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The planned Meramec River Bridge replacement.

Traffic will shift at 44/270 again for Meramec River bridge construction

March 8, 2021

The Missouri Department of Transportation is alerting drivers to another upcoming lane shift at the Interstate 44 and Interstate 270 interchange as part of the ongoing new Meramec River bridge construction. Crews...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

Schmitt and other Republican attorneys general sue Biden administration over climate change executive order

March 8, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a coalition of 12 states in filing suit against President Joe Biden’s administration over an executive order Biden signed that focuses on climate change,...

Metro Transit is rolling out a new design for buses, as seen above, which will be slowly rolled out across the fleet as buses come in for maintenance.

Metro resumes most pre-pandemic bus routes in Missouri as of March 15

March 6, 2021

Metro Transit will make adjustments to 45 bus routes in Missouri and Illinois Monday, March 15, as part of a quarterly service change. These adjustments will increase service frequency for many MetroBus...

A black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places of the Joseph Sappington Cabin.

Sappington House is raising money to move and preserve Joseph Sappington’s log house; needs city’s OK

March 5, 2021

Under a plan up for discussion at the Crestwood Board of Aldermen next week, the city might move a historic log house to Historic Sappington House, where it would be preserved for future generations. In...

Masked moviegoers at Marcus Theatres.

Ronnie’s and other Marcus Theatres have two big releases this weekend, want your family to come back for movies

March 5, 2021

Marcus Theatres wants to get your family out of the house and to the movie theater for what the theater chain is calling a "safe and fun family movie night," with masks and social distancing precautions...

Town hall on Jamestown Mall set for tonight

Town hall on Jamestown Mall set for tonight

March 4, 2021

The new St. Louis County Council member representing the 4th District, Councilwoman Shalonda Webb, is hosting a town hall at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4, about Jamestown Mall. The town hall will be held...

A St. Louis County Library Read & Play Kit featuring dinosaurs.

St. Louis County Library’s new ‘Read & Play Kits’ available curbside for young children

March 2, 2021

The St. Louis County Library is inviting patrons to enhance your child's reading skills with a Read & Play kit available for checkout from the library. The new kits are available for checkout curbside...

Dinner-goers visit 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton in July 2020. The state’s first food truck garden, 9 Mile Garden opened July 3, 2020.

Affton’s 9 Mile Garden opens its season today, March 1

March 1, 2021

Affton's 9 Mile Garden, Missouri’s first food truck garden, will open its season on Monday, March 1, operating seven days a week for lunch, dinner and special events. This year, there will be a number...

About 60 protesters with a range of colorful signs lined both sides of Gravois Road in Affton June 6 to show support for ‘Black Lives Matter’ and against racism. Some drivers passing by raised their fists in support.

Bill increasing penalties for protesters wins initial approval in Missouri Senate

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent February 28, 2021

Republican state Senators advanced sweeping legislation early Tuesday morning aimed at penalizing protestors who block streets, while also providing further protections for law enforcement under investigation...

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