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Lauren Rich, who grew up in St. Louis, will spend 19 days at the rink in Cortina, Italy, making sure the ice is just right for the Olympic competitors.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A developer wants to transform portions of the American Car Foundry property along the riverfront here into a sprawling complex of apartments, townhomes and restaurants. But the plans have angered residents and historic preservationists who attended the City Council meeting Tuesday night in hopes of convincing city leaders to block the […]

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A former substitute teacher in the Fort Zumwalt School District is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenager in their care.

Build-A-Bear Workshop is introducing a new Valentine’s Day addition to its After Dark collection: the Silver Fox plush, available exclusively on the brand’s 18+ Bear Cave microsite.

CHICAGO – Several trusted Illinois programs offer free income tax preparation for low-to-moderate income families and older adults who may need assistance in filing their 2025 income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), American Association of Retired Persons' (AARP) Foundation Tax-Aide Program, the Ladder Up Tax Assistance Program (TAP), and the GetYourRefund Program provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals in select locations

Tuesday marks the 67th anniversary of a tornado that ravaged the City of St. Louis, killing several people and injuring hundreds more.

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Officials recovered the body of a missing St. Louis woman last week in Washington. According to the National Park Service, 26-year-old Alleacya Boulia was located deceased on Feb. 6 in Washington's Olympic National Park. Officials found Boulia near the Hidden Lake off-trail, south of the Sol Duc Falls trailhead in the [...]

From St. Louis Business Journal: The St. Louis-based parent of several residential and commercial services businesses is moving its local operations to a larger facility. HB Solutions Group, parent of Hoffmann Bros., a provider of HVAC and other services, as well as Ferguson Roofing and Blue Sky Plumbing, is relocating its St. Louis operations base […]

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — George A. Lanxon, a foundational figure in the establishment and growth of Fairview Heights, died Sunday at age 93.

From St. Louis Business Journal: Editor’s note: The debate over whether the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County should combine continues to flood into my inbox. It started with a proposal by St. Louis attorney and developer Jarrad Holst to put the city-county merger to a vote to combine the governments in name […]

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A Trenton, Illinois man was charged with intimidation, false report of an offense, and electronic harassment after making violent threats on Facebook to officials about a proposed data center in Troy, Illinois.

I don’t understand sycophancy. Never have. I don’t know what it gets you in the long run other than a reputation for subservience. That’s worth nearly nothing in the open market. The only people who will hire you are people most people would never want to work for. And yet, that is pretty much the […]

GLEN CARBON - Carson Barone is a junior guard who's made many contributions to the most successful season in the history of the boys basketball team at Father McGivney Catholic. Barone is also looking for more success when the IHSA Class 2A playoffs start in the next two weeks. In the Griffins' 15-12 overall season, Barone has averaged nine points and 3.7 rebounds-per-game, and also has 95 assists and 28 steals to his credit. His highest-scoring game this season was 22 points against White Hal

From St. Louis Public Radio: After months of research, St. Louis officials say newly proposed zoning rules would restrict where data centers can be built in the city and set strict regulations for building larger ones. The proposals are a response to a gold rush-like dash by developers across the country, including in the St. […]

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Power companies are already building more costly fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers may actually need.

Police are still investigating after a man was killed in an overnight shooting in north St. Louis last week. The victim has since been identified as 18-year-old Jaheed Sharp of St. Louis City, police said.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum Across the country, cities are rediscovering something they have owned all along: land. In recent commentary and research, George W. McCarthy, president and CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, argues that publicly held land may be one of the most powerful — and underused — tools […]

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