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Clayco, the Chicago-based design-build and construction firm with large operations in St. Louis, has named its first talent chief.

Last October, the Hazelwood School District closed Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, after a company called Boston Chemical Data Corporation issued a report that said there was radioactive contamination in the school and that it was dangerous. But, the scientific consensus shows that radioactive contamination isn’t present. We listen to STLPR education reporter Kate Grumke’s extended conversation with Roger Lewis, a professor emeritus at St. Louis University, who is critical of the report. In a follow-up conversation, Kate also shares how Boston Chemical is responding to the criticism and what parents are saying.

Another triptych today. During the early part of my stay at City of Hope, while I was still mobile, I drove up to Mt. Wilson. I'd never been there before—when it was open, anyway—and it turned out to be a very serene place. It was a few acres of pine trees and telescopes but almost ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said Monday that City Hall is “sad” that Dot Foods decided to move its annual trade show from downtown St. Louis to Denver next year, but she expressed hope the event will return someday.

The board of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has started the search process to replace its longtime executive director and CEO, Brian Hoelscher.

Every so often, I see somebody, who has no idea what they’re talking about, say some variant of: “well, the internet still works despite all of that freaking out by consumer groups, therefore net neutrality must not have been important.” I’ve noted repeatedly how that statement is the claim of deeply unserious people for a […]

Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation limiting transgender care and transgender athletes on Wednesday.

Is Rod Stewart giving up on rock 'n' roll? In the new print edition of the magazine Scottish Field, Rod says that his upcoming concerts in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 6 and 7…

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One man was leaving a party at a short-term rental. Another was walking through an alley toward his home. Both were among the latest victims of gun violence in the city of St. Louis.

Today on TAP: The likely new Democratic leader on the House Antitrust Subcommittee shows that the fight on corporate power is far from over.

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health advises anyone who has recently purchased oysters from the business to dispose of them.

This is my super cool Dad, Quentin. My dad was born and raised in Hardin. He loves showing us his favorite places he used to enjoy as a kid. It could be something as simple as a creek or natural spring water he used to drink as a kid, but showing it off and having his three daughters absolutely love Calhoun County makes him the happiest camper. These adventures to Hardin happen every year and consist of a trip to the Hardin Drive-In for a quick lunch, followed by driving backroads, playing in the creek, and then taking the Kampsville Ferry home. These days were my favorite and still are to this day. It's a relaxing day full of plenty of laughs, good food, a possible sunburn, and so many memories. Sierra Palos If you have a Father's Day Memory to share with Riverbender.com, e-mail news@riverbender.com .

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Officers said the man then took some food and waved the axe around "in a violent manner" when he tried to leave but was confronted by the store's security.

A growing Atlanta-based infrastructure services company that has most of its staff in the St. Louis area has acquired the assets of a an Iowa business and added a C-suite post.

A St. Louis-based development team plans to build a new, 12-story apartment complex near Saint Louis University that will cater to the school’s growing population of graduate students.

Blue Öyster Cult drummer and founding member Albert Bouchard is set to release a new album, Imaginos III – Mutant Reformation, on July 7.  The album is the third and final record in Bouchard's trilogy…

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A 23-year-old was shot leaving a party at a short-term rental in south city's Shaw neighborhood early Sunday afternoon. A St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department incident report says that the shooting occurred a little after 1 p.m. on the 4200 block of Castleman Avenue. The victim sustained a gunshot would to his abdomen and was taken to the hospital, where he is in critical but stable condition.

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District held a groundbreaking ceremony recently for the design and construction of a new 1,200 ft. x 110 ft. lock chamber adjacent to the existing 600 ft. x 110 ft. lock chamber in Winfield, Mo. The original Lock 25 opened May 18, 1939, as the third to the last lock built in the Mississippi River system and passes approximately 23 million tons of commercial commodities through annually. Eighty-four years later, the St. Louis District along with several dignitaries held the official kick off to welcome the new construction of the additional lock chamber that will allow for two-way traffic and the construction of a fish passage structure at Lock 22 in Saverton, Mo. Located in Winfield, Mo. (45 miles north of St. Louis), Lock and Dam 25 was selected for upgrades due to its location through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2022. The $829 million funding for the Mississippi Rive

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Over at New York today, Zak Cheney-Rice has a long piece about the imminent death of affirmative action if the Supreme Court, as expected, kills its final foothold in higher education later this year. It's a good piece, with loads of historical detail, and Cheney-Rice is certainly correct that the backlash against affirmative action in ...continue reading "Was affirmative action doomed from the start?"