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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"It's the right thing to do, even though, right now, we're unfortunately seeing a breakdown in leadership,” said the owner of a Swansea restaurant that’s given away more than 600 free meals since the shutdown. -
The final decision on Ameren Illinois’ $128.8 million rate hike request for natural gas delivery services will be made by the Illinois Commerce Commission. -
After officials of the Metro East suburb recommended filtering drinking water because of so-called forever chemicals, residents had numerous questions about costs and health concerns at the latest city council meeting Tuesday night. -
A round-trip ride will cost $10 on the Blue Note Express. -
The recommendation from the commission now goes to the city council, which makes the final decision. -
Here's what's happening to local government agencies, support services and attractions. -
Last year’s meeting in St. Louis attracted nearly 2,000 attendees, according to the National Defense Transportation Association Foundation. -
Illinois American Water has $9.1 million in investments planned for the Metro East community's wastewater system over the next five years. -
While residents see the state agency’s results as a sign that temporary progress has been made thanks to increased public scrutiny, they want to solve the underlying issues that have plagued their water system. -
Problems with part of the current pension system have created issues for school districts hiring teachers. -
After newly acquired U.S. Steel scrapped its decision to wind down processing at the Metro East mill later this fall, steelworkers rallied this weekend in hopes of keeping the plant open beyond 2027. -
The company announced earlier this month it would stop work at the Metro East plant this fall but now has changed course.
