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John Fogerty is a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, with plenty of huge hits behind him, but even he questions his abilities sometimes — at least when it comes to playing…

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MADISON COUNTY - Although significant enhancements are being made to the 138 miles of scenic Madison County Transit (MCT) Trails this year, progress will create temporary closures. Visitors should prepare to take alternate routes to avoid closures as work on the MCT Schoolhouse Trail and MCT Nature Trail will close segments between now and the end of the year. The projects will temporarily reduce access to several loops, a beloved feature of the MCT Trails. MCT Schoolhouse Trail Tunnel Work on the highly anticipated MCT Schoolhouse Trail tunnel under IL-157 in Collinsville has officially begun. The crossing on IL-157 near Horseshoe Lake Road requires trail users to cross multiple lanes of traffic, forcing bicyclists and pedestrians to stop and wait for a safe time to cross the state highway. Currently, the MCT Schoolhouse Trail is closed from Keebler Road to an area just east of the Metro East Parks and Recreation District (MEPRD) office, however construction crews may be present

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Police and family members are searching for missing 32-year-old Joshua Amos from Granite City.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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Three architects and an interior designer at the St. Louis-based firm Bond Architects have been elevated to principals of the company, after its founder stepped down from that role last year.

From River Bender:  Doug Weber, vice president of Holland Construction Services, is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2023 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Alumni Leadership Award. The CLI Alumni Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding graduate who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and service to the St. Louis area building community. Doug Weber, vice president of […]

From The Business Journal: It’s been three years since Covid-19 lockdowns and the rise of remote work dealt a crippling blow to mass transit systems across the nation. Ridership still hasn’t recovered, and experts say mass transit needs to divorce itself from the nine-to-five downtown commute and focus on a new future or risk a long-term […]

From Leader Publications: The project to expand I-55 to three lanes in both directions between Pevely and Festus took another small step forward last week. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has narrowed down its list of potential contractors for the project to two teams, one of which will be contracted later this year to build […]

Members of a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday previewed what they would push for in bipartisan rail safety legislation likely to progress through Congress in the aftermath of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hinted they wanted to strengthen requirements about reporting hazardous cargo, […]

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The website for the small north county municipality of Bellerive Acres lists the address for its administrative offices as being within the city hall for nearby Pasadena Hills, where Bellerive Acres has rented space since July 2021. A recent visit to that address, however, revealed that no Bellerive Acres’ employees work there.

Happening this weekend, is a unique art at the Vacancy Gallery at the City Foundry.

When the first Starbucks opened here, many St. Louisans thought paying more than 50 cents for a cup of coffee was ridiculous.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, Callery pears invade and degrade a variety of the state's natural habitats.

Construction should begin this spring on a rehab of 186 housing units in Wellston, which were slated for demolition until the county blocked the plan.

A bond hearing for Iron County sheriff, charged in a plot to help a friend with a parental kidnapping, spiraled into a 2½-hour event where the prosecutor hinted at an even bigger scandal brewing.

Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Amazing Art from Pieces and Pixels, features Pysanky by Katherine Alexander, Digital Art by Matt Bryan, Mosaics by Brenda Fra-ser, Assemblage by Nell

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