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A closed session was attended by the mayor, city administrator, city attorney and all eight aldermen.

EDWARDSVILLE - A $15 million construction agreement for Phase 2 of Plummer Family Park and new lighting at the park’s pickleball courts were recently approved by the Edwardsville City Council. Several Edwardsville residents and park visitors voiced their support for expanding the park with more pickleball courts, sand volleyball courts, and more at the last council meeting. One More Game (OMG) Pickleball Club member Jim Stout read a statement from Club Chair Dale Miller, who could not attend the meeting. While the Edwardsville pickleball scene and the club’s membership have both increased over the years, Miller said it’s actually getting “too popular,” as the club struggles to find available courts during prime-time pickleball hours. His proposed solution is to double the number of courts at the park, making it a “regional destination” and driving tourism revenue. “Adding 12 pickleball courts to Plummer Family Park will make

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ALTON - Chloe Miller is an Alton High junior with tremendous potential when it comes to both cross country and track and field. Miller, a middle to long-distance runner, was part of a team that broke the school record last year in the 4 x 800 and is also outstanding in the 800-meter run. She will be a force to be reckoned with for opponents this upcoming spring. Her cross country coach Tammy Talbert said she suffered an arm injury in the season and will miss the postseason, but said she has great potential for the future. “Chloe worked so hard and was running so well,” the coach said. “It is disappointing she wasn't able to do the postseason, but this is her first year of running cross country, and will be back.” Chloe, in an early season interview, said she felt good about her early season with times around the 20-minute mark for three miles. “I just joined cross country to help my 800 and help my 4 x 800 relay,” she said. “Cross country

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Dozens of bills are up for debate in Jefferson City, but lawmakers aren't in session. Instead, a group of seniors is inside the House and Senate chambers, passing legislation.

The property is owned by Washington University, city records show.

Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t still have an interest in his old band. In fact, the rocker attended the group’s final live performance at…

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“I like creating places that people of all ages can go for a fun experience,” Edwards said.

As it faces a big budget shortfall, the nonprofit theater company said it is "streamlining" its productions and "needs significant support" from the community by the end of this year to continue the second half of its 2023-2024 season.

New funding from the Biden administration aims to build an energy system more resilient against climate impacts.

Located at 6160 Delmar Blvd., Magic Mini Golf has an indoor, 18-hole mini golf course, two lanes of shuffleboard and a 16-foot Ferris wheel acquired from the Muny.

Missouri's jobless rate inched up in September, to 2.9%.

Development agency St. Louis Development Corp. could spend up to $100,000 to secure the Railway Exchange Building, a development that comes after a fire earlier this month damaged the long-vacant, massive downtown structure.

Last week, we kicked off our Error 402 series on the history (and hopefully future) of web monetization, by talking about much of the framing of what this series will be about. I started it out by noting that it has been 30 years since I first got online in 1993. That also happened to […]

Federal agents in the FBI St. Louis Office say they’ve disrupted a scheme that North Korea has been using to raise money for its ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

There are 17 proposed ballot items in Missouri that would legalize abortion. They’re a response to the fall of Roe v. Wade, which led to the ban of most abortions. Dr. Colleen McNicholas of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri contends that only one of the 17 initiatives would push abortion access “beyond Roe.” McNicholas discusses how she believes abortion-rights activists should approach the initiative petition process.

One of St. Louis’ most prominent theater companies is in trouble.  Today, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced that it has a projected $2.5M budget shortfall and is canceling two productions as a result. The company is also asking for its supporters to help it meet that shortfall by the end of the year.

Azra Selimovic, owner of the new luxury tattoo parlor Azra Tattoos, describes how Bosnian culture is connected to tattoo art and her journey to opening one of Missouri's first Bosnian-owned tattoo parlors. She also shares the story of how a bee helped her family escape from war-torn Bosnia in 1993 — and inspired her new business.