area. Several of them are at rec centers and libraries. 23 people in Missouri died last year due to heat related illnesses. Health officials and the red cross offered advice on [...]
ST. LOUIS -- An incident unfolded in St. Louis City last night as shots were fired by a police officer following a trespassing call that escalated into a foot chase. The suspect allegedly pointed a gun at an officer, prompting the use of force. Two individuals, an adult and a juvenile, were taken into custody, [...]
“We could stall and delay for another six years, deferring justice, leaving a victim’s family in limbo, and solving nothing,” Parson said in a statement.
ST. CHARLES -- After more than 30 years in public office, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says this will be his last term. According to our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ehlmann will not seek re-election in 2026. He's currently in his fifth term as St. Charles County Executive and will be 77-years-old [...]
We just got done noting how the AT&T—>Time Warner—>Warner Bros Discovery mergers just keep on demonstrating the absolutely pointlessness of most media mergers. The combined companies spent hundreds of billions of dollars on elaborate, costly acquisitions that never got close to delivering the kind of “synergies” dealmakers promised. Instead, the string of mergers resulted in […]
City leaders are looking for ways to protect young people from rising gun violence. The Giffords Center for Violence Intervention is suggesting several options like improving health and education resources along with increasing employment opportunities.
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Illinois police were looking for the driver of a 2006 Dodge Charger in connection to an Amber Alert Friday morning. They found the driver at around 7:30 a.m. on Beltline Road under I-55/70 in Collinsville, Illinois. He has been taken into police custody. A 9-year-old girl [...]
ST. LOUIS -- A heat advisory continues for Friday, but so does the chance for storms over at least part of our region. So, our set-up is the same as Thursday. South and west, temperatures will again climb to near 100 with heat index values could be 105 to 110. Storms are expected late in the [...]
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