A commission presentation projected roughly 8,000 daily riders for an East St. Louis–Chicago high-speed route, but operating subsidies and multibillion construction costs left officials wary.

Mayor Spencer has convened a search committee to advise on hiring the next executive at Lambert as the airport advances a $2.8–$3B terminal consolidation.

City leaders approved plans to rebuild the Union–Lindell interchange and replace two bridges with a single new span. The project will add bike and pedestrian upgrades and requires lengthy closures.

Wentzville police say East Pitman Avenue and the Luetkenhaus intersection have reopened after smoldering downed wires and a police incident.

Three water mains failed Saturday, opening a roughly 20‑foot‑wide, 15‑foot‑deep sinkhole near the I‑70 off‑ramp north of Biddle Street in downtown St. Louis.

Mayor Spencer paired a $1,000 lump sum and minimum raises for city workers with an executive order to centralize transportation decisions and overhaul sidewalk repairs.

Residents pressed MoDOT at a public meeting after a five‑year review found 22 deaths on Gravois. They want quick safety fixes — not a 2029-only rebuild.

MSD broke ground in Bevo Mill on the Ulena stormwater job — 150 feet of new pipe to reduce flooding — the first project funded by Proposition S.

Regional leaders are weighing a full replacement of the Martin Luther King Bridge with planning estimates near $629 million while IDOT has already advertised Phase I engineering. The project must move through design, funding and public review before construction is priced.

A head-on crash on Route 109 south of Niehoff Drive Wednesday afternoon killed one man and injured another, troopers say.

Suburban St. Louis cities are reconsidering where e‑bikes and scooters can go after a wave of complaints and frequent police calls. Local meetings this week will press the issue.

AT&T says it poured nearly $5B into Missouri with most spending in St. Louis. The company says fiber is being extended to firehouses, municipal sites and FirstNet users.

Lufthansa will expand nonstop flights between St. Louis and Frankfurt to five days a week this summer, adding weekday connections and bolstering STL’s transatlantic options.