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A $90 million mixed-use, transit-oriented apartment complex built on the site of a former parking lot at a MetroLink station is now fully open after years of construction.

The job fair will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and again from 4-7 p.m. in Ballpark Village at Budweiser Brewhouse.

It started out wet on Jan. 30, 1982, then dumped 14 inches of snow on St. Louis.

An O’Fallon, Missouri-based provider of event and venue management software is rebranding after a period of rapid growth.

The Rockwood R-6 School District is one of Missouri’s best, ranking fourth among 455 districts in the state — and in the top 3 percent nationally — according to the 2023 rankings at niche.com. But Rockwood holds another distinction that has not been officially measured: From all indications, the students’ proficiency in reading and language arts exceeds that of the school board.

The financial pressures felt across higher education are playing out at Webster University, where enrollment lags and debt outpaces profit.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.13% for the week ended Jan. 26 — down from 6.15% the prior week.

More changes are coming to MetroLink this week.

There are slick conditions and crashes happening in St. Charles County.

Enjoy historic charm and modern style of this single-family home.

One St. Louisan says his boss put him through 9 months of misery to make a point to other employees

But an ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case, Sackett v. EPA, could roll back the federal government’s authority to regulate wetlands and potentially trim their protections all together.

The push to allow Missouri students to transfer out of their home district and direct tax money toward their new school of choice is picking up momentum, with a state Senate committee set to approve a pair of bills this week. The bills — one that would allow public districts and charter schools to open […]

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The 50-year golden anniversary of Missouri’s Sunshine Law has led me to reflect on what could be done to restore the vision of Missouri’s original Sunshine Law sponsors. Recent news stories and editorials of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Kansas City Star concluded the Sunshine Law needs an “overhaul.” I could not agree more […]

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WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday announced plans to speed up the use of infrastructure law funds to replace lead pipes in underserved communities, with a focus on Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin beginning this year. The four states, each led by Democratic governors, will be part of what’s called the Lead Service […]

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The Agriculture Department just restored the so-called Roadless Rule, but federal land swaps could still open forest lands to logging.

Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real.

With demand for natural gas surging during the Russia-Ukraine war, Texans say their homes are on the frontlines of new drilling.