Barack Obama will be sworn in as president and Joe Biden will be sworn in as vice president around 10 a.m. today. We’ll have an extra edition on the inauguration, available at 4 p.m., with it’s own extra edition Weatherbird.

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Indoor ice skating rinks may be on the decline, but a new outdoor rink in St. Charles is quite popular. New Town Ice Rink developer Greg Whittaker plans to have the rink open Wednesdays through…

2009 is finally here! See how people celebrated around the world.

Today’s Bird line: A new year, a new day

The economy may put the brakes on some New Year’s party plans, but here’s your chance to say good riddance to 2008. And what a year it’s been. There’s still time to make plans for some New Year’s Eve fun —…

The day after Christmas is usually a big one, shopping-wise. It’s a chance to return or exchange gifts, and take advantage of post-Christmas sales. But with a recession, the turnout wasn’t quite all that retailers were dreaming of. Still, several…

The western half of Highway 40 — from I-170 to I-270 — has reopened, and the eastern half — from Kingshighway to I-170 — has closed. Hundreds showed up Sunday to celebrate the new portion of the highway (send your…

Anheuser-Busch InBev announced yesterday it will cut 1,400 salaried jobs, 415 contractor positions and 250 open positions. More than 1,000 of those jobs are in St. Louis, and will focus on engineering, information technology and corporate positions. InBev is known…

The second half of the Highway 40 construction plan will be more disruptive than the first half. For starters, it’s going to make getting to a lot of downtown attractions more difficult. Cardinals fans, take note. On Dec. 15, the highway will…

Remember how antsy everyone was before the first half of Highway 40 closed? It turned out to not be a huge deal — perhaps because we were prepared. On Dec. 15, the western half of the project will reopen, and…

The economic crunch has forced many people to re-examine their holiday spending plans. Which is also causing some retailers to offer some big discounts. Whether it will be enough remains to be seen. The National Retail Federation predicted store sales…