June 27, 2025: The state of steel production at a local plant and a major flood prevention upgrade for the Metro East

For this week's Friday Reporter Roundtable, we're focusing on the Metro East. Japanese steel company Nippon and the Trump Administration recently announced a deal that would allow Nippon to purchase U.S. Steel, based in Pittsburg, but question remained about the fate of Granite City Works. Also, the Army Corps of Engineers in Madison County are addressing a flood prevention system that hasn't worked as well as it intended.

The Metro East Reporter for St. Louis Public Radio has the latest.

Will Bauer 
Metro East Reporter, KWMU — St. Louis Public Radio