Will Bauer
Metro East ReporterWill Bauer is St. Louis Public Radio’s Metro East Reporter. Before moving to Belleville, Illinois, Bauer worked at Nebraska Public Media. At the state’s NPR and PBS member stations, he served as a general assignment reporter, covering politics, higher education, agriculture and other topics. He also produced the station’s talk show, Speaking of Nebraska.
The Minnesota native graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with degrees in journalism, broadcasting and sports communications in 2020. In college, he reported for the Omaha World-Herald’s breaking news and sports desks. In his spare time, Bauer enjoys playing golf and watching movies. You can reach him by email at wbauer@stlpr.org and follow him on Twitter at @Will_Bauer_.
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BJC’s Memorial Hospital planned to close the Belleville Health & Sports Center in late 2019. Five years after community members took the gym nonprofit, membership has grown 40%. -
Earlier this year, then-President Joe Biden blocked the deal, and President Donald Trump also remained opposed to it. -
The Metro East art center’s departure from its historic building last year sparked controversy. -
Approximately 15,000 vehicles travel across the Bayless Avenue Bridge in Lemay on a typical weekday. Its driving surface recently deteriorated to prompt the full closure. -
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said the federal investigation into the crash will focus on the aircrafts’ flight paths and whether the helicopter was flying too high. -
Whether the money would actually make it to St. Clair County came into question when President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal aid. However, the White House rescinded the order Wednesday. -
Voting to decide Illinois’ next flag is underway until Feb. 14. From there, the results will be turned over to state lawmakers, who have the final say. -
The Mississippi Valley Library District board of trustees currently has a 3-3 ideological split. Finding a replacement for a vacant board spot just a couple of months before the election could swing the board away from a conservative majority. -
The Church of God in Christ’s Holy Convocation is estimated to generate roughly $250 million in economic impact over three years for St. Louis. -
Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some prosecutors, including some in the Metro East, stay silent. -
In November, Madison County in the Metro East became the first nonrural county to pass a symbolic secession referendum. -
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski of Illinois has renewed her push to include parts of the Metro East in federal legislation that would compensate residents for being exposed to radiation from the World War II-era atomic weapons program.
