Metro East news briefs
March 4, 2020St. Louis activist, husband-wife on presidential ballot Longtime political activist and St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education member William C. Haas will be among 22 candidates…
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St. Louis regional inland ports now country’s second busiest
February 26, 2020The St. Louis area’s inland port and terminal system is now the second busiest in the nation, according to new data released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). According…
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Metro East new briefs
February 26, 2020Lambert may consider coordination with other airports Coordination among St. Louis area airports — including MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah and St. Louis Downtown Airport in Sauget…
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Metro East news briefs
February 21, 2020Chapman, Goldenberg to receive Human Spirit Award It’s a move likely to be controversial among members of the Lewis & Clark Community College (LCCC) Board of Trustees….
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Crowded field vies to succeed Shimkus for 15th Congressional seat
February 20, 2020A quintet of Republican hopefuls will vie in Illinois’ March 17 primary for the right to challenge longtime U.S. Senator Dick Durbin — one of the Democratic Party’s most…
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‘Drug Llama’ sentenced to 13 years for trafficking opioids
February 17, 2020A woman known as “The Drug Llama” for her “dark web” fentanyl trafficking has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison. Melissa Scanlan, 32, was sentenced to 13…
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Illegal alien convicted of firing gun in Fairview Heights park
February 7, 2020A federal jury in East Saint Louis has returned a guilty verdict in a case involving an illegal alien. Gustavo Alvarez-Gomez, 23, a native of El Salvador, was convicted of unlawfully…
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St. Louis Regional Chamber touts ‘regional unity’ with Metro East
February 5, 2020The first year of the push for more regional unity across the Metro East area has been a success, according to the St. Louis Regional Chamber (SLRC). The SLRC, which represents…
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