The St. Louis Port Authority Commission approved a measure to create a taxing district that will put the Jefferson Arms redevelopment in Downtown West on track to have the highest sales tax rate in the city after previously expressing trepidation over the project.

Mayor Cara Spencer says she supports a temporary pause on data center development in the city but not a full ban. The St. Louis Planning Commission voted Wednesday night to urge the city’s Board of Aldermen to enact a temporary moratorium on new data center development in an effort to give the city time to create rules for future projects.

The contract includes an average 45% wage increase. If the contract is approved when union members vote Friday, it will end a strike that has lasted more than a month.

In a new memo, a St. Louis official proposed a temporary ban on new data centers, much like one that was recently enacted in St. Charles.

Residents want the city to move faster to disperse $30 million in Rams settlement interest for tornado relief, as others say FEMA didn’t provide enough money to cover repairs.

Confirming the company will cut processing later this fall in Granite City, U.S. Steel said it will move those responsibilities to bigger mills.

A lottery player won the biggest jackpot in Missouri history on Saturday, thanks to a Powerball ticket sold at a QuikTrip in north St. Louis County. The winner will split a $1.787 billion prize.

In an effort to reverse population decline and attract new development, St. Louis City officials kicked off an 18-month plan to overhaul the city's zoning code that dates back to the 1950s. Officials say red tape and bureaucracy are stifling development.

The building, expected to be 163,000 square feet, will serve as a space for startups, with C2N Diagnostics occupying a significant portion by late 2026.

St. Charles officials signed nondisclosure agreements as they considered a proposed data center project in their city. The agreements were with a company with links to Google.