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WOOD RIVER – Wood River City Council members on Monday voted 3-2 to approve an alternative option to keep funding downtown redevelopment projects with a transfer of up to $1 million in city funds. After much discussion and debate, councilmen narrowly passed an ordinance allowing the transfer of up to $1 million from the city’s Capital Improvement and Development Fund and the Non-Home Rule Sales Tax Fund into its TIF #3 District Fund to continue funding Tax Increment Financing

Cleanup efforts remain ongoing nearly six months since a devastating EF-3 tornado ripped through St. Louis, and they're likely to continue for several more months into the next calendar year.

Construction Safety Week is the construction industry’s annual week-long event that unites individuals, companies and the broader construction community with a shared commitment to health and safety. The event will take place May 4-8, 2026, with the headline of All In Together and a focus theme of “Recognize, Respond and Respect,” anchored in a unified […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Windy Chafin, a 25-year member of Operating Engineers Local 513, has won the 2025 Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT) Tradeswoman of the Year award. Chafin received the award last month at the MOWIT Blue Collar/Black Tie Awards Gala, which was held at the LIUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills. […]

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The initiative allows children to choose their favorite color for their coats, ensuring they stay warm during the colder months.

TROY - Chris Coyne, a Community Service Officer with the Troy Police Department, presented a Heroin and Prescription Drug Awareness program to students in the Triad School District this week at the Success Center at Silvercreek. The Troy Police program aimed to educate students about the dangers of drug misuse and its effects on individuals, families, and the community. Coyne’s presentation is part of an ongoing effort by the Troy Police Department to promote awareness, prevention, and

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be closing the far-right lane of westbound I-64 at Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard starting at 7 p.m. Saturday to restripe lanes on the westbound bridge. All work is weather permitting.

From St. Louis Public Radio: A new affordable housing complex in Alton, called the Community of Sunnybrook, has nearly filled up with tenants as the developers announced the project’s completion on Wednesday. “We crossed the finish line, and we won the gold medal because the gold medal is this development,” Mayor David Goins said. The $20 […]

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Illegal trash dumping has been an issue the city of Kinloch has battled for some time.

The Polar Express at St. Louis Union Station is the ultimate holiday experience for families.

The first vertical construction at the planned Gateway South district in downtown St. Louis is now moving forward. The project is being developed by Good Developments Group, Vault Partners, and The Millstone Company. “As a result of conversations with multiple prospective tenants, we’ve begun design and pre-construction for a 54,000-square-foot speculative industrial building at Gateway […]

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Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.

‘The Notebook the Musical’ at The Fabulous Fox Sparks Memories of Life-Long Love Affair                                  by Pat Lindsey   The 2004 movie, “The Notebook,” is my favorite tearjerker love story. No matter how many times I’ve watched it, I always go through a lot of tissues. Because I love the movie so much, I […]

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GLEN CARBON - Ben Sink, who is a senior pitcher and outfielder for the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team, signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Illinois-Springfield to play baseball in 2027 in a ceremony held at the Griffins Den, the school's student lounge, on Oct. 29, 2025. Sink had a successful junior season in 2025, hitting .344 with two home runs and 37 RBIs, and also had a great season on the mound, going 6-0 in eight appearances as a pitcher, starting

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. ⚠️ This story contains videos showing violence. President Donald Trump and officials in his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Portland, Oregon, to protect a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that he described as being under siege. But a ProPublica review […]

This year, all city residents can show the mayor their artistic take on the holiday spirit in the 2025 Mayor's Holiday Card Contest.

JERSEYVILLE - Amelia Jumper, a freshman cross country runner for Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100, qualified for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sectional meet. She also accomplished a goal of breaking 20 minutes at the 2A Cross Country Regional in Taylorville with a time of 19 minutes, 51.2 seconds. Jumper, recognized as the Sparklight Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey, has shown strong performances throughout the season. Jumper, the No. 1 runner on her team, se