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House lawmakers just voted along party lines to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act.

City leaders are working around the clock to provide residents with the latest updates on cleanup efforts.

From CityScene STL:  AHM’s transformative Downtown West project is moving closer to starting construction. The large-scale development, focused primarily on the 2100 block of Locust Street in Downtown West, will see three old buildings redeveloped and three new buildings constructed. One of which is a 29-story, mass-timber high-rise. The plans were originally unveiled in 2022 […]

On Thursday afternoon, Ameren Missouri gave two different updates on its power restoration efforts in north St. Louis following the May 16 tornado.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A St. Louis County jury awarded a local asphalt company $109 million last week after its supplier sold it the wrong kind of base rock, one that was lower quality than what was ordered. Gleeson Asphalt Inc., a paving contractor based in Belleville, filed a lawsuit in 2019 against its supplier, […]

Justin Gaither, 34, pleaded guilty in February to deprivation of rights under color of law. He's sentenced to two years in prison.

This article originally comes from Air Freight News on May 22, 2025 The St. Louis region has more than 48,000 skilled workers in advanced manufacturing and the region ranks among the top 20 metros for aerospace employment with nearly four times more aerospace manufacturing employees than other similar-sized markets. The bi-state region also ranks first in the nation for on-the-job […]

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CHARLESTON — Father McGivney Catholic senior sprinter Lilly Gilbertson advanced to the girls' state track and field finals on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Charleston at Eastern Illinois University with strong performances in the 100- and 400-meter preliminaries. At the end of the day, she qualified in third place in the 200 meters with another sensational time of 25.36. Gilbertson qualified seventh in the 100 meters with a time of 12.39 seconds and secured first first-place qualifying mark in the 400 meters, finishing in 58.10 seconds. She led the field ahead of Emma Randecker of Savanna (West Carroll), who qualified second with a time of 58.55. The results for the 200 meters have not yet been posted. In reflecting on her 400-meter race, Gilbertson said she paced herself after realizing she had a comfortable lead. She is a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Female Athlete of the Month for the Griffins in outdoor track and field. “I came out strong and when listening to the announcer,

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From St. Louis Public Radio:  The Federal Emergency Management Agency started assessing damage from last week’s tornado on Wednesday. Four teams were dispatched in St. Louis and one in St. Louis County. Each team included members of FEMA, the Small Business Administration, the City Emergency Management Agency and the State Emergency Management Agency. Each team […]

Midwest Wingfest will not return in 2025.

"To have that trust breached in such a horrific way — it's mortifying," attorney Grant Boyd said.

The part of the trolley route along DeBaliviere and near Forest Park is affected the most.

A former executive at the Bank of O'Fallon in Illinois admitted in court on Monday to obtaining more than $2 million through a fraud scheme.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Construction Forum The St. Louis Construction Industry has been on the ground in major force helping residents and businesses since just hours after a tornado tore through North St. Louis. Right now, things are day-to-day. Ultimately it is both a challenge and an opportunity for transformational change. This is going […]

Jack Jeffrey Roper, 56, of Festus was charged with assault, aggravated fleeing a stop and kidnapping after the incident early Thursday morning.

From CityScene STL:  Central West End’s Albion West End tower at Kingshighway and Lindell has gotten to the bidding process. The project has appeared on the SLDC Planroom website for subcontractors to bid on different aspects of the project. Clayco is the general contractor. The Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect. Koplar Properties and Albion […]

Detectives interviewed Sarah Russell and by Thursday had determined there were no direct or credible threats against the commissioner.

From St. Louis Magazine:  A solid hit and a whiff: That’s how boosters of downtown St. Louis saw the legislative session that wrapped last week in Jefferson City. A new entertainment district designed to beef up security and ensure event revenue was carved into statute—something that several of the biggest business names in town had […]