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U.S. representatives from Illinois and Mo. introduced legislation March 9 to expand the boundaries of Gateway Arch National Park across the river into East St. Louis. The bill would incorporate Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park and adjacent vacant lots into the national park's official footprint.

by Daffney Moore, PhD I read the recent article about downtown street vendors in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. And honestly — it bothered me. Not because of the vendors. Because of the mindset behind the criticism. I’ve lived or worked in downtown St. Louis for nearly 26 years. As a city administrator, chief of […]

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Building-industry professionals from across the St. Louis region will gather April 15 for the annual St. Louis CSI Product Show, an event showcasing new materials, technologies and solutions shaping today’s built environment. Hosted by the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

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Ideally, the U.S. public is supposed to be able to comment on government policy proceedings, and the government is supposed to listen to that input. Of course, it doesn’t really work that way: For years we’ve noted how U.S. regulatory comment proceedings are full of bots and fake comments from industries trying to game regulators, and […]

ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded on Tuesday afternoon, March 10, 2026, after receiving an emergency call from a student on a school bus traveling within the city, police said. Police officers located the bus near State Street and Fourth Street in Alton and spoke with the student who placed the call, according to a statement from Alton Police Chief Jarrett M. Ford. After an investigation, officers determined there was no actual emergency as initially reported by the student, Chief

A Missouri man on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” fugitives list and accused of orchestrating a $115 million nationwide cattle fraud scheme has been captured.

A man is accused of robbing a Vietnam veteran outside a veterans hospital in St. Louis. 

The new Judas Priest documentary, The Ballad of Judas Priest, is set to have its Canadian premiere at the 2026 Hot Docs Festival.The film, co-directed by Sam Dunn and Rage Against…

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EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER - Community members have the opportunity to support a local Student Council. The East Alton-Wood River High School Student Council will host their first annual Spring Craft Fair on March 28 and 29, 2026. Riverbend residents are encouraged to stop by EAWR High School to shop at over 80 booths. Donations and proceeds from the fair will help fund the school’s Student Council projects. “That’ll just help out with our projects throughout the year,”

IMEG of St. Louis has received a National Recognition Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) as part of the organization’s 59th annual Engineering Excellence Awards, recognizing the firm’s engineering work on the vertical expansion of the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health at Washington University School of Medicine. Six Floors […]

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by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at another lawsuit concerning AI’s impact on Suicide Deaths; to how ‘prop’ bets are impacting college campuses and influencing wars; to a variety of efforts to reshape and support Women in the Construction Industry. Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss […]

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The City of St. Louis is celebrating its 311 service to highlight stronger connections between residents and their local government.

Samuel Davis testified for more hours, calmly, while often directly addressing jurors. He said he did not hurt the alleged victim.

Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs are hitting the road this summer.The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist and his band have announced a 10-date tour that will kick off…

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From ENR: Large-scale construction activity across the Midwest is accelerating, fueled by a combination of advanced manufacturing investment, renewable energy expansion and soaring demand for data centers. But industry leaders caution that the sector’s growth is being tested by power constraints, procurement challenges, workforce availability and owners’ rising expectations for speed and cost certainty. Across […]

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