Charting the Future of Metal Construction and Design
Tariffs, supply chain woes, and market shifts challenge metal construction. Experts at METALCON stress adaptability as pricing volatility and policy uncertainty persist.
Metal Fatigue: Tariffs Continue Eroding Roofers Confidence as Overhead Increases
Rising steel and aluminum costs, driven by tariffs and global shifts, are shaking up U.S. construction — especially roofing. Contractors face tough choices: absorb costs, pass them on, or rethink materials.
Heart transplant patient, surgeon rock Blues stage at Enterprise Center
ST. LOUIS - A heart transplant patient and his surgeon celebrated a life-changing anniversary by performing together on stage at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Rodney Cochran, a veteran and amateur drummer, underwent a heart transplant in 2024 due to congestive heart failure. His surgeon, Dr. Joel Schilling, is a cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital [...]
Rallies continue downtown in support of U.S. Postal Service workers
ST. LOUIS – The chants of hundreds of protestors could be heard throughout the streets of downtown St. Louis Sunday afternoon. “We are, yearly, the most trusted federal agency and we’ve been around longer than the United States has been around,” John McLaughlin, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Branch 343, said. [...]
Missing boater’s body found in Truman Lake, MSHP says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The missing boater from Truman Lake since March 14 has been found dead, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A. MSHP says that around 1:30 p.m. today, March 23, marine division troopers found and recovered Christopher Salmons' body. Salmons was initially reported missing in the Clear Creek Voce area [...]
Cold evening expected before temperatures warm for Opening Day
ST. LOUIS – Beneficial rainfall from Sunday morning's storms ranging from a half inch to 2.5 inches in a narrow swath from southern Franklin County to northern Jefferson County to Monroe County in Illinois. Sunday night will be quiet. The rain and storms are trailing ahead of the cold front that is now southeast of [...]
City Justice Center detainee dies Sunday
ST. LOUIS – A male detainee at the St. Louis City Justice Center died Sunday morning after trips to two hospitals this weekend. According to Interim St. Louis Corrections Commissioner Doug Burns, the CJC staff found the detainee on the floor at the jail on Saturday. The detainee was taken to St. Louis University Hospital. [...]
This is the St. Louis Cardinals’ presumed 2025 Opening Day roster
ST. LOUIS - Opening Day is just a few days away! And the St. Louis Cardinals have presumably finalized their roster to start the 2025 season. This year's Opening Day roster will feature 13 position players and 13 position players with a mix of youth and veterans. Manager Oli Marmol announced Sunday what appears to [...]
Then & Now: The scenes of the 1959 film ‘The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery’
ST. LOUIS - Few films have showcased St. Louis on a screen quite like "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery," a 1959 classic that brought a reenactment of a real-life St. Louis heist to the big screen. Today, many of the film's locations remain a key part of the city's landscape, most notably the former [...]
Man sentenced in 2017 Casino Queen armed robbery that wounded security guard
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - One of three men linked to a 2017 armed robbery of a Casino Queen in East St. Louis, which left a security guard wounded, has been sentenced to nearly half a century in prison. A judge sentenced Daryl S. Muhammad, 48, of Marietta, Georgia, to 49 years in federal prison on Friday. [...]