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Tesla to Open Massive Warehouse in Metro East

3 years 2 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Electric car manufacturer Tesla has plans to open a massive warehouse south of Interstate 270 in the Metro East. The company signed a lease for nearly 667,000 square feet of space at Gateway TradePort, a planned industrial park in Pontoon Beach, according to a market report from commercial real estate firm […]
Shruthi Beedu

Class acts

3 years 2 months ago
Two Saint Louis Public Schools are among 11 nationwide to receive All-Star status on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s 2022 list of America’s healthiest schools.
Alvin A. Reid | The St. Louis American

Friends of St. Louis Cyclist Severely Injured in CWE Seek Help

3 years 2 months ago
Friends of a St. Louis bicyclist severely injured in the Central West End last month are reaching out to the community for help. Hazel Jenkins was riding home from work at a dialysis center when a driver hit her as she was making a left turn. Jenkins had to spend nearly a week in the hospital with a crushed ankle and broken pelvis.
Ryan Krull

Jersey County Early Voting Turnout Strong, Mail-In Voting Remains Popular

3 years 2 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey County Clerk Pam Warford said the early voting turnout in Jersey County has been “pretty good” so far this election cycle, citing more than 300 in-person early voters and 350 mail-in votes as of Monday afternoon. She also said the county’s new “permanent vote-by-mail” option which launched earlier this year has proven even more popular than expected. Warford said that based on the early voting turnout so far, there seems to be slightly more interest this election cycle compared to the primaries earlier this year. “We’ve definitely been busier overall, but the general election will have a higher overall turnout,” Warford said. “There’s about as much interest or more as there is in a typical general election.” Slightly more votes have been cast via mail-in ballots so far - Warford said 350 ballots have been sent back out of 900 that were mailed out by her office. Earlier this year, her office

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'This has been here since the 1940s': High levels of radioactive lead found at Jana Elementary School

3 years 2 months ago
After nearly a century of waiting, an independent study by Boston Chemical Data Corp. found Jana Elementary School is contaminated with high levels of radioactive lead. The study said, "The test results indicate high levels of radioactive lead, Pb 210 found in the following areas: Inside the Jana Elementary school building (specifically on the cafeteria fan, in the boiler room, and in the school library). Jana Elementary school playground areas’ soil (specifically the kindergarten play area and…
Elyse Schoenig, KSDK