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A jury has convicted a St. Louis man in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend.

The St. Louis Fire Department is hosting a street renaming ceremony Saturday, the day after the one-year anniversary of firefighter Ben Polson's death.

CHICAGO – Due in large part to increased enforcement efforts and technology, the Illinois State Police (ISP) is reporting the total number of Chicago area expressway shootings dropped 47% in 2022 compared to 2021. The number of non-fatal injury expressway shootings in the Chicago area was cut in half and the number of expressway homicides decreased by 88% compared to last year. “Protecting all Illinoisans, in our schools, in public spaces, and on our expressways, is the most important thing we can do,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “The scourge of gun violence requires aggressive and intentional action. By taking steps to expand the usage of expressway cameras and hiring additional state police troopers, we’re making sure law enforcement agencies have the resources necessary to effectively respond to criminal activity on our roads.” “After an unprecedented number of expressway shootings in the Chicago area in 2021, the Illinois State Police

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Bankers and investment managers in the St. Louis area say they are approaching 2023 with a degree of caution. A possible recession looms as the Fed continues to try to tamp down inflation and avoid a deep downturn in the economy.

To many St. Louis restauranteurs, the calamitous start to the 2020s has made the old axiom "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" into something of a mission statement.

As the broader economy worries about the possibility of a recession in 2023, the technology and innovation sectors begin the new years with cracks already starting to show after years of record growth. Why one local investor says 2023 will bring a return to the past.

From retail and office to industrial and construction markets, St. Louis-area real estate leaders aren’t so much worried about a slowdown in demand than from the ripple effects of a broader economic slowdown.

There's one Missouri treehouse that is said to be in a league of its own: "The Getaway Treehouse."

Executive director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge says a regional effort made a direct flight to Germany a success right out of the gate.

Listen to hymns, anthems and an original piece by a St. Louis composer at St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's hourlong Community Concert for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is the symphony's first time holding a free concert to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader, and it will also be broadcast on St. Louis Public Radio. The orchestra will be joined by the resident choral ensemble and led by Music Director Stéphane Denève and IN UNISON Chorus Director Kevin McBeth.

In a post-Covid landscape, customers at fast-casual restaurants have changed the way the order their food. "We need to have ordering options across every platform," a company spokeswoman said.

More than two-thirds of the economists at 23 large financial institutions are betting the U.S. will have a recession in 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported. The economists cite consumers spending down their pandemic savings, the decline in the housing market and banks tightening lending standards.

Another historic St. Louis venue is closing its doors while the owners “re-think the future” of the space, according to KSDK.com. BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups (700 South Broadway, bbsjazzbluessoups.com) is currently closed for business and a re-opening date is unknown. The club first opened in 1976 and was part of the famed “Blues Triangle” on South Broadway which included a trio of hot entertainment spots: BB’s, Beale on Broadway and Broadway Oyster Bar.

Police arrested a 27-year-old man.

St. Louis-area nonprofits have weathered an increased demand for services and related increased costs while navigating the pandemic. Now, facing an uncertain economy, they find themselves preparing for surging demand and decreasing donations.

WOOD RIVER — You may already know that smoking is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in the United States. But do you know what’s No. 2? Radon — a naturally occurring, invisible, radioactive gas. Madison County Health Department would like the public to know January is National Radon Action Month and is emphasizing the importance of getting your home tested. “Madison County Health Department is offering radon test kits for $10 (cash or check) each for residents, while supplies last, to check the radon level in their home,” Public Health Administrator Doug King said. Radon gas forms naturally in the ground. Most radon mixes harmlessly with outdoor air that we all breathe in low levels every day. Radon from underground seeps into a home through cracks and gaps in the foundation and becomes trapped inside. Over time, breathing indoor air with high radon levels can damage the lungs and lead to cancer. “In the United States, about 21,000 lung cancer

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Kenneth M. Smith, 35, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of 26-year-old Jason Slater.

Columbia police conducting a welfare check on behalf of the mother of a worried Mizzou student discovered a dead body in a fire pit behind a house north of campus on Tuesday. The discovery of the body led to second-degree murder charges against 20-year-old Emma Adams, who was at the house where the body was found when police arrived. According to reporter Madeline Carter, when police asked Adams whose body was behind the house, she responded, "He was beating me," and that she had stabbed the man in self-defense.

From Construction Dive:  Construction leaders can expect institutional building construction to hover around the same level of activity in 2023 as it did in 2022, said Richard Branch, chief economist at Dodge Construction Network. Dodge forecasts institutional building starts, which include education, health care, recreation and transportation structures, to hit $171 billion in 2023, the same […]