By Carolyn Tuft, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr. 21--ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Department of Transportation announced today that it has selected a firm to come up with the design of the new Mississippi River Bridge near downtown St. Louis.

By Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Feb. 26--Missouri and Illinois leaders have reached an agreement for the construction of a new Mississippi River bridge, ending years of negotiations, disagreements and stalemates.

By Angie Leventis, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec. 18--VENICE -- Mayor Avery Ware crossed over the Mississippi River on Monday afternoon in an open convertible, with freezing winds whipping at his face. And he was thrilled.

By Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jan. 16--The Poplar Street Bridge was almost a perpetual work zone last year, from the barricades that created hourlong backups in the summer to work on ramps in the spring and fall.

By Ramona Curtis, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Oct. 27--EAST ST. LOUIS -- Zia Nizami/ News-Democrat U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin responded to a group of East St. Louis Senior High School students' concerns over the lack of updated computers earlier this year with a plan for a $300,000 technology grant.