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The pot holes and piles of gravel at the Manchester Road intersections in Maplewood due to the installation of brick crosswalks is set to be repaired—pending on the weather—according to Maplewood city manager, Michael Reese. He said the mill process (removing asphalt) and new overlay on Manchester in downtown Maplewood will take a total of […]

Today on TAP: You’ll get the Donald aplenty elsewhere.

It's that time of year again. April. When everything is beautiful and then you look up and the sky is green and sirens are wailing and you ... step outside because you're from the Midwest and want to see what's going on.

Saint Louis University has named a former Mizzou professor who's currently a Virginia Commonwealth engineering school administrator as the inaugural dean of its new School of Science and Engineering, which was launched last year.

A St. Louis developer hopes to build an apartment complex and new hotel next to the casino in St. Charles, expanding on another developer’s pre-pandemic project that didn't take off.

Because no charges have been involved in the case connected to a hit-and-run crash that killed four people, a firefighter questioned by police is back on duty.

Just for the record, I'm not deliberately avoiding Trump news because I think it's stupid.¹ It's mostly because events like his arraignment today are already covered in minute detail by every news outlet on the planet and I don't have anything special to add. I am curious to see what the charges are, just in ...continue reading "Trump update"

The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived: Donald Trump is currently being arraigned in New York for attempting to sneak hush money to our lord and savior Stormy Daniels. While the disgraced former president didn't kick, scream or get dragged away by cops, he did provide a moment that felt all too familiar — a raised fist. Suddenly, we were all transported back to January 6, 2021, when Missouri's then-junior senator Josh Hawley raised his fist to a crowd of insurrectionists.

The firefighter told police he accidentally used Seven Robinson's credit cards.

St. Louis digital media firm Quillt, which earlier this year completed a round of staffing cuts, has enacted additional layoffs.

This is another day to be weather aware. This is a potentially high impact severe event.

The St. Louis County Police Department released surveillance video Tuesday that shows a suspect running away and firing shots at officers after a traffic stop attempt.

The Hub will feature 4 Hands Brewing Co., Hi-Pointe and other restaurants, along with a beer garden and pavilion that can seat 400 people.

Nothing kills cops like fentanyl. I mean, I don’t think it’s actually killed any cops yet, but any cop in the general vicinity of it acts like they’re dying and heads off the ER, surrounded by enablers, cop shop PR staff, and journalists willing to act as stenographers. To be sure, this opioid is killing […]

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In the past year and a half, the company that operates Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream has been sued by four different landlords throughout St. Louis for not paying rent. Two of the suits — over properties in Midtown and Maplewood — have been settled to the satisfaction of all parties.

Let's review the recent history of human communication: 1876-2000: Telephones provide convenient and universal voice communication. 2000-2023: Thekidsthesedays decide they hate telephones and really, really hate voice messages, so instead they use phone infrastructure to send text messages. Today: Kids realize that emojis don't actually represent the full range of human emotion, so they begin ...continue reading "Human voice is the hot new texting technology"

BETHALTO - To maintain compliance with and to reduce future training costs associated with the SAFE-T Act, the Bethalto Police Department has worked with Bethalto Public Works and local donors to build an in-house Defensive Tactics Training Room. "We believe it is the first of its kind in the region and that it will save thousands of dollars in training costs while providing officers advanced de-escalation and controlled tactics training that will allow them to better serve our community," Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said. "I want to thank all the members of the Bethalto Public Works Department and Police Department who took part in the build." Chief Dixon also extended a big thank you to the Keister Family of “Keister & Associates,” and the Stassi Family of “Stassi Chiropractic and Wellness Center” for "making donations that in part made this facility possible."

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A construction jobs initiative started by developer Clayco in the aftermath of 2015 Ferguson unrest has now expanded with participation from contractors across St. Louis, as the industry looks to boost the number of young and diverse people in construction careers. The nonprofit Construction Career Development Initiative, which was renamed […]