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The former leader of St. Louis' carpenters union directed $4 million in unauthorized payments for the purchase and construction of billboards, and entered agreements creating an undesirable tax burden, a new lawsuit alleges. And it claims the ex-leader, Al Bond, used union funds for personal expenses and got an unauthorized payroll check.

St. Louis Magazine dining editor George Mahe discusses topical dining subjects.

The Turner school building closed in 1976 and has been rented to businesses until the Kirkwood School District bought it back last year.

314 Day is meant for celebrating St. Louis, so snag one of these deals at local businesses.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as 31-year-old Michael L. Norris of the Florissant area.

Metrolink trains will look a little different starting today. Some trains will now feature just one car instead of two.

“Get it as you need it,” said AAA Missouri spokesman Nick Chabarria. “Don’t necessarily wait for prices to come down or for a cheaper price later in the week."

Updated, first-floor unit features beautiful architecture, including stained glass windows and a unique, narrow hallway.

Proximity to a pediatric practice is among the most important considerations for families.

Coghill died at age 58 on the morning of March 11.

Most of the enormous surplus accumulating in Missouri’s general revenue fund will be off-limits to members of the House Budget Committee when it prepares a fiscal year 2023 spending plan for floor debate. Gov. Mike Parson’s $47.3 billion budget proposal projects a $1.6 billion general revenue surplus at the end of June 2023. But the […]

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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats and immigration advocates are pushing the White House to end a controversial Trump-era immigration policy enacted during the pandemic that allowed U.S. officials to expel migrants and asylum seekers at the border. “I continue to be disappointed, deeply disappointed, in the administration’s response,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, […]

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When cold water flats and tenements were cleared just north of downtown for St. Louis’ first high-rise public housing project, Cochran Gardens, several blocks of 8th Street were erased from the grid. Six decades later 8th Street was rebuilt* when the mixed-income Cambridge Heights apartments & townhouses replaced Cochran Gardens’ towers. ...

We have lots of problems in regards to energy. Community solar should be part of the answer. One issue is energy infrastructure. Having a massive grid makes customers susceptible to outages from extreme weather and cyberattacks. A centralized grid where power is produced hundreds of miles away requires big, expensive transmission lines. Lawmakers in Missouri […]

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Plans to expand wireless cellular networks could be bad news for atmospheric science.

The Women's Creative, the 314 Day Foundation and STL Made hosted a Market Crawl on Sunday ahead of a full day of events on Monday.

Sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine has meant less fertilizer on the market for farmers, which means higher prices and concerned farmers.

Out of over a dozen climate change cases filed nationwide, Honolulu’s lawsuit is leading the pack, attorneys say.

Lynyrd Skynyrd has confirmed a new series of dates for the 2022 edition of the band's Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour, which kicks off April 9 with a previously…

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