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The suspects, Amber Strickland and Sean Flynn, were taken into custody Tuesday, more than a week after charges were issued.

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today a full closure on Illinois Avenue (Martin Luther King Bridge) from the Interstate 55/64/70 exit ramps to the MLK bridge and Third Street in Missouri starting, weather permitting, Friday, Aug. 11, at 9 p.m. The closure is necessary to accommodate deck sealing work and is anticipated to be completed by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14. Motorists will have to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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GLEN CARBON – Walmart customers in Glen Carbon were welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter at 400 Junction Drive Friday morning as the much-anticipated project is now complete. The store’s associates marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony, community celebration and unveiling of a community inspired mural by local artist, Steve Hartman. The event was attended by various local Edwardsville and Glen Carbon nonprofit organizations who were recipients of $9,000 in grants. Friday’s event featured an official ribbon cutting with the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce and Ernestine Hardin, Glen Carbon Walmart’s longest tenured associate of more than 40 years. Guests also enjoyed refreshments, vendor samples, food trucks, a live DJ, balloon animal artist, special appearances from the Cocoa Puffs bird and a Prairie Farms live cow and calf, and more. During the re-grand opening celebration, Walmart Store Manager Skip Sponeman highlighted

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The city of St. Louis will hold a job fair Friday to help the hundreds of workers who were recently laid off from South City Hospital.

Measles is a virus that is spread by respiratory droplets or through the air and can linger indoors for up to two hours.

I was reading an article this morning that, in passing, blamed the slowdown in world trade on a switch in spending among consumers from goods to services. But not really: It's true that spending on goods has been flat since mid-2021 while spending on services has continued to rise.¹ But trade is all about absolute ...continue reading "Consumer spending on goods is still very high"

A St. Louis-based family of companies focused on hospitality has promoted one of its executives to a new role.

The international conglomerate, which has its North American base in St. Louis, won a $197 million competitive grant through the Department of Energy as part of the American Battery Materials Initiative. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday hailed the company's investment in a $400 million battery plant in St. Louis as critical to addressing climate change.

The Blues’ new marketing tagline replaces “All Together Now,” which the franchise began using in 2017.

This is a happy looking dog, no? And it's no wonder since he was getting his walkies at the Balboa Fun Zone. Who wouldn't be happy?

The music of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts will once again be celebrated with the 2023 Allman Betts Family Revival, a 16-date tour kicking off in November. The trek will feature performances by Gregg's…

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The health care job fair will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the SLATE offices at 1520 Market Street.

Boeing has been vague on details on its project, saying that it involves advanced manufacturing production facilities for "future franchise programs."

The move by the Biden administration protects nearly a million acres of Indigenous land from future uranium mining.

While I can comprehend the fact that Donald Trump has access to money (even if it’s unlikely he’s playing with house money at this point), I cannot understand how he hasn’t been reduced to a pro se litigant at this point. This man has a headful of bad legal ideas and somehow — despite his […]

A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison over charges in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend in 2021.

For the first time in six seasons, the St. Louis Blues have unveiled a new marketing tagline and theme. Its new branding initiative focuses on the team's musical origins and includes partnerships with local groups to elevate local musicians.

Construction Forum Drone photographer Louis Kelly is an instructor in a new geospatial technology curriculum being offered by St. Louis Community College (SLCC). The new program reflects the growing emphasis on the geospatial industry in the region, centering around the construction of the new NGA Headquarters. Louis Kelly, MCM, is the instructor for GST102 Introduction […]

Today on TAP: The UAW is asking the Big Three automakers to raise wages by the same percentage that their CEOs’ pay has risen.

Stone Temple Pilots and Collective Soul are playing the Green Bay Packers' Kickoff Weekend festival. The free event will be held September 23 outside of the Packers' famed Lambeau Field…

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