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We are learning more about the three women killed in a north St. Louis County car accident Monday night. 

The Supreme Court today severely curtailed the EPA's ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act. This was a genuinely complicated case, but the big problem is that the court majority was able to do its work only by twisting the clear instructions of Congress. The CWA defines wetlands as anything "adjacent" to lakes, ...continue reading "Supreme Court blows off Congress in wetlands case"

An Alton, Illinois, man appeared in federal court Thursday and admitted to robbing a bank in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2019.

ALTON – Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that lane closures will be encountered on the U.S. Route 67 Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River. IDOT said traffic will be reduced to one lane in the direction indicated during the following dates and times, weather permitting: May 30 - June 1 - Southbound Right Lane Closed - 9 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. June 2 - Northbound Right Lane Closed - 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 3 - 4 - Northbound Right Lane Closed - 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. IDOT said these lane closures are necessary to allow for the completion of cable inspections scheduled for this structure. "Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area," IDOT said. "To avoid the work area, when feasible, the use of alternate routes should be considered. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices, and be alert for workers and

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Successful diabetes management requires ongoing education, support, and resources from a medical team.

USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. J. Emilio Esteban, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator Paul Kiecker, and City of Normandy Mayor Mark Beckmann today celebrated the groundbreaking for the new home of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Midwestern Laboratory in Normandy, Missouri. The state-of-the-art facility will […]

MoGas owns and operates an approximately 263-mile interstate natural gas pipeline system, primarily in Missouri but also serving Illinois.

Lanter Delivery Systems has promoted three executives to new senior leadership team positions to better support the nationwide overnight delivery service provider’s continued growth and future expansion plans. Annual revenues at Lanter have increased 420 percent over the past eight years, from $140 million in 2014 to more than $600 million in 2022.   Chris […]

The order casts the proposed laws, which are sweeping across Republican-led states, as a "hateful persecution of vulnerable children," and calls for changes across city government to mitigate the effects.

From St. Louis Magazine:  As you read this, there’s a brick house on Union Boulevard with no lights on. It’s a one-story home with a wide front porch and a sycamore twisting over the backyard. Like many houses in Wells-Goodfellow, it’s officially vacant. This one was purchased decades ago by the Foster family. In 2018, […]

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Nearly 700,000 people visit Cuivre River State Park here in Lincoln County to enjoy miles of hiking trails, biking trails, horseback riding trails, a swim beach and fishing access. Beginning in July, outdoor enthusiasts will have another reason to visit the park – a new archery range. The project […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The Staenberg Group, one of the St. Louis region’s largest commercial real estate developers, has named its first chief operating officer. The company said Monday that Stephen Matic, previously The Staenberg Group’s vice president of operations, has been named to the newly created post of COO. Matic joined the company […]

Police arrested two 18-year-olds and recovered several weapons after interrupting a group of suspects who they say were trying to break into cars downtown.

Jones signed Executive Order #77, establishing new practices in key City departments to be more inclusive of diverse gender identities.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones on Thursday signed an executive order seeking to insulate transgender Missourians from bills passed by the state legislature restricting access to certain medical procedures for minors and limiting participation in school sports. “The responsibility now falls to local governments to take tangible steps to respond to this state intrusion into […]

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Missouri’s social services department is increasingly using a more-efficient method to process Medicaid renewal applications, officials said Thursday during a quarterly meeting of the health care program’s oversight board. Preliminary data shared Thursday shows the state used a streamlined renewal process which doesn’t require enrollee action in 47% of all Medicaid renewal cases it evaluated […]

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