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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Crop prices have returned to more normal levels this year — down from record highs. As farmers expect less income this year, that's likely to send ripples through the larger agricultural economy. -
Belleville East and West players, coaches and parents are hoping the first season catches on in the area and more schools in the Metro East add programs in the next couple of years. -
While electoral experts have rated the 13th Congressional District a safe or solid bet for Democrats this year, a 27-year-old Republican said he can beat incumbent Nikki Budzinski. -
Formed after the 2021 tornado that killed six Amazon employees in Edwardsville, the task force is required to submit the report to the Illinois General Assembly by Jan. 1, 2025. -
This is the second year in a row the O’Fallon Garden Club earned the national honor for largest amount donated per capita. -
The officer, David Lee, was responding to a separate crash on eastbound Interstate 70 near Grand Boulevard when the car struck him on Sunday morning. -
The aviation giant said it is taking the steps with the production paused in the Pacific Northwest due to an ongoing union strike. -
Wednesday marks one year since Illinois ended cash bail. -
While the exterior of the warehouse was nearly complete about a year after the tornado hit, construction crews have since worked on the interior of the delivery station. -
Illinois U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski asked the state transportation agency last week to speed up the project on Interstate 64 between O’Fallon and Shiloh. -
![Pamica Isom, 52, of St. Louis, exits a newly installed turnstile on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at the Emerson Park Metro stop in East St. Louis. “I think [the turnstiles] are great because some of the things that have been going on the Metro,” she said. “Everyone just wants to feel safe.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5538017/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2999x1671+0+288/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2Fe0%2Fc18036584c408f2653526171ad92%2F090524-bm-metro-6.jpg)
The stop at Emerson Park in East St. Louis marked the first of MetroLink’s “secure platforms” — a $52 million upgrade for stations that will include turnstiles, gates, fencing and checking tickets. -
State inspectors found the exit ramp from Interstate 70 to Interstate 64 had a failed expansion joint. The construction to repair it will last until at least 2025.
![Pamica Isom, 52, of St. Louis, exits a newly installed turnstile on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at the Emerson Park Metro stop in East St. Louis. “I think [the turnstiles] are great because some of the things that have been going on the Metro,” she said. “Everyone just wants to feel safe.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f1a8bf5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2999x1671+0+288/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2Fe0%2Fc18036584c408f2653526171ad92%2F090524-bm-metro-6.jpg)
