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Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District approves employee raises

Upcoming raises were approved Thursday for the vast majority of Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District employees.

Softball-sized hail possible, but not likely, in St. Louis area Thursday evening

The window for severe storm activity extends from Thursday afternoon through the evening.

A push to mark the buried history of ‘harrowing’ slave prisons near Busch Stadium

Thousands of people were once held in underground slave prisons in St. Louis, where Busch Stadium and Ballpark Village now stand.

‘Heat dome’ will bring high temperatures to the St. Louis region

The unusually hot weather will last six to 10 days, said meteorologist Brad Charboneau, with the National Weather Service in St. Louis

A 98-year-old Missouri man’s liver was donated. He may be the oldest US organ donor ever.

Orville Allen, a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, lived a lifetime of service.

Messenger: MoDOT wanted to get rid of a homeless camp. So it tore down a hill of trees.

Two people were camping in woods near I-255 and Telegraph Road. MoDOT bulldozers scraped the land bare.

Feds tell East St. Louis city officials to fix housing authority problems or face sanctions

HUD officials discovered in a review of the local housing authority that two of its board members did not live in the city.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Downtown St. Louis police substation to move to Globe Building

The owners of the Globe Building are donating the space for 10 years and paying for the build out.

For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes

Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole, according to data provided exclusively to The Associated Press by the risk analysis firm First Street.

Missouri teacher ‘wouldn’t recommend’ OnlyFans career, says she’s a ‘total outcast’

Former St. Clair High School teacher Megan Gaither says criticism of her p*rnography work has been relentless. Most of all, she misses teaching.

A radiation compensation law expired. A bill to expand benefits to Missouri didn’t get a vote.

While a law that gives compensation to victims of radiation exposure expired Friday, hope persists that it will be renewed and potentially expanded to Missouri.

Houses proposed for Town and Country strip mall too dense for ‘country’ character, officials say

McBride Homes is proposing homes around three streets anchored by a restaurant and greenspace in place of the Woods Mill Center, a strip mall southwest of I-64 and Highway 141.

Cellphone policy gets a look in Clayton schools after parents complain

Superintendent Nisha Patel and her team will collect data on cellphones in schools to present at a board meeting in the fall.

Ludeman out as chairman of Concordance as he focuses on health

The reentry nonprofit that Danny Ludeman founded said he needs time to focus on his health.

Facing outrage, St. Louis Public Schools backpedals on asking teachers to drive the bus

The transportation survey “should have been directed exclusively to non-instructional staff,” Superintendent Keisha Scarlett said Friday.

Developer eyes apartments near St. Louis County MetroLink station

Kittle Property Group of Indiana is proposing a 192-unit development near the North Hanley MetroLink station.

More details emerge for apartments, offices planned near Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Capri on Olive would have over 100 apartments and several commercial spaces off Olive Boulevard and Mason Road, plans show.

Maryland Heights to have more oversight of troubled Centene Community Ice Center

City officials said they will have more oversight over the operations of the Centene Community Ice Center that they said will enhance the efficiency of the troubled facility.

St. Louis Public Schools asks teachers to drive buses this fall

The district is surveying staff to identify those who have commercial driver licenses and are willing to drive a bus.

Spirit of St. Louis air show to feature Boeing F-15 demo, Blue Angels and more

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo.

Vatican court upholds closure of St. Barnabas parish in St. Charles County

St. Barnabas was absorbed by Assumption parish last year under the “All Things New” downsizing plan from Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski.

Clayco’s chief picks Hazelwood after rejection in St. Louis

Clayco Chairman Bob Clark eyed north St. Louis to move one of his subsidiaries, Concrete Strategies. But after the city said no, Clark selected Hazelwood.

Former Kirkwood Athletic Association ball fields to be demolished after 60 years

The demolition plan comes a little more than a year after the Kirkwood Athletic Association shuttered after 60 years in operation and transferred its property to the city.

Missouri governor reappoints Krewson to UM Board of Curators after spat with senator

Sen. Steve Roberts refused to sponsor Krewson’s nomination, breaking with Senate tradition.

Longtime Parkway schools superintendent to retire

Marty, 71, came to Parkway in 2011 after leading the Menomonee Falls School District in suburban Milwaukee.

St. Louis County councilman running for state Senate admits ‘oversight’ in fundraising ask

Councilman Mark Harder asked “How do I pick up my check?” to a lobbyist for Missouri American Water on Sept. 27.

What's being built near you? Search the latest St. Louis building permits

Search more than 10 years of building permits issued in the city of St. Louis.

Questions about highway construction or traffic lights? Ask the Road Crew

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Clayton parents push for cellphone ban in schools

More than 500 people have signed a petition calling for a stricter cellphone policy from the Clayton School Board.

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