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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new Costco store is under construction in north St. Louis County, after the future store site traded hands for $15 million. A new Costco Business Center location at the intersection of St. Charles Rock Road and Interstate 170, inside the I-170 Business Center office park in St. John, is […]

Valley of Flowers Activities May 5-7, Concludes May 7 with Queen Cornation   Activities during the three-day Valley of Flowers festival will appeal to all ages. At the James J. Eagan Center, fair-goers will find culturally diverse performances, an aerial circus performance, a vendor/craft fair, a pretty baby photo contest, a magician, fan favorite Babaloo […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS – On April 25, 2023, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony), one count of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony), and one count of Mob Action (Class 4 Felony) for 25-year-old Breona A. McClain of East St. Louis, IL. The charges stem from the April 14, 2023 shooting of an 11-year-old male victim in the 1400 block of North 39 th Street. In addition to the charges on McClain, the following juveniles were charged on April 20, 2023, in connection to this incident: Female 15, with one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony), two counts of Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 1 Felony), one count of Reckless Discharge of a Firearm (Class 4 Felony), one count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (Class 4 Felony), and one count of Mob Action (Class 4 Felony). Male 16, with one count of Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony)

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This is a bush poppy, I think. I took this photo on the path leading from Angeles Crest Highway to Colby Canyon Falls, which is both pretty and easy to get to. It will probably get even prettier when our massive snowmelt begins in earnest, but I will likely be housebound by then, so I'll ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Jospeh McCulloch sat down with the Post-Dispatch this week to discuss his outlook on his new role as Prosecuting Attorney for St. Charles County.

From St. Louis Public Radio:  The St. Louis region has staked a significant portion of its future economic development on technologies and industries that are still emerging. To make this bet on things like geospatial, advanced manufacturing and agtech successful, the region will need many more workers ready to enter those fields when employers come […]

St. Louis’ Cinco de Mayo festival on Cherokee Street is set for Saturday, one day after the observed holiday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The order will remain in effect until July 24 or until the judge rules on whether to grant a preliminary injunction.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified “several sources for investigation” after taking air samples in south St. Louis city neighborhoods over reports of a toxic fume smell. In a letter to Representative Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) on Tuesday, the EPA confirmed its intent to investigate the source of mysterious odors in south city after receiving multiple complaints from concerned residents. 

Larrion Shelby is one of three people who were charged with various offenses related to the shooting.

The boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries.

It seems like every day this week a new bill has been introduced in Congress with the grandstanding politicians behind the bill insisting that it’s necessary to protect the children online. It seems like no elected official wants to be left behind on this particular moral panic train. The latest, from Senators Ed Markey and […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  After four years of delays, officials here have finalized plans to turn a vacant lot on the edge of its bustling business district downtown into a tiny urban park. The $552,700 “pocket park” aims to transform a grass strip between a church and the St. Louis County Library Mid-County Branch into […]

AAA said the state's fatality rate on highways is the highest it's been in 15 years. Missouri and Montana are the only states without the laws for all drivers.

Today on TAP: The union’s new leaders seek some administration guarantees of just transition before backing Biden in ’24.

Officials say only about a third of recycling is actually getting recycled, worse than national averages. The rest is going to the landfill.

Downtown St. Louis' activity recovery is poor compared with other North American markets, ranking only ahead of San Francisco, according to research from the University of Toronto that cites mobile phone data. The university's School of Cities said that for a period from December 2022 to February 2023, St. Louis' downtown recovery ranked 62nd out of 63 markets, with just 38% of the activity level from the same period in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. It said it obtained the activity level by…