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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The completion of a project to control underseepage along the Wood River Levee that runs adjacent to the Mississippi River marks the latest effort to address a crucial flood prevention tool that hasn’t always held up during the region’s worst floods. -
The Illinois Department of Transportation used a full closure during the second phase of its I-255 rehab in Cahokia Heights and Sauget, which wrapped up this past weekend. -
The new Japanese owner’s acknowledgement that it will maintain the status quo at the Metro East mill provides the first public remarks the company has made about Granite City Works’ future since late 2023. -
SunCoke Energy Inc. confirmed this week it plans to forge ahead with its plans to buy the blast furnaces in Granite City that would permanently shut down steelmaking at the Metro East mill. It remains unclear if U.S. Steel or Nippon has the appetite, however. -
The second-term Democrat, who represents much of the Metro East, said on Tuesday she was on the list of the man charged with killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and shooting another. -
The north and eastbound lanes of Interstate 55 and Interstate 70 between state Highways 157 and 159 will close Friday and are anticipated to reopen at the end of the month. -
Wednesday’s opening of “Vivian’s Village” marks the completion of the first portion of Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation’s affordable housing development. -
The city will soon begin demolishing buildings that are “presenting a clear and present danger to the community,” Mayor Cara Spencer said. -
The nearly one-mile path and bridge in Fairview Heights will start just south of Interstate 64 near city hall and run north to the city’s popular recreation center. -
The Illinois General Assembly passed the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act — a bill that addresses issues from the fatal Edwardsville tornado in 2021. -
Lower courts have said U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and two other plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to sue, and the high court said on Monday that it will hear their appeal. -
Illinois Democrats, who hold supermajorities in the House and Senate, pushed through a spending plan with little time to spare before the May 31 midnight deadline.
