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The Highway and Multimodal Improvement Program expands on the $33 billion Rebuild Illinois infrastructure program signed into law in 2019.

Here we go again. It was only a month ago that Karl Bode wrote about Disney’s absolutely and totally cool process of removing a bunch of content from its Disney Plus streaming platform not because the content sucks and nobody liked it, but because it gets to play accounting tricks as to its assets in […]

Until now, adults over the age of 21 were legally permitted to have their phones in their hands while driving in Missouri. Missouri is one of only two states in the nation without a law specifically prohibiting texting and driving for all ages, the other state being Montana. That is about to change in August 2023, however, with the passing of Senate Bill 398, or "Siddens Bening Hands-Free law."

St. Charles County’s population has jumped about 35% since 2000, to 410,000 people, and overseeing that growth has been St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. He recently announced he would not seek a sixth term. In this excerpt from STLPR’s Politically Speaking podcast, Ehlmann discusses his career and his concerns about how the county’s growth is tied to the perception among some that St. Louis is a dangerous place.

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined the state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to announce the highest-ever hotel revenue Monday.

KISS members have achieved a lot over the course of their five-decade career, but for Gene Simmons, one of the things he’s most proud of is his relationship with bandmate Paul Stanley.  “We continue to…

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SPRINGFIELD - One of the rising stars of the Statehouse pressroom in the era (see accompanying story) had local roots. “He was, as far as I see it, the best investigative reporter in America in his prime,” said Taylor Pensoneau, a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch political reporter who worked closely with Pound in the Statehouse, in an exclusive interview. “And his prime lasted a long time.” Pound graduated from Affton High School in St. Louis in 1961, a product of a working-class family who struggled to make ends meet. As Pound once said, “a nickel was a big thing when I was a kid.” “Ed was a classic example of a gritty kid coming from nowhere to make good,” reflected Pensoneau. "In his case, really big-time success.” “Ed and I were out to save the world,” laughed Pensoneau. “That sounds crazy, but that’s really how we thought. We had different personalities, but we were like-minded individuals, and w

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Graham Nash will be honored later this year with the John Lennon Real Love Award from Theatre Within, which offers free workshops in creative expression and mindfulness for children, teens and adults impacted by cancer, as well as…

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Fentanyl testing strips have been legalized by at least 20 states in recent years

by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum will be carrying the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular […]

Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson approved extended Medicaid health care for new mothers and a ban on handheld phone use while driving when he took final action on remaining bills last week.

JERSEYVILLE - A Jerseyville woman has been charged with failing to register as a sex offender in Jersey County, while a Godfrey man with three prior DUIs has been charged with a fourth and several other charges, according to recent Jersey County court filings. Tiffany L. Ford, 43, of Jerseyville, was charged with unlawful failure to register as a sex offender. Court records state Ford failed to register with the Jersey County Sheriff’s Department within three days after she established a residence in the county - specifically, from June 13 to July 6. Ford was charged with a Class 3 felony and her bail was set at $30,000. Jon G. Deneef, 37, of Godfrey, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol on July 3. Court records state that he drove intoxicated on Beltrees Road, west of State Highway 3 in Jersey County. He was also charged with unlawful possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of

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A newly-released trailer for the streaming series "Twisted Metal" shows downtown St. Louis has been untouched by the show's post-apocalyptic setting.

The Watts Towers silhouetted against the morning sun. Simon Rodia spent 33 years building his towers, and then finally gave up because he was getting old and he got tired of battling the city for permits.

The project, which would include up to 60 affordable housing units on a 5.8-acre property, already has $3.5 million in state and federal funding attached to it.

Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, drivers will be barred from turning from Manchester onto Sappington or vice versa.