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A new $10.6 million senior living apartment complex in the Central West End is in line to receive tax incentives under plans being considered by a city board.

While U.S. consumer protection is generally a hot mess, one promising bright spot continues to be the bipartisan traction seen on right to repair issues. For decades, tech giants across numerous sectors have attempted to monopolize repair, making it harder and more expensive to repair things you own due to repair center consolidation, annoying DRM, […]

Another weekend of car break-ins, a carjacking and groups of armed young adults in downtown St. Louis led Cardinals management to revamp security plans. Baseball fans will see more uniformed police officers and security guards outside the stadium, according to Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III. Police said Sunday they were investigating at least 30 different car break-ins at parking lots around Busch Stadium, with calls to police coming in during Sunday's Cardinals game. “We've been meeting…

GLEN CARBON - 2023 marks the 131st year for Glen Carbon Homecoming, happening on Fri., June 16th and Sat., June 17th. The Glen Carbon Community Events Committee (CEC) is seeking nominations for a Grand Marshal for this year’s homecoming parade and additional parade participants are also encouraged to apply. Participation in the Glen Carbon Homecoming parade is free for local organizations, groups and businesses. Nomination forms for Grand Marshal are available on the Village website at www.glencarbonil.gov under Latest News and Updates. Nominees are accepted based on their exceptional volunteerism efforts in the community and volunteer forms must include specific examples. Grand Marshal nominations must also be willing to act as Grand Marshal and be available at 5 pm on Sat., June 17, 2023, to lead the parade. More information is available on the Village’s website. Main Street in Glen Carbon will be closed off to accommodate the parade and weekend activities, which include

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The Major Case Squad has been activated following a triple shooting inside a St. Peters home.

John Ulett, formerly a co-host of KSHE's morning show, announced a semi-retirement last month after 46 years at the station. We sat down with him to hear about how he first got into radio in high school.

A St. Louis woman appeared in federal court Monday and admitted helping with the the robbery of two ATM service workers at gunpoint.

Redlands, California-based geospatial technology company Esri said Monday it is opening a new 15-person office at the Globe Building as it shuts a Cortex space, joining a cluster of geotech companies already operating from the downtown St. Louis office building.

Sweetie Pie’s 2nd Act — a resurrection of the restaurant business that was featured for nine years in the reality TV show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's” — is being proposed for a Kingsway East development in St. Louis.

Cardinals President Bill Dewitt III says the team is talking about ways to improve safety following another violent weekend downtown.

ST. LOUIS - The commercial launch progress of Intramotev Autonomous Rail’s autonomous, zero-emission railcar was highlighted during the opening session of FreightWeekSTL 2023, which kicked off May 22. This new railcar that would operate without the use of a locomotive has the potential to make the U.S. rail system more efficient and sustainable, while also enhancing safety on the nation’s 140,000-mile rail freight network. It is one of the emerging technologies featured during FreightWeekSTL’s Innovation Day, which highlighted several companies with the potential to dramatically change the future movement of freight. Launched in January 2020, Intramotev has been focused on the development of its primary product -- the TugVolt, a battery electric self-propelled rail car that enables freight to move with the flexibility of a truck, without breaking the existing model of rail operations. “Rail has been the backbone of the economy for a long time, and we are confident

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A pair of hospitalized Ukrainian soldiers got a surprise visit from James Hetfield. The Metallica frontman recently made a stop at the Vail Health Hospital in his Colorado hometown, which,…

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ALTON - A new “fountain frog” is coming to the fountain island display at State and Belle Streets in Alton after a thief stole the last one. After the story went viral on Facebook , an outpouring of community support has led to fundraising efforts to replace the frog. Those interested in donating to the “Frog Fund” can do so on Venmo @frogfund2023 , or donations can be mailed by check to the North Alton-Godfrey Business Council, P.O. Box 306, Godfrey, IL 62035. Laura Dixon Wallendorf, who adopted the island and has managed its upkeep, said the incident appeared to be very deliberate - and that it wasn’t the first time - on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “I saw the frog was gone again, and it was so purposeful … it’s unexplainable to me,” Wallendorf said. She added that somebody cut the plastic tubing connecting the fountain’s water and stuck it inside the fountain so it wouldn’t

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The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. -- Maplewood Police have issued an endangered missing person advisory for a missing woman. Brelyn Spears, 29, was last seen on May 16, 2023, walking near the intersection of Anna and Limit Avenues. The area is near the train tracks. Spears was reported missing Sunday. Police say she is 5'3" tall, 148 lbs, [...]

The beloved sports writer covered baseball for five decades.

St. Louis singer Neil Salsich gained national fame over the past several months as a participant on "The Voice." Salsich talks about his time on the NBC reality singing show and as a founding member of the St. Louis-based band, the Mighty Pines.

In our post-Kardashian world, quite a few celebrities have co-starred with their families in reality shows. For example, Sylvester Stallone just launched The Family Stallone, starring him, his wife and his three daughters. But Lionel…

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